🍎 Storytime Snacks 🍎

I think it is really important to teach your kids about seasons (even when you live in LA and there are no seasons😉). One of my favorite books is called "Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn.” I have teamed up with some amazing moms to share #storytimesnacks ideas as my kindergartener son has become really interested in reading and writing. All of us have come up with different ways to encourage literacy instead of traditional methods. I took this book and made a snack with fall produce such as apples and what was fun was that my son came up with 2 different types of snacks using apples (muffins and a cinnamon spiced carrot apple sauce). After this, he worked on drawing a picture & writing out some of the fall themed words to go along with it. After you read these books with your kids, having them draw a picture of the book helps with their comprehension skills as well as their fine motor skills.

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For more of the storytime snack ideas check out these other mamas:
@literacyforlittles
@kidlunchbox
@Happyhealthycasa
@lacy.arrowsmith
@Veggiebudsclub
@Lindsaypleskot

Here is the apple carrot muffin recipe inspired by @thenaturalnurturer:

INGREDIENTS:
3 flax eggs
1 cup grated carrot
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 @coombsmaple syrup
2 cups @kandarianorganicfarms teff flour
1 tsp aluminum free baking soda
1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp blackstrap molasses
1/2 tbsp Ceylon cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 medium apple, roughly chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Blend all ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & line a 12-hole cast iron muffin tin. Can add sliced apples 🍎 on top. Cook for 25 min.