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    {Cooking with Kids} Basic Banana Bread

    April 25, 2016 by Leslie 18 Comments

    I'm back again today to share with you more about how T and I dedicated one week of our summer together last year to an at-home kid's cooking camp. Having spent our Monday making applesauce in the crockpot, and learning about key concepts like kitchen safety and hygiene, I decided to up the ante just a little bit. On Tuesday, T graduated from using Continue Reading

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    10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day Activities

    April 22, 2016 by Leslie 6 Comments

    Happy Earth Day! I feel late to the Earth Day party this year. With that late cold spell and all the ORC projects, life has been crazy. Thankfully Earth Day activities don't just have to happen on Earth Day itself. That, and because it's a Friday, this is the perfect opportunity to extend kid-friendly Earth Day activities into the Continue Reading

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    How to Make a Deck Privacy Screen with Ikea Sultan Lade

    April 20, 2016 by Leslie

    Learn how to create a deck privacy screen that also doubles as a climbing trellis for your potted plants. Assembly is simple, and you can make it in a weekend! What a week! The warm weather finally decided to come back to the mid-atlantic and our family couldn't be happier. We're in our third week of renovating our backyard. And even Continue Reading

    Filed Under: DIY Projects Tagged With: one room challenge, ORC, ORC Spring 2016

    Slow Cooker Applesauce | Fun Cooking with Kids

    April 18, 2016 by Leslie 18 Comments

    Leave the stovetop off and learn how to make slow cooker applesauce instead. It’s easy enough even the kids can make it!     As I set the applesauce on the Thanksgiving table, I could feel the pride swelling deep within me. I was only about 12 years old, but that little bowl of pureed apples was mine. My own contribution Continue Reading

    Filed Under: Appetizers, Sides, and Finger Foods, Food, Kid Crafts and Activities Tagged With: Kids Cooking Camp

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