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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - COOKING!

My 3 year old and I had a cooking date. We decided to make a sweet treat. This one was particularly easy!

And so good!

Cinnamon Chip Scones!  From FeedingBig.com.

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients

1. 3 cups flour
2. 2 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl baking powder
3. 1/2 tsp baking soda
4. 1/3 cup sugar
5. pinch of McCormick Allspice
6. 1 stick butter, cut into small pieces
7. 3/4 cup Hershey cinnamon chips
8. 1/2 - 3/4 cup milk
9. 1 egg, for egg wash
10. Cinnamon Sugar to sprinkle

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Mix dry ingredients into a large bowl. Work in the cut butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal.
3. Add the chips and toss.
4. Add milk slowly until the dough comes together.
5. Remove from bowl and shape into a square that is 1 inch thick. Cut into triangles. Place each triangle on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper.
6. Beat egg in small bowl and brush a small amount on each scone.
7. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
8. Bake for 15 minutes.
9. Let cool.

By Cynthia L.

Try It! Let your kids help!

SBBK - Cooking 2

Summer Boredom Buster Kids - COOKING!

Have you heard of Super Healthy Kids?

I decided this recipe would be perfect for my 5 year old to make for family dinner.

I made a few tweaks.

 Instead of doing double beans I swapped the black beans for left over chicken and added green chilies to the chicken. Because of the chilies I nixed the salsa. 

My kids were big fans, and we will be having them again.

 My 5 year old did EVERYTHING except put in the oven, and take out of the oven.

Here is HER recipe:

• 6 tortillas
  
• 1 egg white
  
• 1 can refried beans (fat-free or mashed pinto beans)
• 1 can El Pato Salsa de Chile Fresco
• 2 tsp Oil
  
• Shredded Cheese
• Desired Toppings: Lettuce, Tomato, Cilantro, Salsa, Sour Cream, Plain Yogurt

Add egg whites to a bowl and mix with whisk.
Add beans to the middle of your tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese.
Begin folding your tortilla. Start with one side and fold up an inch and then fold sides and then add more egg white where you make the last fold.
Flash-fry chimis by placing in a pan of 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Heat on both sides for 1 minute until golden brown.  Place chimichangas onto a pan covered in foil, seam-side down.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

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Prep Time	15 minutes
Cook Time	12 minutes
Yield	6 Servings

Try it! Let your kids help!

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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - COOKING!

My kids love to be involved in the kitchen.

How about yours?

This week, I have 4 simple ideas to get your kids in the kitchen with minimal mess.

First up, Scrambled Eggs.

My oldest will be 8 next month and I thought he should be able to handle scrambled eggs.

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In my house during the school year, I have designated days for breakfasts.

Monday and Friday is cold cereal

Tuesday is Eggs (in some form) and toast

Wednesday is Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, Cracked Wheat, 

or the like (my 6 year old says Porridge) usually served with fruit and milk

Thursdays is Muffins (which I make the night before)

Saturday is Daddy's Breakfast (usually fancy pancakes)

Sunday we have a Fun Breakfast for dinner so the morning is usually bagels or cereal.

This helps get good food into my kids, and helps us not go through 12 boxes of cereal a week.

Because my husbands favorite thing is cereal. He even eats it for dessert sometimes.

I am confident that my 6.5 year old could make scrambled eggs as well.
But, my almost 8 year old would like to try to make them regularly for the family. So here's what he did.

I usually have a plate near the eggs for the cracked ones to go. 

Less mess. 

We also had some left over strawberries so I had him cut those too.

No complaints!

I usually make all eggs with oil instead of butter. They fry up better, in my opinion.

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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

My kids LOVE to play board games! How about yours?

Here are 3 of my favorites:

Clumsy Witch

Inspector Rabbit

Mummy's Treasure

All of these games are from Haba

They are such a great company!

I am giving away TWO $50 egiftcards to Haba and all you have to do is leave a comment on FB telling me what is your favorite game to play with your kids. I will close comments Saturday at 10pm Eastern.

You can also leave a comment HERE on this post because that gives you another chance. Blog Comments will be turned off at the same time!

2 chances to win!

Good Luck my Friends!

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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

This is Sports and Games!

My kids loved this!

Game Originally Seen HERE

Our kids really enjoyed this afternoon activity and it rained that night, so the chalk was gone in the morning.

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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

In the afternoon we also played Duck, Duck, Goose.

Believe it or not, my younger kids have never played this game (with me)

They thoroughly enjoyed this game, and it led to several other 

"school yard games"

We played "Mother May I" and "Red Light, Green Light"

I think the part that they enjoyed most, was me playing along.

Sometimes we forget to stop and play with our kids.

Here is a list of previous games we have played with our kids over the years.

They can also be found on the side bar. Under LABELS.

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Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

This game is called "what's missing?"

I got a tray, put random items on it and then walked away.

Took something off the tray and had them guess what was missing.

We did this several times, and sometimes I added something instead of taking something away.

Later, I let each of them be in charge of taking away and having everyone else guess.

They loved that, quite a bit!