photo credits: 1. summers, 2. tin, 3. IMG, 4. Tin
so duh, i just found out there's a whole flickr group dedicated to the muffin tin munchie idea. some of the images there aren't so inspiring to me- like putting m&m's and cheetos in the wells- i don't really need exciting presentation to get my daughter to eat m&m's, ya know? but there are also a ton of images of inspiring tin ideas full of fruits and veggies and good protein sources that look so fun to eat i think it just might work to get cate to try foods previously shunned (and maybe me too). thanks for the heads up, shawn! and look at one of her awesome tins- she made it even more fun for her little one to gobble up nutrient rich food by making pesto dip into "algae", lettuce into "seaweed", blackberries into "sea urchins" and pistachios into "oyster shells", to name a few. what a fun mom you are, shawn, i want to be like you!
I saw the muffin tin idea awhile back on some blogs and do it all the time for my girls! they LOVE IT! I have gotten them to eat tons of stuff they wouldn't have wanted to even try!
have FUN!
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | July 07, 2009 at 12:19 PM
LOL about the M&Ms. This is a great idea and I am going to try it!
Posted by: Amy | July 07, 2009 at 01:03 PM
We were just eating from these little "cubbies" a few minutes ago! Cherries make for all new fun. We put hummus and mustard and things like that in for lots of dipping options and that helps, too. :)
Posted by: ~beauty and joy~ | July 07, 2009 at 01:18 PM
I found this blog last year
http://sycamorestirrings.blogspot.com/2008/06/muffin-tin-monday.html
She called it Muffin Tin Monday and I did it a few times. It's a life saver for moms when you have leftovers and it's fun! My kiddos love it. Lots of variations on it out there like using silicon muffin baking cups in a container.
Posted by: Mindy | July 07, 2009 at 01:58 PM
kelly! i loved this idea on jill's blog and LOVE it on yours!! i really need to do this when my 3rd daughter stella gets to munchie-ing! :]
awesome on the flickr too!!!
Posted by: kara s. | July 07, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Such a cute idea! I'm going to have to a peek at the Flickr group.
Posted by: Aimee Taylor | July 07, 2009 at 02:35 PM
Such a fun idea! I love it for a party...
Posted by: Amanda | July 07, 2009 at 09:55 PM
This is such a great idea. I tried this out with my little ones yesterday and they loved it. they reminded me that I need to refill them today.
Posted by: Kate R. | July 08, 2009 at 09:15 AM
That is awesome. I had no idea!
Posted by: Jill | July 10, 2009 at 03:56 AM
What a great idea, I can see this as a way of managing snacking at work as well!
Posted by: Helen | July 11, 2009 at 07:50 PM
I'm curious about the Flickr group. I love M&M's :)
Posted by: Sudoku | December 28, 2009 at 08:41 AM