Category: Child-Friendly

Patriotic Banana Pops

Let’s make red, white, and blueberry banana pops for Memorial Day! Did you know that when frozen, bananas become creamy like ice cream? These pops are a healthy way to sneak in a fruit and couldn’t be easier to make. They’re also a great way to use up those bananas that have been sitting on your counter all week!

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Fruit Cones

Ready for an easy patriotic treat? These warm weather treats are a great alternative to ice cream when you want something refreshing but without the sugar crash.

🍦 Filled with fresh berries and Greek yogurt, this snack is packed with protein, healthy fat, and fiber to keep your kids’ bellies satisfied for longer. It’s also a great snack activity for the kids to dip their cones in chocolate and decorate with sprinkles. A win for both mom and child!

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Mini Rice Crisp Bites

Six ingredients come together for this super satisfying no-bake treat. Based off of Almond Butter Brown Rice Crispy Treats by @eatingbyelaine, we opted to make these in mini muffin trays because everything is more fun in bite-size (and they fit better in my kids’ lunchboxes!)

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Loaded Raspberry Pops

These FOUR ingredient pops come together in minutes and have crave-worthy layers made of indulgent chocolate, fresh juicy raspberries, protein- rich creamy peanut butter, and calcium rich Greek yogurt. My kids love when I make this for an after-school snack because they’re so delicious and everything is more fun on a popsicle stick!

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Stuffed Cookies

These 5 ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies use a cleaner boxed cookie mix to save time + mini peanut butter cups with simple ingredients that combine into the most crave worthy dessert.

When we were dating, I won over my now-husband with these cookies… they’re that good. 😉

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Space Themed Snack Board

Got a space-obsessed kid who also loves Toy Story? Then you’re definitely going to want to make our “out of this world” snack board that creates your favorite Disney Toy Story characters out of healthy snacks! 🚀

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Sweet and Savory Matzah

SWEET VS. SAVORY, PASSOVER EDITION! Are you team Caramel Matzah S’mores or team Matzah Breakfast Pizza? FOLLOW @cherylshealthylife and @LivLaughCook on Instagram for all your sweet + savory needs 😉

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Passover Locust Cookies

Low-key lo-custs for Passover! These cookies are the cutest way to explain the biblical plagues to your littles (or even to just celebrate nature and all of its creatures!) Gluten-free and dairy-free!

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Apple Frogs

While matzah is usually the star of the Jewish holiday of Passover, we decided to make a fun snack activity recreating the jumping frogs.

🐸 With just a green apple, green grapes, a strawberry and chocolate, this snack activity is a great way for our kids to get creative in the kitchen. Liv ended up using mini marshmallows too, and both kids had so much fun using their imaginations to create their frogs.

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Chocolate Matzah Crunch

Baking this addicting chocolatey caramel dessert with the kids is our family’s yearly Passover tradition, and trust me, you want in!! Using whole wheat matzah (you can sub with saltine-type crackers if not going the matzah route) and coconut sugar to make it a bit healthier, these crackers are crunchy, sweet, and delicious.

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