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100 Bite-Size Summer Moments: Family Fun Made Simple
For parents, life is chaotic. Some days can feel like a race to get through, but when we slow down and savor a joyful moment of simplicity, we never regret it. Positive memories that involve lively ac- tivities and healthful foods, like blueberries, can set kids on a positive path, instilling shared mem- ories and good choices to last a lifetime.
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• Host a recipe swap party with friends. Dis- cover healthy, fun snacks for kids AND the latest gossip. #WinWin.
• Try your hand at fun-shaped pancakes. Not artistically inclined? Everyone can make a deli- cious smiley face out of blueberries!
•Challengekidstomaketheirownrecipes using only ingredients already at home. (It’s not lazy, it’s resourceful!)
•Shoptogetherforexoticnewfruitsorveg- gies to try—like star fruit or artichokes—and find recipes to use them.
• Preserve the taste of summer with home- made blueberry jam. Your future self will be grateful!
• Go for gold with your own Summer Olym- pics at the pool with races, relays and other games.
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To make this summer unforgetta- ble, the Blue- berry Coun- cil is sharing 100 Bite-Size Summer Mo- ments—sim- ple, enjoyable, wholesome and delicious things to do as a family. Here are 25 “bites,” or ideas for things to do together to kick off the summer. You can find de- tailed recipes and blueberry farm locations, plus new Bite-Size ideas every two weeks now through August, at littlebluedynamos.
com:
• Slow it down on your nature walk—take pics
of the coolest and weirdest things you see, then look them up when you get home.
• Pick your own blueberries at a nearby farm—make something fun or eat ‘em fresh!
• Pack up paper and art supplies for a trip to the local zoo and draw the animals you like best. Can you say arts and giraffes?
• Punch up your lunch with a family picnic! Everyone gets to choose or make one thing he or she likes the most.
• Stir up an adults-only beverage with Blue- berry Moscow Mules. The occasion? Life.
• Establish a “no-phone zone” at meals. Re-
Positive memories of family activities and healthful foods such as blueberries, as in these Red, White and Blueberry Popsicles, can set kids on a positive path toward good choicesthatlastalifetime.
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