Muffin Tin Monday

It's that day again! Time for another round of Muffin Tin Monday. Here we go ~

Contents: Tooth picks, Laughing Cow cheese, wheat thins, grapes, cup for cherry pits, carrot sticks, blueberries, left-over Arthur Mac-n-Cheese, cherries, banana bread cubes, vanilla cookies, veggie booty

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Morning has Broken

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Muffin Tin Monday

I have been absolutely blown away by the bento box craze. I can look for hours through the bento flickr groups - little food presented so artfully, all stored in an adorable little box. They are unbelievable. Muffin Tin Monday (I'll explain) is my ode to the bento box. Only simple and not really as cute *but* easy enough for some of us (me!) to play along.

Muffin Tin Monday = Lunch served in a Muffin Tin

The concept is not new, I'm sure many of you have seen this out in the mommy world of play dates and preschool. It's a great way to break the monotony of daily lunch preparation. I also hope it will encourage me to keep offering new foods to my kids - maybe they'll even like one of them! So, I officially declare Monday as Muffin Tin Monday. Join me!

Each Monday I'll post a picture of the previous week's muffin tin. Send me a link to yours and I'll add it to my post. Fun! Here is last week's:

Contents: Goldfish, blueberry bagel chunks, cucumber sticks, strawberry yogurt, Gorilla Munch cereal, blueberries, pretzels, string cheese, dried apricots, red pepper, cheddar cheese cubes, peaches.

This was too much food for 2 kids so I saved it and put it out again for afternoon snack.

More Marvelous Muffin Tins:
Mama Said

My oldest daughter discovered the joys of Rice Krispies in milk this weekend - Snap Crackle Pop! Also managed to take a few photos during our walk to the park. Click here to check 'em out.

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

It's Chinese New Year and we celebrated at my oldest daughter's preschool tonight. We had a Chinese dinner, catered by The Snappy Dragon and for dessert we had rice cake made by the students. After eating the students put on their dragon masks and paraded through the school with instruments, scaring away the bad luck, making room for lots of good fortune in the year ahead. 2008 is the Year of the Rat. Here are the characteristics of a Rat Year:

It starts February 7, 2008 and ends on January 25, 2009. A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start. Ventures begun now may not yield fast returns, but opportunities will come for people who are well prepared and resourceful. The best way for you to succeed is to be patient, let things develop slowly, and make the most of every opening you can find.