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Posts tagged “meal time”

How To: Mini Pops

The calendar may say it's September, but the thermometer is telling a different story. We say keep indulging in summer treats as long as you can. To that end, Ericka at the blog Inspiring Mama has a n...

Chalkboard Dining Table

We've seen lots and lots of great ideas utilizing chalkboard paint on play tables and walls, but what about the dining table?...

Little Bites Storage Jars from Kinderville

They're BPA and lead free, bacteria resistant, and made of dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer...AND microwave safe silicon. We're pretty smitten with these little storage jars from Kinderville......

Good Idea: Pre-Measured Mixes

We're squeezing out the last bits of summer but a rain storm every now and then has kept us inside. On those occasions we always thought it would be nice to do some baking but, despite crossed finger...

The Milkdot Lunchbox

Although we loved our Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox dearly, we have to admit, this could be a close runner up. We love its modern, minimalist design that is easy to carry by big and small hands alik...

A Five-Minute Sweet Treat: Marshmallow Lollipops

Now that our son has a mouth full of chompers and the appetite of fat Elvis, we're revisiting The Toddler Café cookbook which we wrote about last year. And, we discovered that author Jennifer Card...

Edible Alphabet Pancakes

In our home, pancakes are a special breakfast item reserved for the weekend. We've tried them all ways - blueberry inside, with homemade strawberry sauce, whipped cream, chocolate chips...you name it...

Putting the Funk in Lunch: Funky Lunches

Although we're not believers in putting on a dog and pony show to get your kids to eat, we are willing to believe that picky pre-schoolers may be more likely to eat if their food looks like dogs and...

Stateside Update: The Playtray

We covered this Danish Playtray design earlier in the summer, and now it's passed the US pre-order stage. It is now available for US and Canadian residents for the long haul......

Homemade Panda Bread

Is it possible for bread to be adorable? If anything could make us think so, it's this loaf of bread we spied at Perfect Pandas. Actually more like a cross between cake and bread, it involves cocoa, g...

Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-Burton
A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater

So far our 1-year old is a terrific eater. We've only found a few things that he doesn't like and we're continually impressed with his willingness to try new things. We haven't shied away from fla...

How To: Make (Somewhat) Healthier Squiddlies

Did you catch these bizarre spaghetti dogs when they were making the rounds of the internet a few weeks back? We saw them on our sister site, The Kitchn, and were definitely intrigued. We're not so ho...

Cushion for the Antilop

The Antilop high chair is always a popular option among our readers, and we're pretty fond of it ourselves- so easy to clean, simple, modern design, and a great price. Incase you were looking to add ...

Etsy Find: Monster Shark Bottle Cozy

Back when our firstborn was using a sippy cup, his was the only Klean Kanteen in his playgroup. But now that our secondborn has reached sippy-cup age, we're finding it hard to keep track of ours in th...

Dandelion Dinnerware Made From Corn

Growing up and living in the Midwest gives us a strong appreciation for the use of the natural resources we're surrounded by. Dandelion dinnerware is a plastic that's made from corn pellets and is a...

Food Face Dinner Plate

Blahblahblah... encouraging kids to play with food... blahblahblah... creates bad habits... blahblahblah... Sure, some folks might not be keen on dinnerware that suggests that playing with food is a f...

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It by Karen Solomon

Buoyed by the success of making freezer jam we started looking around to see what other common fridge staples we might be able to make ourselves. We didn't have to look any further than the engagin...

Stoh Lunch Tote

Now that temperatures are soaring, it's more important than ever to keep food at a proper temperature. If you're looking for a good looking, well-sized insulated lunch tote, consider the Stoh from Mi...

Before and After: Giant Whiteboard Table

Ohdeedoh reader Amanda loved the bones of her old kitchen table, but she wasn't such a fan of the table's finish. When its age started to really show, and the cracks and peeling finish got to be too m...

What To Do This Weekend: Make Freezer Jam

In most of the country it's prime strawberry season and one way to enjoy the taste of fresh strawberries all year round is to make freezer jam. If you haven't made this before and your head is swim...

Dining Out: Guess Which Restaurant This Is...

Attention restaurateurs - please pay as much attention to cleaning and maintaining your high chairs as you do to the rest of your restaurant. This is a dealbreaker for us as putting our baby in a sti...

Lappers Dining Trays

Giving a child a tray with food on it isn't always the best idea. The Lapper tray will put your mind at ease- it's got special indentations for the dinnerware plus anti-slip silicone mats. ...

Up & Up Baby Food at Target

More late night shopping at Target last night and look what we found. Private label baby food called Up & Up....

Square One Organics

The story sounds a little like Diane Keaton in Baby Boom: After having kids, Denise Henderson went from a career in finance to founding a line of frozen organic baby food. The Chicago area based compa...

Summer Fun: Fossilliced Ice Tray

True, it's not quite summer yet, but we've already inaugurated the backyard and are planning brunches, lunches and dinners with friends of all ages over the next few months. These "fossilliced" ice...