Halloween Fun With Eggs: Egg Costume

Over on Disney Family Fun, I found a fried egg costume that you can make with your children.

Since the site gives instructions on how to make the costume, I thought that it would be fun to write it up as if it were a recipe. So here you go:

Results: 1 serving

Apparatus:

Measuring tape
Marker
Electric knife or scissors
Brush

Components:

1-inch-thick white foam (see Steps 1 for length, width 24 inches; available at fabric shops)
Large clear plastic bowl with lip (ours was 12 inches in diameter; available at party stores)
Yellow acrylic paint
1 yard of 1 1/2-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon
Heavy-duty adhesive-backed Velcro

Procedure:

1. To find the right length for the egg white, measure from your child's chin to the floor and subtract 8 inches.
2. On the foam, draw a free-form egg white with the marker.
3. Cut along it with an electric knife or scissors.
4. Trace the bowl on the back of the foam.
5. Cut a hole 2 inches inside this line.
6. Paint the inside of the bowl yellow (this may take several coats).
7. Once it's dry, insert it into the hole.
8. To make the strap, have your child hold the egg to her chest.
9. Apply Velcro strips to the foam and the ribbon at the appropriate spots.
10. Trim any excess ribbon.

Original recipe from:
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/good-egg-673350/

Kids In The Kitchen!

There are so many benefits to involving your children in cooking family meals from the earliest of ages. They eat a wider variety of foods when they help prepare them; it's a fun bonding activity; and the older they get, they actually help with the process. Of course, getting to that point isn't always without spills or a few disasters, but that's part of the fun.

Cooking Light has developed a new cookbook, The Ultimate Kid-Approved Cookbook -- its first for kids -- that helps you navigate the process. In it are more than 100 recipes, from snacks to meals and desserts, that you and your children can prepare together. It also provides plenty of pictures and suggestions as to what tasks your children can perform.

I caught up with the book’s author, mom, and registered dietitian Carolyn Land Williams, M.Ed, RD., and she shared her top 10 guidelines for turning today’s children into tomorrow’s budding chefs:

More here...
http://thestir.cafemom.com/toddler/124522/10_tips_for_cooking_healthy