3 Finds for Friday #2

This post is a return to a feature that I started about this time last year and then promptly forgot to do each month. Sometimes these posts will be more regular than once a month and other times I will just stick to once a month.  It depends on what I find interesting and what I think you will find interesting too.

1. Lunch box Dad. What a great blog. This dad has so many fantastic ideas for kids lunchboxes.  I am working my way through the archives and writing a long list of ideas.  If you need inspiration for your kids lunches check out this blog.  I am definitely going to try the Frozen inspired lunch idea.

2. 40 Tips, Activities, Games and Recipes from A Mom with a Lesson Plan.  I have found a few great lists and checklists for camping in preparation for our trip on the school holidays.  Many of them I have added to our Camping Pinterest Board.  This one has so many good ideas that I wanted to highlight it.  I plan on using the collapsible bins idea for laundry and rubbish.  As well as the light up bug craft.    There are so many good ideas on this list.

3. Bee is very interested in learning how to write and do 'schoolwork' at the moment.  She loves any activity to do with her name and loves to point out her letter (the first letter of her name).  This list of 10 ideas for helping children to write their own names from Living on a Latte, will definitely come in handy.

Enjoy your weekend :)

3 Finds for Friday #1

What is 3 Finds for Friday?  As I mentioned in my previous post I will be adding new features to the threefootcooks blog over the next few weeks.  This monthly feature is all about highlighting interesting, new, quirky, funny and thought provoking things I find to do with children and cooking.  So without any further ado, here is the very first 3 finds.

Find 1 - Printable Family Meal Planner from Octavia and Vicky

Photo credit: octaviaandvicky.com

This is one of those things you see and question 'why didn't I think of that'.  The graphic planner is such a great way of involving your child in planning meals and giving them a sense of responsibility.  Octavia and Vicky's writer, Kylie has designed this planner based around her daughter's favourite meals and photographs she has taken of them.  Definitely something I will look at doing in the near future with Bear and Bee. 

Find 2 - 7 Surprising Benefits of Cooking with Kids

Photo credit: blog.zak.com

While you may not find all of the benefits covered in this article surprising you will be interested to read just how much kids get from cooking with us.

Find 3 - Just for Daisy


I was going to link to one specific post on Just for Daisy but this whole blog is fantastic.  I have already made a list of Bekka's tutorials I need to work through to spruce up the threefootcooks blog.  If you write your own blog, plan on writing a blog or just want to read a great Australian blog check out this one.