Treats for Kids | SoCal Savvy Mom

Oct 26
2020

Healthy Halloween and DIY Treats

Halloween is almost here and we love to make fun treats and healthy options as well. Below are some of the ones we highlighted on our Fox news segment earlier today.

Mummy Juice Boxes – Items Needed to Make:

Regular juice boxes
Toilet paper
Tape
Black Marker

Rrip toilet paper into long strips, wrap around juice boxes, use tape as needed. Use black marker to draw on the eyes.

Tangerine Jack-O-Lanterns – Items Needed to Make:

Tangerines
Black Marker
Fun Halloween Tray

Use black marker to draw different faces on the tangerines similar to a Jack-O-Lantern

Candy-Corn Fruit Cups – Items Needed to Make:

Pineapple cut into pieces
Tangerines (or oranges cut smaller)
Whip Cream
Mason Jar (or other clear container)
Candy-Corn

Cut pineapple, peal tangerines and pull apart into pieces. Place pineapple at the bottom, tangerines next, fill the rest with whip cream and top with a candy-corn or two.

String-Cheese Ghosts – Items Needed to Make:

String Cheese
Black Marker

Simply draw eyes and a mouth on the string cheese and you are finished!

Frankenstein Rice Crispy Treats – Items Needed to Make:

Rice Crisp Cereal
Marshmallows
Green Food Coloring
Black Frosting
Thin Pretzels

Make rice crispy treats as normal (see side of the cereal box in most cases) Add green dye and stir in until you get the color you desire. Let sit to firm for about an hour. Cut into rectangles, use black frosting to draw on hair, eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth. Break pretzels in half and stick to side near the mouth.

Oreo Eyeballs – Items Needed to Make:

Oreo Cookies
Sticks
White chocolate chips
Red Frosting
Blue Frosting
Black Frosting
Wax Paper

Twist oreos apart and put stick into the frosting in the middle, it is best to let this set for a while (20 minutes) before attempting to dip in melted chocolate as it may slip off. Melt white chocolate chips (we use microwave in 30 second increments) dip oreos into the melted chocolate. Make sure you cover the entire cookie, set aside to harden (can be put in freezer to speed it up) After chocolate has hardened and is firm to the touch use the blue frosting and make a big circle in the middle of the cookie, then take the black frosting and put a dot on the blue circle. Next use the red frosting to draw the veins on the eyes.

Pretzel Broomsticks – Items Needed to Make:

Pretzel sticks
Plastic bags
Halloween Ribbon
Halloween Pencils

Put the pretzels into the plastic bags and insert pencil into the middle of the bag, use the ribbon to tie it closed.

Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats – Items Needed to Make:

Rice Crisp Cereal
Marshmallows
Orange Food Coloring
Green Frosting
Mini Rolos
Wax Paper

Make rice crispy treats as usual (recipe can be found on the back of the cereal box) add orange food coloring to desired color. Wet your hands and shape into pumpkins. Add mini rolo for the stem, and use the green frosting to add leaves.

Mar 14
2017

St. Patrick’s Day Kids Treats

by Nicole Connerley

Rice crispy treats are a favorite in our house, yet another reason to love them is you can make them for any holiday. We have made Christmas trees, pumpkins, Easter Eggs and now four-leafed clovers! Not only are they very easy to make, they are also delicious to eat as well. My son helped with every step of making these and had a blast while doing it.

Ingredients Needed:

1 box rice crispy cereal

1 bag of marshmallows

Green food dye

Butter (we used coconut oil instead)

Melt 2 tbsp of butter and 40 marshmallows in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Mix melted ingredients together and add green food dye. Add 4 cups of rice crispy cereal, add another cup if needed. Let set for about 5 minutes and then use cookie cutter to cute out. We used a coconut oil spray and sprayed the cookie cutter a few different times so the rice didn’t stick to it. After you have cut them out set on wax paper to set. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Oct 31
2016

Safe Trick or Treating Halloween 2016

by Nicole Connerley

Halloween is today, Happy Halloween! Do you have a tradition? Do you love trick or treating in your neighborhood? I love the idea of trick or treating at a shopping center or mall because it feels safer. I am always worried about children on Halloween and being struck by a car, this almost happened to us last year! The driver of the car got an ear full from myself and the other parents with us. This year we will be trick or treating at one of the events listed below. Of course my child and probably yours too LOVES Halloween because of the candy, which is another reason I love this, I know who the candy is coming from. We always end our night watching Charlie Brown as our family tradition. Have a very save Halloween!

Carmel Mountain Plaza Halloween Trick or Treat – Children 12 and under dressed in costumes are invited to trick-or-treat at participating stores from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Parents can enjoy live music with the 80’z All-Stars, or kids can enjoy balloon art, and more! Register near Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf or Reading Cinemas and receive a Free treat bag, while supplies last.

