Sister snack

I was recently pinning some ideas for morning and bedtime routines on Pinterest.  I wanted to make a chart for A, to help her get herself ready for both transition times.  I saw a picture of two kids eating cereal as their bedtime routine on this blog and a light bulb flickered on in my head.  We needed a bedtime snack in our routine!

When A was a baby, we'd feed her baby oatmeal and a bottle of milk before bed.  Why weren't we doing something similar now?  (a lot of our bedtime battles revolve around being hungry...for both girls)

We now have a "sister snack" box

I keep this box on the top shelf of A's closet.  (Her room doubles as the girls' playroom)  Every night, unless we've had a late supper, the girls put their jammies on and have a sister snack together before bed. There is a little table with two chairs they can sit on. Sometimes I'll read them a story or two while they munch.

Our snack box is packed with two types of applesauce (I figured they sort of doubled as drinks) and then some dry snacks packed in snack bags (duplicates of everything).  There are bowls to put the snacks in, a spoon for applesauce as well as a refillable pouch to put baby sister's applesauce in.

 

So far this has been a nice transition to get the girls ready for bed.  I'm happy that it also helps fill their little tummies for the evening, too!

Just like Dziadzia

My girl loves her dzia dzia (grandpa).  Last time he visited, the two of them shared a snack together.  Every time he took a drink, A had to take one too.  She watched out of the corner of her eyes to see when he'd put his glass down so she'd know when to put hers down.  Too precious!

A snack for Mama

I've been hearing all about microwave popcorn and how eating it may expose you to carcinogens, etc.  I've ALSO been hearing about how you can make your own popcorn in the microwave by using popcorn kernels and a paper lunch bag.  I had to try it!

Put 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels into a paper bag

Roll the top of the bag so it fits upright into the microwave

Heat for 1 minute 30 seconds

This was DELICIOUS!  I melted a bit of butter to pour over the top of it and sprinkled it with salt.  It's so much better than the usual microwave popcorn.  I will suggest buying white or golden popcorn kernels, rather than the cheaper, yellow kernels.  I've used those kernels with an air popper, and they are really thick and get stuck in your teeth.  The lighter kernels are way better. 

Go. make. some. now! 

I can do it myself.

I usually allow A to grab her own snacks.  She knows where they are and will usually bring them to me if she needs help.  This time, however, I guess she was seeing if she could do it herself.  I love it!

Creative snacking

When I got this ice cube tray at IKEA, I wasn't exactly sure what I'd be using it for.  Well, it can be pretty tough to get A to eat.  This sometimes comes in handy.  This photo just shows cereal, but I've also done deconstructed trail mix, where I put a different type of snack in each row.  Sometimes, presentation is everything...sometimes.