I bought “Apples for Everyone” (ages 4 and up) at Barnes and Noble the other day. What attracted me most to this particular book were the photographs (it’s made by National Geographic Kids so I wouldn’t expect anything less than fantastic) and its accurate descriptions of how apples grow and where they come from. I […]
Meet Melanie Potock, Producer of “Dancing in the Kitchen”
After writing the post, “Dancing in the Kitchen” I decided to contact Melanie Potock and ask her specific questions regarding her successful CD and what inspired her to produce “Dancing in the Kitchen”. Upon listening to her CD, I was very confident that she would have inspiring and interesting information for parents. I wanted to […]
Jake Goes Peanuts
I came across “Jake Goes Peanuts” (preschool to Grade 1) the other day at the library. After reading a couple of pages, I decided to take it home to read during lunch with my kids. The book is funny, silly and has a very important message. It’s about a boy named Jake who only eats […]
Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin is a fun and entertaining book that will make your kids laugh and learn all about tacos. The book starts off describing what type of tacos dragons love and why they love tacos so much. Dragons Love Tacos describes how dragons do not like spicy toppings, specifically spicy salsa. The […]
Dancing in the Kitchen
Dancing in the Kitchen is a fun and uplifting childrens CD that was produced by Melanie Polock, a speech language pathologist who works with children with feeding disorders. The songs (which mostly Latin, Blues, Silly opera and familiar songs such as “On Top of Spaghetti”) focus on positive interaction with food. I bought this CD […]
Crazy Faces
Crazy Faces (ages 5 and up) by Eeboo is great game to play during mealtime or any other play time. You can play it as instructed (Crazy 8’s) or you can play it many other ways. The first way that I played it was to show the cards during mealtime and my kids would have […]
Why Should I Eat Well?
“Why Should I Eat Well?” (ages 4 and up) is an educational and engaging book about a girl named Monica who makes a new friend (Rachel) who has a very healthy diet. Monica doesn’t eat well because she constantly eats food with a lot of sugar and fat. During mealtime, I am always trying to […]
One Lonely Sea Horse
“One Lonely Sea Horse” by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers (ages 3 and up) is a beautiful story about a sea horse named Bea. She is very sad that she doesn’t have any friends in the sea. This book takes you through a journey in the sea where she makes underwater friends as each […]
Eeboo Good Manners Cards
Eeboo Good Manners Flash Cards (ages 3 and up but you can easily introduce this to a child about 2.5 to 3) is an excellent game to play while having a meal with your children. I originally bought these flashcards years ago to use with the teenagers that I see at work. I pulled these […]
Egg Activity
I recently found “Small World Express Egg Shape Sorter” toy in my closet. I had put it away when my children were babiesI decided to give it a test drive. My kids loved it and have been playing with it all week. Its a great way to work on sorting, colors, shapes and fine motor […]