Thanksgiving Recipes That Are Perfect for Little Helping Hands
Bella Breakdown Thanksgiving is almost here! The weather is cooling down, the holiday commercials are on TV and the time for cooking delicious food has arrived. If you have children, this is an especially wonderful time to include them in the traditions of preparing fun holiday treats. While you would not want to chance your prize dessert or the main course of the turkey on having it repeatedly touched and licked by little fingers and tongues, there are some smaller, more kid-friendly ways to make use of those little helping hands. You and your kids will cherish these fun...
Delicious Apple Pie Cookies
Bella Breakdown Let these easy cookies warm you up! To make these, peel Granny Smith apples and cut them into bite sized pieces. On medium low heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter then add 4 cups of the chopped apples, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of corn starch. Cook until everything is well mixed and the apples are softened. Next add in 1/3 cup of brown sugar and continue to simmer. Roll out a pie crust and cut cookie-sized circles out using a glass. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then assemble your apple pie cookies....
Thanksgiving Staples: Recipes & Crafts That You Can Make With Children
A Few Crafty Ways to Bond With Your Kids This Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time to remember all that we are fortunate for, and of course to over-indulge in all of the comfort foods of the season. However, it is also a great time to establish traditions with our children. One of my fondest memories of holidays, including Thanksgiving, is making special things in the kitchen with my mom, and also making fun crafts and projects to use for decorations or gifts. Taking this time while your kids are young (or even if they’re older), to make some meaningful...
How Do I Keep My Kids Focused in School During the Holidays?
Ways to Help Kids Stay Focused Through the Holidays! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas! With all of these exciting holidays and traditions come lots of parties, extra busy schedules, and sometimes mayhem. With the sugar overload, extreme excitement and so much to look forward to, how do we keep some sense of normalcy to allow our children to keep doing well and stay focused in school during the next two months? Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. If during this busy time, you find that you are having to wake your kids up and hoist them out of bed in...
3 Ingredient Pumpkin Dip!
Bella Breakdown We love the first signs of fall; the turning leaves of trees, slightly cooler nights and of course… pumpkins! Once they start showing up at the market, you know it’s officially fall. We always want to jump into the season right away, but sometimes cooking with pumpkin can be a little more than we bargained for. That’s why this 3 ingredient pumpkin dip is so wonderful! All you need for a batch of this season goodness is: Cool Whip Pumpkin Puree Vanilla Pudding Mix Just combine a tub of cool whip, can of pumpkin puree and box...
