{Kids in the Kitchen}: What's for Breakfast?

Welcome to the first week of the Kids in the Kitchen series. To get the low down on all of the details, check out my introduction post. This week we are tackling breakfast. I knew I wanted to make something that included Myles' two favorite breakfast items: eggs and sausage. He is in a phase now when oyu ask him a question, you will get the same response 99% of the time. Anytime (day or night) I ask him what he wants to eat, he responds with 'eggs'. So it is safe to say that he likes eggs :) In the interest of being toddler friendly, I decided to go with the recently popular make-anything-into-a-muffin idea. So here is our first recipe for this series: 

Egg, Sausage, and Cheese Muffins

What You Will Need

*This makes 12 muffins. If you want to make more to freeze, just double everything.*
 

1/2 lb turkey breakfast sausage
6 eggs

1 cup wheat flour
 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon baking powder (not soda like in the picture!)
1/2 cup skim milk
Salt and pepper to taste

This version I thought was way too floury; we couldn't even taste the cheese or eggs. If your kids are not a fan of eggs or cheese and you are trying to sneak them in for protein/calcium, then this recipe would be great. However if you are like us and want to taste the egg and cheese, I would recommend using only a half a cup of flour. I will try that the next time I make these to see if that helps. 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a skillet, cook the turkey sausage. Chop up while cooking. 

3. Whisk eggs in large mixing bowl. Add cooked turkey sausage and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl.  Stir well. 

4. Spray, grease, or add liners to your muffin tin. Fill each cup to the top, using all of the mixture to fill the whole tin.

4. Cook for 20-25 minutes.

 5. Enjoy the yumminess and also feed your parents :)

This week was a great start to this series. I wasn't sure how much Myles would actually participate and help me, but I was pleasantly surprised and we really had a great time making a mess cooking in the kitchen! Can't wait to see how he does in the coming weeks!

Also don't forget to check out what all of the other ladies put together for this week's item in the link-up below. And if you have a post (new or old) that you created featuring kid friendly breakfast ideas submit it below in the link-up. No post this week? No problem; join us next Monday when we will be talking all about lunch!  

 And in case you want to join and get a head start, here is the complete list for the coming weeks:
September 1: Let's do Lunch!
September 8: Dinnertime!
September 15: Delicious Desserts.
September 22: Snack Attack!
September 29: Kid Creations...(Let your kids come up with a recipe!)

{Think Outside the Toy Box} Milk Jugs: DIY Bathtub Scoop

Well here we are: the 10th and final week of the Think Outside the Toy Box Summer Fun Series! Thank you all so much for your support and participation through the last 9 weeks! I can honestly say that this was more than just blog series; I was able to link up with some really amazing ladies, spend real quality time with my son, get my creative juices flowing, and step-up my blogging game. We have had so much fun every week with messy experiments, painting crafts, and race track play. I'm hoping we can do this again next summer! But for now, enjoy our last project in this series!

If you are here for the first time or want to check out all the details again, take a look at the post introducing the Think Outside the Toy Box summer fun series. Also if you have missed any previous weeks, here are the projects we have done so far:
Glow-in-the-Dark Bowling (and bath)
Plastic Bottle Waterfall
Astronaut/Alien Costume
 Foamy Bathtub Paint

Edible Sensory Bin
Marble Drop/Race
 Shredded Crayon Canvas Art
Painted Puzzle Wall Art 
Paper Cup Race Track

Now on to this week's fun with:

MILK JUGS

When I was planning out all the different project for this series, I had initially wanted to use the milk jugs make planters because Myles was really into plants and dirt of course. Then I thought about doing a a bird feeder because Myles loves when we have birds in our yard and always chases them away. But I still kept my mind open to come up with something different/uncommon. I came across this pin and thought I could give it a try but with a little variation. So I made a:

  Shark Bathtub Scoop

What You Will Need: 

1 plastic milk jug

Scissors/X-acto knife

Markers
Glue gun (optional)

Directions:  

1. Rinse the milk jug out and let it dry. Hold the jug with the handle up and draw the teeth with the marker. I should have made it more into a scoop shape with the bottom middle being higher than the sides. Cut up the sides further as well.

2. Using the X-acto knife, cut a slit into the handle. Cut a triangle out of the bottom piece of the milk jug that you cut out earlier. Place the triangle into the slit. I used the glue gun to secure it in place, but it isn't necessary. 

3. Use the markers to make the shark face. I drew eyes, the nose, nose slits, and outlined the teeth. I also added some blood (red marker) for a little dramatic affect! Let the marker and glue dry for about 15 minutes before using.

 4. Play! We used this in our water table for picture purposes, but it would be perfect for the bathtub. We also used it to water the plants!

  I am so sad that this is the last Think Outside the Toy Box Summer Fun Series post. Thanks again so much for all of your support and encouragement through this whole series!  I loved sharing with all of you and hope you found some inspiration as well!

 
 Don't forget to check out what all of the other ladies put together for this week's item in the link-up below. And if you have a post (new or old) that you created showcasing milk jugs in a kid's project, craft, game, experiment, etc., submit it below as well.