Archive for Especially for Kids
Suggested Events for September 12th-18th, 2015
Sep
11
2015
“Hilltown Families is my go-to place to look for upcoming family activities in my community (and the surrounding communities). I truly appreciate this site and all of the work that’s put into it!” – Renee H. (Easthampton, MA) … Continue reading → [continue reading]
Local Ingredients for School Lunches: Egg Salad
Aug
29
2015
Egg Salad Lunch Recipe adapted From EatingWell: March/April 2009
Spoon the egg salad into a lettuce “bowl” to keep it looking pretty and enjoy with bread and veggies. Toss peaches and blueberries with yogurt to keep the peaches from turning brown..
Ingredients 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon each [continue reading]
Spoon the egg salad into a lettuce “bowl” to keep it looking pretty and enjoy with bread and veggies. Toss peaches and blueberries with yogurt to keep the peaches from turning brown..
Ingredients 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon each [continue reading]
Local Ingredients for School Lunches: Pizza Roll-Up, Veggies, and Watermelon Lunch
Aug
28
2015
Pizza Roll-Up, Veggies & Watermelon Lunch Recipe From EatingWell: March/April 2009 – with minor tweaks
This easy pizza-inspired roll-up is a kid-pleaser! Keep ’em smiling with watermelon cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters.
1 serving | Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients [continue reading]
This easy pizza-inspired roll-up is a kid-pleaser! Keep ’em smiling with watermelon cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters.
1 serving | Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients [continue reading]
Soup’s On: Picky Eaters, Part 3
Aug
26
2015
This month in “Soup’s On: Stirring Up Connections in the Kitchen,” Dane continues the spotlight on picky eaters. The conversation continues by taking a look at youth and young adults, and how NOT to turn dinnertime into a battlefield of exasperation. [continue reading]
Farm Profile: Art’s Berry Farm
Jul
19
2015
By Aja Lippincott, CISA Staff Published in CISA’s July Newsletter – Sign Up Here !
“Are you the blueberry king of East Longmeadow?” is a question Art Valonen, owner and operator of Art’s Berry Farm was surprised to hear as he answered his phone recently. Art [continue reading]
Time to Talk: 11 Apps to Support Children’s Language Skills
Jul
9
2015
The activities we do when on vacation can be used to support vocabulary and language skills. When used together with your kids, apps can also be useful tools to stimulate communication and fostering language carryover. This month in “Time to Talk,” speech-language pathologist Kathy Puckett shares 11 apps to use to support children’s language skills [continue reading]
14 Playgrounds Recommendations in Western MA!
Jun
29
2015
Where’s your favorite playground in western MA? We invited our readers to share their suggestions & lesser known treasures. Here’s what they had to share… [continue reading]
What to do with Fiddleheads?
May
30
2015
Fiddleheads are an enigma. These unusual looking greens when handled properly in the kitchen can unleash a joyous culinary moment! Read on and see about the Fiddlehead Arugula Salad that YOU can make for your family, getting your kids excited about eating local food! Let us know how it goes! [continue reading]
Engage in Community-Based Learning & Service: Become a Pet Foster Family
Dec
7
2014
Engage in some furry family community service by becoming a foster family for a local animal shelter or humane society! Cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, and even birds await foster placements all over western Massachusetts, and providing a foster home to pets waiting adoption is a fantastic way to not only enjoy some animal [continue reading]
The Good Life: A Parent As Sports Spectator
Nov
22
2014
As a parent of a little child, you spend so much time protecting from the jarring contact of the outside world. Sometimes it seems the world is just full of accidents waiting to happen and you are there to protect your child from them the best you can….And then there is sports with its crunching [continue reading]
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