-+*Chef Hunter Zampa, who we interviewed in a previous post, tried out our Heart Tart Kit with his friend Jacks. Hunter and Jacks worked together in the kitchen, measuring, learning, and having fun as they completed the kit. Watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. ~Video by Hunter Zampa, Text by Jessica Schuster
-+*All year long moms do a great job taking care of everyone around them, so when Mother’s Day finally comes around, we think they deserve a little pampering. We’ve put together a Mother’s Day giveaway that is the perfect mix of pampering and fun. Enter below for your chance to win! Our Mother’s Day Giveaway read more »
-+*Believe it or not, spring break is just around the corner! While this will be a welcome break after what has been a long winter for many, it doesn’t mean keeping the children busy is going to be easy. To take the stress out of spring break planning, we’ve curated the perfect culinary spring break read more »
-+*There’s no denying it — awards season is in full swing. Whether you’re watching The Grammy Awards on Feb. 8 or The Oscars on Feb. 22, a popcorn bar is a fun and healthy way to add some excitement to your watch party. Dress your air popped popcorn up with spices, dried fruits, and nuts read more »
-+*Surprise your children this Valentine’s Day with a lunch box full of love! We’ve created some simple and healthy lunch box ideas to inspire you to create lunches beyond that delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich this month.
-+*Snacking and the Super Bowl go hand in hand, but it’s not always easy to find healthy, easy, and kid-friendly snacks to satisfy the munchies during the big game. These 3 recipes are our favorites for snacking during the Super Bowl because they are simple, delicious, and even entertaining! For an appetizer or snacking: read more »
-+*Hosting a Super Bowl party? Cookies are the perfect, no fuss, dessert! To wow your guests, we took an ordinary oatmeal cookie and changed it into a delicious Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Football Cookie! They are chewy in the middle, crispy on the edges, and will disappear in a blink of an eye. Do you want read more »
-+*Finding and creating the perfect-shaped box for your Valentine’s Day party isn’t always the simplest task. This year, creating your Valentine’s box and your giftable valentines can be easy and convenient with our Valentine’s Heart Tart Kit. Our Heart Tart Kit includes everything you need to create edible valentines: recipes, ingredients, gift bags and tags, string, read more »
-+*Winter days can be long and difficult to get through if there isn’t enough to do around the house. This festive fruit tree is the perfect activity to help keep children (and adults) entertained and healthy on even the dreariest of days. A completed Holiday Fruit Tree also makes the perfect host/hostess gift or it read more »
-+*Creating beautiful frosting designs on your cookies doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it’s very simple. Using the 100% plant-based food dye included in your Dreidel Cookie Kit and a toothpick, you can create designs on your dreidel cookies that will wow your friends and family. To create these gorgeous swirled designs, create read more »
-+*While there are always a million things to do around the holidays, it’s important to stop, spend some time together and make memories that will last a lifetime. Our food crafting kits aim to make baking with the family convenient and easy, and thanks to jane can, you can use your Foodstirs Holiday Kits to read more »
-+*It’s chilly outside and making a batch of hot chocolate for your kids as an after school treat will warm them up and put a smile on their faces! This decadent recipe uses dark chocolate and milk rather than coco powder and water, creating a creamy delicious drink. The kids will probably not appreciate the read more »
-+*Thanksgiving is just a few days away! If you are still looking for an appetizer, try serving something light, such as vegetables and dip. I know veggies and dip are so cliché for an appetizer, but for this holiday, you don’t want your guests filling up on snacks before the big dinner! To make this read more »
-+*While Thanksgiving always brings to mind food and family, it might also bring to mind the voyage of The Mayflower. If your children aren’t old enough to have learned about The Mayflower in school, creating these sailboat straws with them is a good opportunity to teach them about the Mayflower’s journey, eventual settlement at Plymouth read more »
-+*Creating simple Thanksgiving table decor with recycled toilet paper rolls, construction paper, and paint will add a personal touch to your table this holiday. Children can create these Thanksgiving Napkin Rings and Owls all on their own! Thanksgiving Napkin Rings Cut a toilet paper roll into thirds. Use different colors of construction paper to create read more »
-+*Paper lanterns don’t have to be plain. Turn an ordinary paper lantern into a flying owl with just some string and construction paper. Paper Lantern Owls Cut 2 large ovals out of brown construction paper to create wings. Using a yellow marker, draw feathers on the ovals. Next, cut out two circles for the eyes read more »
-+*Now that Halloween is over and it’s getting chillier outside, finding new and exciting indoor activities is becoming more and more important. When looking for new activities, don’t look past the little things. Simple hard-boiled eggs can be transformed into a budding artists’s palette or just a great way to get your children excited about eating read more »
-+*This Spooky Eyeballs Halloween Craft is simple, fun, and budget friendly! Supplies: Small styrofoam balls Colorful markers Pipe cleaners A vase Red tissue paper or dyed pasta Instructions: Design an eyeball on your styrofoam ball with colorful markers. Stick a pipe cleaner in the bottom of the ball. Fill a vase with red tissue paper, read more »
-+*Ooey, gooey, spooky deliciousness! S’mores are not just for making around a campfire. Did you know that you can roast marshmallows in your oven? With the weather changing and it being a little chillier outside, it’s a lot faster and easier to make s’mores in the oven without all of the effort of building a read more »
-+*One of the easiest tasks of fall is picking a pumpkin! Carving a pumpkin on the other hand can get a little messy. Instead of carving a face in your perfect pumpkin this year, use paint to create a face on the surface of the pumpkin. (We call this a no carve pumpkin.) We used read more »
-+*Decorating for Halloween doesn’t have to mean going to the store and buying decorations. With just a few recycled materials and some craft supplies, you can create these googly-eyed egg carton bats! Supplies: An empty egg carton Scissors Black paint Googly eyes Glue String or ribbon Instructions: Take an egg carton and cut out a row of read more »
-+*Excitement is starting to fill the air. Kids are dreaming up costumes and getting their trick-or-treat bags ready. Halloween cannot come quickly enough! This time of year is fun for all of us and what better way to share the excitement than to be creative with your kids in the kitchen. Pretzel dough is easy read more »
-+*We know that cooking and baking can sometimes be a hassle. Not only do you have to find the time to get into the kitchen but you also have to make sure you have all of the ingredients for whatever you want to cook. At Foodstirs we try to simplify the baking process by including all read more »
-+*At the end of July, one lucky family will win one of our delicious Summer Popsicle Kits thanks to our Summer Fun Contest. If you’re going to be cooking with family this weekend, take a quick photo while you’re all in the kitchen together. Then, visit our Facebook page and click on the “Summer Fun Contest” tab read more »
-+*Fourth of July is just around the corner! With the kids out of school and summer in full swing, you may be in the need of some last-minute, quick and easy ideas to make your Fourth of July sparkle. These Fourth of July Sparklers are an extremely easy food craft that your children will love. read more »
-+*As parents in today’s society, rushing around has become part of our landscape. Drop the kids at school, head to work, pick the kids up, off to practice or tutoring, pick the kids up, trip to the grocery store, figure out what’s for dinner, help them with their homework, get ready for bed, and start read more »
-+*We love crafting with food. Today we are using food to make jewelry. You can dye it in a rainbow of colors and use all different shapes of pasta too. This easy DIY recipe is a fun and easy after school project for kids of all ages. Follow these clever mess free instructions to die read more »
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