Avoid the 3 S’s!
kk20152012-02-11T16:53:00-05:00Read the food labels and avoid products with high levels of the three-S's according to WebMD:• Sugar• Saturated fat (and trans fat)• Sodium
Child Nutrition and Shopping Tips for Busy Moms
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00Web Md helps busy Moms with these shopping tips:Moms today are busy, whether they work in or outside the home (or both). But that doesn't mean that they don't care about feeding their families in the healthiest way possible.The simplest tip to help your family get more of the nutrients they need -- and fewer [...]
Monkey See, Monkey Do!
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00Want your child to accept baked potatoes instead of fries, and to prefer milk to sugary soft drinks? Then you must, too, stated to Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RD"Studies show that children adopt their parents' eating habits starting early in life," says Melinda Johnson, MS, RD, a pediatric nutrition expert and spokesperson for the American [...]
What’s On The Menu?
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00Preschoolers are active, spirited tykes. And while they're generally adorable and fun, it's perfectly normal for 3, 4, and 5-year-olds to be opinionated -- especially about eating, according to Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RDHere's some advice from the she presents from the experts on how to avoid preschool food fights.What's On the Menu?"Preschoolers can eat [...]
Healthy Eating For Young Children
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00February is good nutrition month at Kangaroo Kids. Children are learning about healthy foods! They will have an opportunity to taste different fruits and vegetables, to graph their favorite healthy foods, and to create their very own healthy necklace. The necklace is a great project to do at home! The only materials you will need [...]
January is National Oatmeal Month!
kk20152012-01-05T14:23:00-05:00January is National Oatmeal Month! Besides being good for your family here is an oatmeal clay recipe you can make to inspire your little artists on these cold and snowy days! 1/2 cup of rolled oats 1/3 cup of flour 1/4 cup of lukewarm waterMix all ingredients together. Form into a ball and now you [...]
Money and Young Children
kk20152011-12-05T14:38:00-05:00When you’re raising children, one of the most important things you, as a parent, can teach your children is how to handle their money. Children should be taught at a young age that they can't always get what they want, when they want it. This automatically means that you can, and must, say "no" to [...]
Thanksgiving Turkey
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00Here is a fun Thanksgiving Project you can try at home! Get some child safe paint and a few paint brushes and paint each of your child’s fingers a different fall color! Paint his or her palm brown! Have your child press his or her handprint on a piece of paper to create a very [...]
Messy But Meaningful
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00Yes, Kangaroo Kids get Messy! The best learning experiences for children are hands on opportunities where they are truly engaged! Look at the light in their eyes during this hands on experience! They are learning about science and nature as well as expanding their vocabulary and learning social skills like taking turns and kindness to [...]
Make Gathering Leaves A Learning Opportunity
kk20152020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00A nature stroll to collect leaves can end with a math, science or literacy lesson! Have your children collect leaves then discuss how the transformation of leaves occur from green to the many beautiful colors of autumn as a science lesson. If you need a little help explaining photosynthesis and the entire leaf changing process [...]