The First Snow and Snow Cones Project for Kids

I was so excited to see the first snow fall last week, I had to get my tablet and take a picture of it... don't have a regular camera for now, but this works for capturing the memory.  Here's a not so clear picture of the snow falling at night:

Here's what it looked like the next afternoon, the sun did her job melting most of it away:

So what does this have to do with cooking?  Absolutely nothing.  To make it have something to do with cooking I started researching snow cone recipes.  Of course most of them, pretty much all of them had something to do with high fructose corn syrup, so I searched for natural recipes.  I found one that looks like a lot of fun for kids, it has a whole kinda project that goes along with it.  Check it out:

http://www.superhealthykids.com/healthy-kids-recipes/all-natural-no-dye-rainbow-snow-cones.php

Frozen treats in winter... that's kinda weird but worth a try!

Makin' Healthy Popsicles at Home

I wanted to list some information about making your own popsicles at home.  One of the moms I know makes them for her children and puts all kinds of veggies and heathy stuff in them!

here's a link:

http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=healthy_homemade_popsicles

"...Why take the time to make your own freezer pops?
It's cheap!  Slushies can run up to $2.00 each and the ice treat truck up to $3.00 each.  Make your own for about 25-40 cents each.
No ice cream makers or special equipment needed...

You control what goes inside the freezer pops. No blue dyes, less sugar, plus added fiber or protein -if you choose.

Spending some time creating your own popsicles or frozen treats can be just as fun as family game night, and it's a great way to occupy kids on a rainy summer afternoon..."

Check it out, summer's not over yet!