Today’s fun kids snack is easy to prepare. How easy? Prep time is 15 minutes, and then cooling time is another 15 minutes. The best part about making these is that kids can help with many of the steps. So get those kids in the kitchen, and let’s make some Muddy Buddies!

Muddy Buddies are essentially a Chex-like cereal with melted chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. If you want to make some for yourself, gather up the following items:

• Any flavor of Chex cereal or similar - 4 1/2 Cups
• Powdered sugar - 3/4 Cup
• Chocolate chips (semi-sweet or regular - we used regular) - 1/2 Cup
• Butter or margarine - 1/8 Cup
• Vanilla - 1/2 Tsp
• Peanut butter - 1/4 Cup

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Welcome to Food Fun Friday! Have you noticed that any food is more fun when it’s on a stick? Well I have, and when I saw these yummy Frozen Yogurt-Covered Blueberry Kabobs from One Good Thing by Jillie, I knew this was a great food activity to try with my little ones.
You will need:

• Skewers (I cut the pointy tip off since the kids would be doing this)
• Blueberries and Strawberries
• Greek style yogurt (I used honey flavored)

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The last few years, I have made chocolate dipped pretzel rods to give as gifts. Recently, when my girls saw me making a batch, they wanted to help. If you’ve ever had three toddlers helping you in the kitchen, you realize it’s not really that helpful. But kids benefit so much from these kinds of hands-on experiences, so we gave it a try. Here are our surprisingly successful results.

Supplies you will need:

• Milk Chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips
• Pretzel rods
• Sprinkles
• Mug for dipping
• Spoon
• Drying rack or wax paper
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I made the easiest little snack (twice) this weekend and figured I would share. The munchkin and I had dinner at my mom’s house Saturday night. Since I had to stop at the market on the way over, I decided to pick up the ingredients needed for this tasty little treat. Pretzels and Hershey’s Kisses or Hugs. Two ingredients. Satisfies salty and sweet cravings! Doesn’t get much better than that!

Get started:

Grab a cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line it with parchment paper. Place desired number of pretzels on said sheet. Stick a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle and put that baby in the oven for 2-3 minutes. Immediately after removal, place another pretzel on top of the kiss and make a delicious chocolate and pretzel sandwich. Then stick in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes while it cools and hardens.

See? So easy your toddler can help (eat) everything before and after you put it together. Haeden’s job was to place the kisses in the middle of the pretzel. Before he could even get started, he grabbed a kiss, looked at me, and said in the most pitiful voice, “Mommy, I NEED to eat this REALLY BAD!”

Kid’s got a flare for the dramatic. He never “wants” anything, no, he “NEEDS” it!

These wraps make for a great appetizer or summer snack. My husband and kids love them. The scallions are fresh from our garden this year, but any green onion will do. Simply spread some cream cheese on sliced ham and wrap it around a small handful of scallions. It’s super easy and tasty.