5 reasons why our kids should be cooking

I know, I know, I know. Cooking with kids is a messy business…

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Food Jagging - tips for fussy eaters

Bet you’ve never heard of “food jagging” before? Well, if you have a fussy or picky eater, you are more than likely to have experienced it.

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5 easy tips for a healthy birthday party for your kids!

My children and yours I’m sure, have gone to and will continue to go to, countless birthday parties over the years. They come home all sugared up

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5 books for fussy eaters in the class or at home

Have you a fussy eater at home? Or do you just want to encourage your children to eat more fruit and veg?

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Selection box be gone....

New Year, new you - or at least new you once the selection boxes/Roses/Quality Street/Christmas cake/other Christmas chocolate is all gone.

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5 tips for keeping your kids healthy over Christmas!

Healthy - at Christmas? Sure that’s not the point of Christmas at all! It’s a time to let loose, eat chocolate for breakfast, mince pies for dinner and watch tv for days on end. Isn’t it? Isn’t it?

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9 + 1 Christmas gifts for foodie kids!

Where did Christmas come from? Seriously, I know we all know it’s coming and it’s the same date every year but does it not feel like someone’s stolen half of November and a week in October?

UncategorizedMcKenna CreativeDecember 2, 2018

My day out at the Oireachtas!

Recently I attended the launch of the report “Tackling Childhood Obesity” from the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in the Oireachtas.

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Give tricks and not treats this Halloween!

It’s that time of year again when the shops are stuffed, wall to wall, with sweets, chocolates and grotesque confectionery items, in preparation for trick or treating.

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Dessert for breakfast!

Who eats dessert for breakfast? Imagine the scenario, the kids roll out of bed, don their uniforms and make their way downstairs.

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Back to school SOS - lunchbox hacks to ease you back into it!

It’s back to school this week and in our house it’s a bit of a double-edged sword.

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No use crying over spilt flour….

Part of what I do in my business is to encourage children to get involved in cooking.

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I've got a 'chip' on my shoulder about kid's menus!

f you’re anything like me, then going on holidays means a break from cooking. Oh happy, oh bliss, oh joy - no cooking. But oh no - we are at the mercy of kids menus when we eat out.

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