Helping Kids Appreciate Healthful Snacks

By: Christine Steendahl

Entertaining Kids Without Electronics

It has taken some time, but finally there is widespread awareness that electronic games are contributing to child obesity and the overall poor health of children.  Studies are showing that kids in general are spending approximately 5 hours a day in front of the TV and/or game video screen. Sure some of these games can be entertaining or even stimulating to a point, but 5 hours of electronic entertainment is way too much time for growing kids to spend in one stationary position. 

Create a Children’s Garden

Childhood is a time of wonder and joy.  Our children appreciate the new ideas we share with them through books and conversation and the mysteries of life that we attempt to teach them in our home and natural environments.  A garden is one of those mysteries of life that can be a great joy to children and parents alike.

Fresh Homemade Blackberry Lemonade

There is nothing better on a hot summer day than lemonade.   How about perking the lemonade up a little by adding some blackberries. Not only great tasting but healthy.

Blackberry Lemonade

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