Daily Activities — fun with food

Ritz Flip—Boredom Buster and Easy Game for Families (Play with Your Food!)

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Ritz Flip—Boredom Buster and Easy Game for Families (Play with Your Food!)

Although it looks easy, the Ritz Flip is quite the fun activity! Simply place a quarter on a Ritz cracker, flip it in the air, and try to catch it back on the quarter! When playing with a group, see who can be the first to catch it a certain number of times. Or, play it Minute-to-Win-It–style and see how many times you can catch it in 60 seconds.

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Mashed Potato Easter Eggs—Easy Easter Food Craft!

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Mashed Potato Easter Eggs—Easy Easter Food Craft!

This year, Easter will be a little different. Many of our traditions won’t be able to happen in the same way. Make the day a little more memorable by doing something unexpected—let your family play with their food at the Easter feast! It’s easy with your mashed potatoes; once you prepare them, separate them into several bowls and dye them with food coloring. Let everyone dish up their potatoes and use them to create and decorate a mashed potato Easter egg!

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How to Make Disney Churros with an Easter Twist—Easter Candy Churros Challenge!

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How to Make Disney Churros with an Easter Twist—Easter Candy Churros Challenge!

Learn how to make Easter Disney churros with these fun twists! Enjoy egg-shaped churros, Easter-candy–covered Disney churros, and a fun way to “decorate” your Disney churros to look like dyed Easter eggs! Plus, take the Disney churro Easter challenge to see which Easter candies best complement Disney churros and which don’t! Surprisingly, my top pick and bottom pick were the exact opposite of what I thought they would be!

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6 Service Ideas for Lifting Cheer during the Coronavirus

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6 Service Ideas for Lifting Cheer during the Coronavirus

Today a friend texted several of us in the neighborhood: “I am just pulling into Costco; does anyone need anything?” How amazingly kind is that! It’s the type of beauty that can come from people drawing together during a difficult situation like the Coronavirus. Want to help spread that same cheer to others, which can also bring happiness and peace to your family? Download and print some of these handouts to accompany a sweet treat for a neighbor. Download all of the handouts here. -- Paper Airplane Runway Drop off several sheets of printer paper that can be used to...

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Milk Art—The Classic Milk and Dish Soap Science Experiment Gets a New Artistic Twist!

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Milk Art—The Classic Milk and Dish Soap Science Experiment Gets a New Artistic Twist!

You may have enjoyed the science experiment that mixes milk, food coloring, and dish soap, but have you ever turned it into art? The whole family will love this creativity activity! Plus, this experiment helps you discover what friendships might be waiting for you!

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