So, we decided to give it a try. We almost missed it entirely as the bookworm took a 3 hour nap right through lunch. But when we woke up, I quickly threw together this tin. His favorite books lately are all about trucks, buses, and cars, so that's what we did:
Top row (left to right): marshmallows, chopped up bacon, and freeze-dried blueberries -- all as "gravel" for his dump truck.
Bottom row (left to right): gluten-free chicken nuggets, potato chips, and quaker kettle-corn flavored mini rice cakes -- all as "wheels."
If you're visiting for the first time, take a look here at our many transportation-related book reviews that inspired this children's literature related muffin tin.
He really enjoyed it, and even as I type this, he keeps pointing to the screen and running to the other room yelling "muhmuh!" to show he knows what a muffin tin is.
12 comments:
Love the gravel - great idea!
Love how the dump truck is in the muffin tin, too :-)
so cute that you put the truck in the tin!! great job and thanks for joining us this week!
Oh! My toddler would LOVE that! I will have to put this in my favorites for one of the No Theme weeks for him. He is ALL about trucks and backhoes. Off to check out your book suggestions. :)
Val
glad to have you join in the fun! we love mtm!
Seriously, what a fun idea ... my boy LOVES trucks - I am going to have to remember this!
That's an awesome idea! We may have to do that... I find that themed meals are a great gimmick to get my picky kids to eat!
I love to read about linking literature with literacy - such a happy blog!
Very fun and creative! We have a Ergo too and love it!
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Wow. I'm really impressed. I must admit that I must be a lazy mom because I've never done anything creative with our meals.
Natasha, it probably just means that your kids EAT. Mine is so picky, I have to try anything I can think of. Besides, I see your recipe experiments on your website all the time and you are anything but lazy! This took 5 minutes.
I love that your blog is from a kid's perspective! So creative! :)
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