Babysitting three boys? Lunches and snacks?

Question

Hey. I watch three boys over the summer. And I was wondering some fun and creative lunches that we could make. I don't want the regular ham and cheese sandwich. I would like something creative, fun and simply.

Also maybe some snack too. They love to eat and I always try to make the best of what they have. I'll take them out to get slushes, but I was wondering waht snacks we could make here.

It would be great if they could join in too. Like help make the lunches and stuff.

They really like nachos, so maybe an easy and simple nacho recipe?

Answer 1

Well it depends on their ages I guess.  But my 4 yr old loves to make crescent dogs.  He always tells me he wants to roll hotdogs.  (its cute) He also loves to pour stuff in and just stand on a stool and watch. Oh yeah I have also let him use a butter knife to cut hotdogs into little chuncks and then put them in to boil with mac and cheese.  Then finish your mac and cheese the same as if there were no hotdogs in it.   Good luck I hope this little bit helps.  I know how boys are and you sound like a GREAT babysitter!  I wish I had a good one!

Answer 2

You could make mini pizzas and let them choose and design their own toppings.

scrambled egg on toast. They could help whisk the egg, and butter the toast.

Make sandwiches. But let them choose their own fillings and have shape cutters so that they can make their sandwiches into nice shapes.

You could make some cakes with them and let them ice them.

Answer 3

http://www.recipeladies.com/kidscooking....

Answer 4

Lunch ideas:

wraps and raw veggies with dip

soup and sandwitches

pizza rolls and some kind of side salad (the salad is one they are more likely

to eat if they make it)

ck. nuggets french fries or tater tots

quesildilias tortilia chips refried beans w/ melted cheese over the top for dipping the chips in

hot dogs mac and cheese

make it yourself pizza (kids could top it, just buy the dough thats already made)

chicken strip salad

Snacks:

celery w/ p'nut butter and raisens (ants on a log)

carrot sticks and ranch

p'nut butter and banana wraps

yogurt toped w/ granola (this sounds nasty, it's actually cheap, filling and taste soooo good)

frozen banana's (stick a popcicle stick in it and freeze in sandwitch baggie) (can dip in melted choc. and cover w/ nuts or sprinkles or just eat as is)

frozen grapes

homemade juice popcicles

fruit

chips and bean dip or salsa

string cheese

cheese and crackers

lettuce wraps

muffins

trail mix

nuts

dried fruit

Answer 5

you should go on you tube and type in big cook little cook

it is a childrens cooking show in the uk and they always have fun children meals and snacks and show you how to make it look like things like spiders or summit

www.cbbc.co.uk and there should be a link to the website if you tube dnt work

Answer 6

The simplest nacho recipe would be melt cheese over chips for 15-30 seconds in the microwave

Other things:

pb n' j or ham n' cheese but cut shapes out of them with cookie cutters

bagel and cream cheese make a face on the bagel with veggies, raisins, ect.

strawberry and banana smoothie (easy to mkae in a blender with ice and vanilla yogurt)

I would also try family fun they have so many creative ideas that the kids can hel make!

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/

Answer 7

When I babysit my cousins I make them sandwiches with whatever filling they want, then I cut them into different shapes.

One of my cousins likes his sandwiches to be cut into a clown shape.

Nachos are pretty easy to do things with. Just grate some cheese, add some salsa and pop it in the microwave for 20-45 seconds, depending how much cheese you use.