Healthy Food to Fuel the Brain for School ~ #JennieO4kids #cbias

Champions for Kids

I am going to make a confession. We have been letting the kids eat less than healthy meals, and for part of my New Year's Resolution series I am going to show you how we are working to make a change. I am a former teacher, so I should definitely know better. Kids require healthy food, especially for breakfast, to have them learn effectively. You always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so I am going to work harder to make … [Read more...]

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Champions for Kids ~ Dial Into Giving SIMPLE Service Project #DialCFK #CBias

Helping Kids and Others In Need~ Everyone Can Use More Hygiene Products ~ All my readers know how important the Champions for Kids SIMPLE Service projects are to me and my family. My kids and I have helped donating cereal to people in need, dental products, and school supplies just to name a few. You can see most of them in the "charity" tab on my site! We just absolutely love helping others and this project was no exception. Our mission this … [Read more...]

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Champions for Kids Book Donation ~ We Made Our Goal and Overflowed! #NickCFK #CBias

CFK Book Drive to Help Kids with Literacy~ All Kids Need Books to Succeed #NickCFK #CBias ~As you might remember from my first post about the Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive SIMPLE Service Project from Champions for Kids, we were asking families at my daughter's gymnastics place (RISE Gym) to donate new or gently used books for kids in need. If you are not familiar with Champions for Kids, then you need to check them out. They are a wonderful … [Read more...]

Kristin

Champions for Kids SIMPLE Service Project – #NickCFK: Help Them Read! #CBias

Reading Is Very Important to Mama Luvs Books!~ Helping Kids in Need to Get Books is Such a Great Cause ~Champions for Kids does it once again! They have yet another great cause to help kids in need; having community members collect books for kids because not every kid in the community is blessed with the access to good books. I love this wonderful initiative, because as you know I am a former teacher of eight years at the elementary and middle … [Read more...]

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Dental Supply Donations Has Us Smiling ~ #SpinbrushCFK #CBias

We LOVE Donating to Kids in Need~ This Time We Were Able to Help Kids with Dental Supplies ~My kids surprising love going to the dentist. They think sitting in the chair is a blast, and they especially love getting new toothpaste, a new toothbrush, and some stickers when we leave. They both go every six months for a check-up, and their teeth and gums have been in great health so far. They like to brush their teeth (especially with a fun … [Read more...]

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Help Those Smiles Shine One Kid at a Time ~ #SpinbrushCFK #CBias

Providing Dental Care Items for Kids in Need~ Champions for Kids Does it Again! ~As you all know, working on Champions for Kids (CFK) projects is one of my favorite things to do. Previously we've been able to provide 50 boxes of cereal to a local charity and donate Jennie-O Turkey products to kids in a cooperative preschool. It feels so great to be able to help others in your community, and my kids have learned to love helping others too. I love … [Read more...]

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SIMPLE Service Project for #JennieOCFK

Educating Young Kids to "Make The Switch" Thanks to Jennie-O  As you read in my first Jennie-O post, my family decided to make the switch from red meat to turkey products. My son and I shopped at Walmart and picked up some products to try out. It was great substituting Jennie-O turkey for our usual red meat staples. We used ground turkey instead of ground beef in our spaghetti, we used smoked turkey sausage for our sausage and peppers dish, and … [Read more...]

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“Make the Switch” from Red Meat to Turkey #JennieOCFK #Cbias

We Are Eating Healthier and Going to "Make The Switch" Thanks to Jennie-OIt's so easy to pick-up red meat when shopping for your weekly groceries. For taco night you grab ground beef, then you pick-up some steak for another night and beef for stew for a third night. It easily adds up to many nights a week of red meat which is not the healthiest lifestyle to live. Red meat is known to have negative health effects because the saturated animal fat … [Read more...]

Kristin