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Minions Dessert: Despicable Me Treat for Kids

Minions Dessert: Despicable Me Treat for Kids

July 3, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

We love a good movie night at home. One my kids favorite parts of movie night is eating junk food. I try (for the most part) to keep a lot of junk out of their normal diet, which makes it super special and extra fun when we have movie night.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: almond bark, birthday party, kids cook, minions dessert, party, Recipe, treats

Healthy Cat in the Hat Inspired Popsicles

Healthy Cat in the Hat Inspired Popsicles

February 27, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone 2 Comments

These healthy Cat in the Hat inspired popsicles are the perfect treat on a hot day, or when celebrating Dr. Seuss! The iconic layers of red and white instantly make me think of the well-known hat from some of our favorite books. As part of this week’s Virtual Book Club

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cat in the hat, dr. seuss, party, preschool, treats

No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie Bites

No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie Bites

February 10, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 10 Comments

These strawberry cheesecake brownie bites are DELICIOUS and will take you less than 10 minutes to whip them up! They make the perfect last-minute party treat! These treats are semi-homemade because we just took the Entenmann’s Little Bites fudge brownies as our base, made some no-bake cheesecake, and topped them

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Filed Under: Recipes, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day Tagged With: baking, cooking, dessert, no-bake, treats, valentines day

10 Guilt-Free and Festive Valentine’s Day Treats

10 Guilt-Free and Festive Valentine’s Day Treats

February 5, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Simply put, I love celebrating love. Now that I have kids, Valentine’s Day is about so much more than my husband and me. We start Valentine’s Day crafting and creating in January, and get lost in the hype of it all. However,

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Filed Under: Holidays, Valentine's Day Tagged With: food, guilt free, healthy, party, treats, valentines day

Christmas Tree Brownies: Kid-Made Holiday Treats

Christmas Tree Brownies: Kid-Made Holiday Treats

December 22, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a super quick Christmas dessert that you can make with your kids? Look no further! These Christmas tree brownies are SUCH an easy treat and can be made completely homemade, or from a box (in our case). We were inspired by these from One Little Project. My

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: baking, brownies, christmas, christmas tree, goodies, kids activities, party food, treats

7 Sweet Treats for a Kids Holiday Party!

7 Sweet Treats for a Kids Holiday Party!

December 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 2 Comments

One of my favorites parts of any holiday, is the opportunity for a super fun kid’s party. My son loves to get together with a few of his friends and celebrate. I always enjoy planning some activities, but I especially love choosing some super cute themed sweet treats to create for

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, desserts, Holidays, kids parties, kids treats, party, treats

Homemade Earth Day Cookies

Homemade Earth Day Cookies

April 21, 2014 By Katie Chiavarone 5 Comments

Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with the kiddos. I love anything that has to do with the outdoors and celebrating our great, green earth. We start conversations about trees, soil, recycling and endangered species…and what better way to introduce the topic that with some hands-on,

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Filed Under: Preschool Science, Recipes, science, Spring, Toddler Science Tagged With: baking, celebration, cookies, cooking, earth day, Homemade, kids, kids cooking, treats

Edible Bird’s Nest: Kid-Made Easter Party Treats

Edible Bird’s Nest: Kid-Made Easter Party Treats

April 17, 2014 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

This edible bird’s nest treat is the perfect recipe for a kids’ Easter party! Bonus, kids can make and decorate them all by themselves! This is such an adorable treat for a kids’ Easter party! We got our edible bird’s nest inspiration from Unsophisticook and they were incredibly easy and kid-friendly to make.

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Filed Under: Easter, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: birds, cooking, Easter, easter party, Homemade, kids, nests, treats

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