Monday, March 22, 2010

Kids In the Kitchen Weekend

First off, I think our neighbors think we're Northern Iowa fans after the hootin' and hollerin' coming from our house Saturday night!  What about that crazy game?  They said that ESPN had something like 4 million brackets and not a single one was 100% right and only 3 had missed only one game.  What a year.  We're anxiously awaiting Thursday for the next UK Wildcats game!  Go Cats!

This weekend was the Junior League's Kids in the Kitchen project I chaired.  It was so much fun and I think we touched 75 - 125 kids and their parents about the importance of healthy eating in children.  Our activities included painting bags with fruit and veggie stamps  (i.e. broccoli, corn, starfruit and apples) and tempura paints, filling those bags with a trail mix mixed by the kids and the teaching of how to set a place setting.


Here I am (in glasses, bleh...my contacts are on order) and some of the 20+ ladies that worked with me on this project.  We received lots of feedback from the parents, that this was a creative and fun way to entice children into healthier, yet fun eating habits.  The place setting was a big hit with the older children (and their parents).  We also gave out free books for the "Big Read."  This is a program where books are handed out to children, they are asked to read it, and then pass it on.  We gave out Tom Sawyer.
Lallie and Husband joined me on Sunday at the festival where we were stationed.  I took some time off from volunteering to walk around and play with them.  Lallie is such a cheeseball and we love it!


When we got home, Lallie got to do a painting of her own for her 1/2 birthday with apples and broccoli!  (She insisted it was her birthday, so we called it her 1/2 birthday and she says "Ho Ho" brought her the paints.)  We are proud of our little artist.

Husband mentioned "car ride" to UK and when he got excited, Husband felt bad, so they took a drive around the block.  UK  decided Lallie's car set was the best place to sit for the ride.


We had a great weekend!  Hope you did too!

10 comments:

  1. How FUN! What a great cause. I think it is so important to educate children on healthy living. Plus, you are a doll and look darling in your glasses! Little Lallie looks like a total princess in her sunglasses. :)

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  2. Sounds like a great event! Your Lallie is so cute!!!

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  3. What a great event! Sound like you all had a busy weekend but filled with lots of fun.

    Have a wonderful week ahead~
    Jo

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  4. Love the pictures. So glad your event was a success...sounds perfect. You'll be chairing that every year! :)

    Have I mentioned that Lallie is just so darn cute?!?!?!?

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  5. Such an adorable idea! Lallie is so cute!

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  6. looks like a great event! Congratulations on its success!

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  7. Jennifer - congrats on a successful project, it looks really fun.

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  8. So glad to hear that your JL event went well! Mine is this Saturday, so I'm hoping everything falls into place. Your daughter's artwork is adorable. GO CATS!!! Can't wait to see the next round of games!

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  9. What a great idea and you and Lallie are both so cute!

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  10. Our JL does Kids in the Kitchen too! Although, I've never participated so I don't know if the same type thing. How fun though!!!

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