fun food friday: Happy Canada Day!

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Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian readers. I was excited when I realized that Canada Day was going to fall on a Friday, and I just knew I had to make a special lunch for the kids to celebrate our wonderful country. This lunch was really easy to make and the kids really loved it. Here's how I made it:

Peanut butter sandwich cut into circle. Maple leaf red apple. Bowl of vanilla yogurt with maple leaf sprinkles. Maple leaf jello jigglers.

I hope all my readers have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!



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Canada Day berry, yogurt and granola parfaits

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Here's the other Canada Day treat I whipped up for my kids this week. I often serve them berries with yogurt and granola in a bowl for a snack, so I knew they would love this slightly fancier version. I just added a swirl of whipped cream on top with some Canada Day sprinkles, and called it a parfait. So simple. Of course, my American friends could make this for the fourth of July by adding blueberries in too. It's just too easy. Here's how to make one for yourself:

What you'll need:

parfait glass
vanilla yogurt
raspberries
granola
whipped cream
sprinkles

Directions:

1. in your parfait glass, alternate layers of yogurt, berries, and granola. I try to repeat this twice if there's room in the glass.
2. put a swirl of whipped cream on top and sprinkle on your sprinkles



Enjoy!

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Canada Day ice cream sandwiches

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I was supposed to post this yesterday, but never got around to it. Too much going on in my life right now. I figured I'd better post these soon, or Canada Day will be come and gone. The first dessert I'm sharing couldn't be any easier. I had seen a version done of these for the fourth of July, and figured I could do them up Canadian style. In case any of you are wondering, yes, I am a proud Canadian. Here's how you can make this super easy treat:

What you'll need:

ice cream sandwiches
popsicle sticks
maple leaf sprinkles - I found these at my local bulk store

Directions:

1. remove the wrapper from your ice cream sandwich
2. stick a popsicle stick in the bottom and push it about half way up
3. pour out some sprinkles on a cutting board and press all four ice cream sides of the sandwich on the sprinkles.

And there you have it - a super easy, super fun, awesome Canada Day treat.

Because I'm behind on posting, another treat will be following this post! Stay tuned.

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jello poke cake

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Happy 4th of July to my American friends. I hope you have a wonderful holiday. I'm going to share the recipe I made for my Canada day dessert. A coworker of mine shared this recipe with me and I love it. It's simple and easy and I thought the red and white colours would be perfect for a Canada day dessert. The beauty of the recipe is that you can change the colour of the jello to anything that suits your needs. I used raspberry jello to make it red for Canada Day. And then I decorated it in classic Kraft Canada fashion with the strawberry flag design. Here's the recipe.

What you'll need:

1 box white cake mix, plus ingredients to make
1 small box jello (any flavour)
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 small package vanilla instant pudding
1 cup milk
1 small container cool whip (2 cups)
toothpicks
strawberries for decoration (optional)

Directions

1. make your white cake in a 9 x 13 pan according to box directions and cool completely.
2. dissolve 1 1/2 cups boiling water into your package of jello. Cool to room temperature.
3. punch numerous (I'm talking EVERYWHERE you can possibly punch a hole) holes in the cake with a toothpick.
4. spoon the cooled jello mixture over the surface of the cake and allow to be absorbed.
5. in a medium mixing bowl, whip together 1 small package vanilla instant pudding and 1 cup milk. Fold in 1 small container (2 cups) of cool whip.
6. frost on top of cake.
7. leave cake as is, or decorate with fresh fruit as desired. Pin It

Happy Canada Day!

Pin It Happy Canada Day! Today I'm going to celebrate this lovely day off work out at camp. BBQ, nice weather, bubbles, water, family. The kids and I can't wait to get out of the house and go. I'll leave you with a little Canada Day craft. Yes, another handprint craft. Handprint Canada Day Flags. Really cute and really easy. Here's the instructions:

Handprint Canadian Maple Leaf Flags:

Kirsten's handprint flag:



Camden's handprint flag:



What you'll need:

1 large piece white paper
red construction paper
red paint
paint brush

Directions:

1. paint your child's palm red
2. stamp their palm 3 times in the centre of your white paper to form a maple leaf pattern.
3. paint on a red stem
4. cut out 2 red strips from your construction paper and glue on the sides of your white paper. Pin It