Carlsbad Premium Outlets Halloween Trick-or-Treating – From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. costumed children escorted by their parents are invited to trick-or-treat at Carlsbad Premium Outlets on Halloween. Participating merchants will distribute wrapped candy and treats adding to the fun, for more information click here.

The Shoppes at Carlsbad – Halloween Trick-or-Treating at the Shoppes at Carlsbad (formerly Carlsbad Mall) trick or treating begins at 2 P.M. next to the elevator on level one. Some retailers will be participating (while supplies last). Look for a Pumpkin in their window, also have a list available at the candy table.

CORONADO – From 3:30-5:30 pm on Halloween, local merchants on Orange Avenue provide a great night for the little ones by passing out candy and other gifts!

Chula Vista Village Walk Trick or Treat – Village Walk merchants will provide free treats for children ages 12 and under dressed in costume and accompanied by an adult. Two registration areas, one by HSBC bank and one near the children’s sandbox area next to T.J. Maxx, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for more information click here.

Encinitas Safe Trick or Treat – Along a stretch of South Coast Hwy 101, from Encinitas Blvd. to K street, will transform into Pumpkin lane from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be decorated with elaborately carved pumpkins at different viewing locations. Downtown businesses generously participate and join in the fun. Don’t miss the kids zone where children can enjoy games, music and activities at The Lumberyard Courtyard. Downtown merchants hand out candy in a tranquil, safe setting where tricksters of all ages have loads of fun. For more information click here.

Flower Hill Promenade (Del Mar) Stop by for a Halloween bash that caters to children of all ages as well as their doting parents, Flower Hill Promenade will host its annual Trick-or-Treating event. Kids dressed as princesses, pirates, witches, superheroes and any other Halloween character you can imagine can run from store to store filling their baskets with treats and candies galore, parents can meander through Del Mar’s premier open-air shopping, dining and entertainment center collecting goodies of their own. Meanwhile, parents: feel free to drop into your favorite shops to treat yourselves. Pink Soul boutique will be gifting “Mommy Treat Bags” while kids overflow their Halloween bags.

Grossmont Center on October 31st come in your best Halloween costume and trick-or-treat through over one million square feet of stores, restaurants and eateries. Bring your family to a safe place to trick-or-treat this October for a Halloween to remember. The event will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Westfield UTC Mall-O-Ween – Stop in for some fun trick or treating with participating retailers at UTC. From 3 p.m. to 7p.m., select retailers will be participating with in-store “carnival” festivities and bounce back deals available for you to use through the weekend. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., more mall retailers will be joining on the festivities, distributing candy for trick-or-treating and Plaza Unplugged performer, Ryan Brolliar, will be joining us in Palm Plaza for musical entertainment! For more information click here.

Jul 26
2016

Back to school fun with #a2Milk, #IC (ad)

by Nicole Connerley

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Mar 21
2016

Easter Savings at Food4Less

by Nicole Connerley

Food4Less has some amazing sales going on right now that will help you fill all those Easter baskets without breaking the bank! With some amazing specials on Hershey’s chocolate eggs, your kids will love for you to fill their baskets with these special treats.

The sale is for Hershey’s Reese’s Peanut butter eggs for only $2.99 each. Anything chocolate is my son’s favorite so I will be stopping by Food4Less to pick up a couple of these to fill his Easter basket with. We are hosting three different egg hunts on Sunday, one for toddlers, one for school aged children and per my brother’s girlfriends request an adult hunt as well. So needless to say I need to stock up on candy while I have the chance.

Another sale item you don’t want to miss is the raw shrimp for only $4.99 a pound! I am planning on making some delicious rosemary shrimp on the grill this week. It is so simple to make and always turns out delicious.

To find the specials in your area click here. All of the sale items for Southern California may be found below, happy shopping!

Offers: Green Cabbage $0.39

Great American Tilapia Filets $9.99 ea.

Pasila Peppers $079/lb.

Raw Shrimp $4.99/lb.

Pinto Beans 5 lb. bag $2.99 ea.

Los Altos Oaxaca or Cotija Cheese $3.49 lb.

Hershey’s or Reese’s Peanut Butter Easter Eggs $2.99 ea.

Doritos, Fritos, Cheetos or Bean Dip 3 for $5

Gatorade 32 oz. $0.69 ea.

Mar 20
2016

Fun DIY treats to make with your kids for Easter – As seen on Good Morning San Diego

by Nicole Connerley

Saturday March 19th Nicole Hughes of SoCal Savvy Mom was on Good Morning San Diego sharing the best Easter treats to make with kids. All of the items shown on the TV segment are listed below, enjoy!

Want to learn how to make fun treats with your children for Easter? We’ve got you covered with SoCal Savvy Mom Nicole Hughes!

Good Morning San Diego Segment may be found by clicking here : Fun do-it-yourself treats to make with your kids for Easter

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