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A Few Of My Favorite Things!

posted by: Kia

The holiday season is upon us and no matter how you celebrate…getting gifts for friends and family is usually on everyone’s mind right now so I’ve put together a list of a few of my favorite things…every time I type that I hear Julie Andrews voice singing in my head

The Six O’Clock Scramble: I have the cookbook and I love it! Lots of great recipes that make cooking fun, easy and delicious! They also have a fantastic meal planning service that you can sign up for that will make your life so easy! You’ll get your menu plan and the grocery list to go along with it!
You’ve most likely heard of Lunchables…well MOMables is a healthy alternative to school lunches! This subscription based site has fantastic weekly lunch menus, shopping lists and great pictures that will help you make school lunches healthy and really fun!
Bobs & Lolo’s music is fun and enjoyable for kids of all ages! My daughter Hannah and I are HUGE fans of theirs…we have all of their CD’s including their newest one called Connecting The Dots! Their CD called Action Packed is filled with songs that promote healthy living…such as eating snappy snacks Their music is so refreshing because unlike a lot of other children’s entertainers these two have come up with music that parents don’t mind listening to over and over and over again! I love their music so much that I listen to it when Hannah isn’t even around! I think Bobs & Lolo have the created the best children’s music out there…their CD’s would make a fantastic gift for all the little ones in your life!
I think that play is a very important part of learning for little ones which is why I think it’s a great idea to create a fun fruit and veggie culture for our kids. Since they learn from play why not get them playing with fruits and veggies! Comiditas makes adorable food toys made from colourful fabrics, our favorites are their fruit and veggies sets! So cute and such a great way to show your kids that fruits and veggies can be fun!
We LOVE our Lifefactory glass water bottles! I’m not usually a fan of mixing kids and glass however this brilliant company has a fabulous silicon cover that goes over the bottles that help prevent breakage and provides a comfortable non-slip gripping surface. There bottles come in rainbow of different colours and they have kids size ones that are just perfect! These would make a great gift for the eco savvy person on your list!
Celebrate Green is a wonderful book that is full of eco friendly ideas on how to celebrate our traditional holidays in a Green Way! Every season I pull out this book for ways to make our celebrations more earth friendly. Whether it’s Halloween, Christmas or Valentines Day this mother and daughter duo have lots of great ideas to share. It’s so nice to create new traditions or tweak current ones…our kids are watching and learning from us so it’s important that we do our best to celebrate all the holidays in ways that are kind to the earth that they will inherit!

There are SO many other amazing products and companies that I could just go on and on about…but for now I will leave my list with the ones above…perhaps I’ll keep blogging about my favorite things, people, companies, charities in the New Year

Happy Healthy Holidays

Kia