Good to the Last Drop!

Smoothies were on the menu this month at our momstown Milton Junior Chef program. The weather has been so hot and humid which has led to a lot of our little ones refusing to eat much. We thought that this would be a great way to keep them hydrated and get a little bit of nutrition into them in the process. I always find that if my child helps in the process of making the item, he is more likely to actually consume it.




The recipe was very simple. One cup of frozen or fresh fruit, one cup vanilla or flavoured yogurt, one cup of mango peach juice and one cup of ice. Blend and serve!Check out our momstown meals site for some more summer time treats!





While making the smoothies there are all kinds of teaching opportunities that present themselves to you. For example learning about quantities and how to use a measuring cup.Identifying each of the types of berries that you are mixing into the drink. Observing the mixture change colours as it is being blended and figuring out why it turned orange and not purple like the one the other kids made!





Once the "lesson" was over, the moms and tots got to sit down and enjoy a good tasty treat. What a refreshing way to keep cool on a hot summers day! A big shout out to Mary-Anne for sponsoring this monthly event! Next month we will be making ....

Busy Bees at Work

Can't stand the heat of the not having an activity to engage your little one in? Come join our monthly momstown Milton Junior Chef program. This months recipe was peanut butter bumble bees.



We started off the event by rounding up all of our participants to get their hands washed and prepped for handling the ingredients.



We then gathered around the table and listened as our instructor Mary-Anne Selwa from My Smart Hands read the steps out loud and our little busy bees went right to work executing each request. The kids were given spatulas to scoop out globs of peanut butter, spoons to mix the ingredients together, and we used our bare hands to crush the graham wafers into fine pieces. Once the mixture was set, it was time to roll it into balls to create the bodies. What a gooey mess!






The balls were lined up on wax paper and the finishing touches - the drizzling of the chocolate and the almond sliver wings were added to complete the bumble bee creations.




Momstown is sensitive to food allergies and will modify our recipe selections if we are informed of any such issues. We did post to ensure no one attending this event had a peanut allergy for the safety of all of our participants. If you would like to learn more about the great interactive, educational events that momstown Milton has to offer, please contact info.milton@momstown.ca.