I LOVE Valentine’s Day! I love all things red, pink and heart-shaped! This is a holiday that took on a whole new meaning for me when I had kids. They get so excited about all the hearts, all the love…and I get a whole month of spoiling them with all things heart-shaped! The down side of all this love is it has, like every other holiday, become all about the candy and cupcakes…which is great, in moderation, but sometimes I start to feel overwhelmed…my 90/10 philosophy starts to feel a little more like 50/50 as the sugar creeps in.
But healthy can still be fun, and if anything it shows even more love as we watch out for their little hearts and minds. Today I made some heart-shaped fun for four little ones and honestly you would have thought I had served pink cupcakes with extra sprinkles…they were thrilled and the plate was cleared in under 5 minutes! I think we sometimes under-estimate what will put smiles on their little faces!
Ingredients: Fruit & veggies, cheese, pretzels
I used watermelon, strawberries (cut in half already look like hearts), & cucumbers
Tools: Heart-shaped cookie cutters (you can get a set of all sizes at Michael’s for under $5) & an apple corer
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