Let’s face it: life isn’t easy, especially if you have kids to look after. That’s why we’re always looking for new mom life hacks to take the stress out of everyday life. Preparing snacks, cooking meals, keeping the kids busy — it’s a lot to deal with all at once. Well, what if we told you that you can prep nutritious snacks and activities for your little one at the same time?
Our friends at Once Upon A Farm™ make delicious, nutritious, cold-pressed snacks for kids with wholesome ingredients even they can pronounce. The immunity blends are the ideal on-the-go snack, without any adjustments, but the possibilities for creating new treats are endless. You can easily prep homemade fruit leathers and gummy fruit snacks that will keep your kids smiling all day long. The fun doesn’t have to end there! Save the caps to create custom learning games.
Make life a little easier, with some helpful mom life hacks from your friends at Blossom and Once Upon A Farm™!
Kid Friendly Peeling Mango: Cut mango into thirds to remove seed, then slide skin between a glass for easy peeling.
Easy Pitting Cherries: Place a cherry onto a glass Coke bottle, then firmly press down with a chopstick to remove the seeds.
Easy Pealing Dragon Fruit: Make a vertical cut through the skin of the dragon fruit. Pull both sides of the skin to quickly peel.
Apple Stays Fresh: Slice apples normally. Bring the slices back together and secure with a rubber band. This will slow down the browning process.
Healthy Fruit Leather: Spread your desired flavor fruit pouch onto a sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake on low temperature (approx. 170 degrees F) for 6-8 hours.
Healthy Fruit Snack: Warm your fruit juice of choice (we used pineapple juice), then mix in gelatin packs. Add a tablespoon of your favorite fruit pouch. Pour into mold and refrigerate.
Sandwich Cup: Make your sandwich with your preferred ingredients, avoiding the sides of the bread. Take an upside down glass and press down onto the sandwich. Turn the glass a few times to separate the circle sized sandwich and the crust.
Yogurt Bites: Combine one cup of Greek yogurt with two tablespoons of your chosen fruit pouch. Pipe small bite sized pieces onto a tray lined with parchment paper. Freeze and enjoy!
Easy Ice Pack: Put fruit pouch in the freezer until frozen solid. Place in lunch box to act as an ice pack.
Fridge Organization: Take backing paper off the command strips. Attach the gadget to the fridge in your desired position. Add fruit pouches for easy access/organization.
Ice Cube Game: Place used fruit pouch caps into an ice cube tray. Fill with water and freeze. Once completely frozen, place into a large bowl. Place colored bowls that match the cap colors around the bowl. Use hands, tweezers, or a spoon to sort the ice cubes.
Shoebox Game: Cut cardboard strips to fit inside a shoe box. Secure the strips so they form equal sized gaps (for ours, we used two strips to make three gaps because we had three cap colors). Then cut colored paper that matches the cap colors into strips that will fit into the gaps. Write the color names on the corresponding paper strip. Place paper strips into the shoe box. Secure everything with hot glue.
Sensory Bag: Save the used caps from your fruit pouches. Cut strips of paper that match the color of your caps. Attach papers to a sheet of cardboard and set aside. Fill a gallon zip bag with your caps, then pour in enough baby oil to completely cover them. Lay cardboard sheet on a flat surface, then lay your bag flat over it. Tape each side down, so that the bag and cardboard are secured.
