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20 WAYS TO SERVE MACARONI & CHEESE TO A TODDLER
1) Green food dye. Every toddler knows that green stuff is more fun to eat! Grasshoppers, the lawn and
dishwashing liquid, for example.
2) Serve it a day old and cold! Shape it creatively into a Teletubbie! Express yourself!
3) If you really want them to eat it, dish it out into the BARBlE Grand Minivan or the cat's dish. Now
that's fun!
4) Pretend to sneeze it out of your nose. Boogers are pretty neat when you're little.
5) Take an evening and install small motorized gyrators in each shell. Make their dinner boogie and sing
the Macarena! Okay, this may take more time than you actually have, but if you really want five
minutes of peace in the shower, you'll listen to me.
6) Dinner in the tub! KlLL two birds with one, soapy stone!
7) Go to McDonalds and leave the macaroni in the box.
8) Four words! Macaroni and Cottage cheese! Yummy!
9) Hide the macaroni in an old shoebox in the flower bed and let the kids dig it up! Everyone knows
things taste better when you dig them out of the ground!
10) Allow the kids to preheat it in the VCR. After all, that polony must be getting lonely.
11) Serve it in their hair. Most of it ends up there anyway.
12) Make macaroni necklaces. That way they can eat on the move.
13) Make it a candlelit macaroni dinner! If they can't see what they're eating, you might be able to sneak
some brussel sprouts in there.
14) First one to finish the plate gets that Pokemon card they wanted!
15) Cold macaroni snacks! A little granola, some pasta, a few banana chips! It's a healthy, crunchy bag
of goodness!
16) Marinate the macaroni all night in brandy. It won't be any fun for them since they can't eat it but after
you have some, will you really care?
17) Let them trick or treat for their dinner! Shovel the macaroni into a bag along with some peas and
applesauce and it becomes a fun HOLlDAY event!
18) Let the dog try it first. Anything that passes the pooch taste test is something toddlers are pretty
keen on eating.
19) Get your neighbor to dress up as their favorite cartoon superhero and tout the many goodness
factors of a well rounded macaroni dinner while simultaneously juggling flaming torches!
20) Tell them they absolutely, positively cannot eat the macaroni on their plate. You're not kidding. They
can't touch it. Reverse psychology, after all, is the clever mom's greatest device.
By Maji Hildreth (http://www.parentinghumor.com/activityecenter/humorous/20ways.htm)
FUN RECIPE FOR THE KIDS
Pita Rabbit
- Ingredients
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- Pita bread
- Peanut butter
- Marshmallow fluff
- Red jam
- Pretzels
- Instructions
- 1. Separate a small pita bread into two circles by inserting a butterknife between the layers from the outer edge and then carefully cutting around the circumference. Use one circle for the bunny's face and cut the other into halves for the ears.
2. Arrange the pieces on the plate. Spread with peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff. With the butterknife, gently swirl a bit of red jam into the marshmallow fluff to create a nose. Add two dollops of jam for eyes and pretzel sticks for whiskers. How to make Marshmallow fluff: (You need : 3 egg whites, 2 cups syrup, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 cups icing sugar, 1 Tbsp vanilla extract ) - Directions
- In a large mixingbowl, combine egg whites, corn syrup and salt.
- Mix with mixer on high speed for 10 minutes (or until thick).
- Add in icing sugar.
- Mix on low speed until well blended.
- Add vanilla and mix until blended.
UPCOMING MOVlE FOR THE KIDS
NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG
Release Date: 2 April 2010
Suitable for : No age restriction
THE RAND SHOW (1-11 APRIL 2010)
EXClTlNG NEW CAPE TOWN PLAY AREA
CUTIE OF THE MONTH
Thank you to MELANY GORDON who sent us this pic of her cutie pie JANEVAH
and she is 3yrs old
If you would like to show the world your "cutie" then email me your pics and your precious one might feature in our next newsletter - debbie@parentportal.co.za
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