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Jul 4

Smucker’s Breakfast Time Story Snacks

Children’s author Ted Staunton helps launch Smucker’s Breakfast Time Story

School’s out! And the kids are constantly going to be asking you for snacks. Here’s a great way to satisfy snack-time and keep the learning going throughout the summer months (and beyond). Read together with your kids and create some fun recipes inspired by the story! It’s a great way to get your children to discuss the books they read, and vary the snack routine.

At the beginning of June, The Motherboards attended a Bookworm Breakfast at Lillian H. Smith Library, hosted by Smucker’s. Prolific children’s author Ted Staunton was featured, reading his popular picture book Puddleman.

Smucker’s invented some crazy snacks based on Ted Staunton’s books that we got to put together with our children. We’re happy to be able to share them with you, below. You and your kids can come up with any sort of fun meal influenced by their favourite stories. Get creative!

Smucker’s has also launched a Breakfast Time Story promotion with Staunton to help get families excited about reading together. The contest runs until August 6, and the lucky winner will have a professionally bound book written by Staunton about their own family. Just click here to enter for your chance to win.* Read more

Jul 2

Choco Cherry Coconut Granola | Hostess Gift

Packaged in vintage or new mason jars with a handwritten label, this granola makes a wonderful hostess or housewarming gift, or a nice treat for a new mom (who would appreciate the benefits of eating something straight out of the jar). Submitted by: Jessica Kosmack (recipe courtesy of Andrea Nash) Read more

Jun 27

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Canada Day Flag Cake

Looking for a festive dessert to serve this holiday weekend? A flag cake celebrates our nation’s birthday using fresh, local strawberries.

I chose a quick and easy vanilla cake recipe and used whipped cream instead of icing, but you could get creative with your own cake, cheesecake, or trifle recipe.

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Jun 25

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Oh Canada. Our home and DIY land | Canada Day Table Runner

I usually don’t pull out all craft stops for Canada Day the way I do for Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s and everything else in between. An extra day off is often spent at a cottage or on some Ontario beach. This year, though, we have a few people over, so I decided to make a quick, festive backyard BBQ table setting with a hand-stamped burlap runner as masterpiece. You know me, I am a runner girl in more ways than one (have a look at the grass Easter Table Runner I posted for Easter – ps: great recycle for a summer outdoor setting with colorful flowers — but I am getting off track).

By: Liesbeth Read more