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31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes

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31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

I’ve been dying to share this 31 days series with you…because we’re all about Kid Friendly food this month!

But before we get to the recipes (below!), we need to talk about what “kid-friendly” means? Does it mean boring, bland, white and yellow food? Does it mean tasteless food?

NO and NO.

Kid-friendly is hard to define because kids go through several phases – one related to taste preferences as their palate develops, and one related to behavior and power/control over what they will and won’t eat. With our boys, the behavior/power/control phase happens in toddlerhood hood and the taste preference phase happened a little later in boyhood.

(While this is not meant to be about picky eaters, I know that feeding picky eaters can be very frustrating. I have an entire philosophy and strategy for picky eaters – but this isn’t the time or place to discuss!)

Back to kid-friendly and how I’m defining it for this series. I’m sharing “FUN FOOD” that most kids would enjoy eating and making. Yes, and making!!! (More on my friend Katie’s Kids Cook Real Food online class soon!)

I hope that you’ll show these ideas to your kids and work with them to make them together – bring food and meal prep to life for them with fun and delicious foods!

We are featuring meals and snacks like:

  • Mac n Cheese Muffins
  • Root Beer Float Cake
  • Cheeseburger Skillet
  • Stuffed Waffles
  • French Toast Kebabs
  • And more…

I hope this series and these ideas inspire fun and happiness in your kitchen!!!

xoxo

Erin

Pin all of our 31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes here!

Erin’s Personal Recommendations for Supplies to Help Make these Recipes:

  • Wilton 24 Cavity Pumpkin Silicon Mold
  • Individual Brownie Bar Pan, 24 cavities
  • Mini Loaf Pan, 8 cavities
  • Classic Round Waffle Maker
  • 6 inch Bamboo Skewers, 100 ct
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Dark Melting Wafers, 12 oz.
  • Washburn Dad’s Wrapped Root Beer Barrels, 2 lbs.

All of the Kid Friendly Recipes (with new ones added each day in October):

Trail Mix Brownies Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
Trail Mix Brownies

French Toast Sticks/Kebabs

Potato Chip Chicken Strips

Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins

Strawberry Crepes

Sloppy Joe Round Up

Stuffed Waffles

Taco Bites

Ghouled Cheese Sandwiches

Cheeseburger ‘n Fries Kebabs

Chili With Cornbread Waffles

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

Berry Yogurt Bark
Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups from 5DollarDinners.com
Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups

Beef and Bean Oven Tacos

Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
Baked BBQ Chicken Sandwiches from 5DollarDinners.com
Baked BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Breakfast Biscuit Calzones

Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
Pepperoni Pizza Muffins ~ easy kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
Pepperoni Pizza Muffins
bbq meatball sliders
BBQ Meatball Sliders

Root Beer Float Cake

Pizza Bread Recipe

Pretzel M&M Cookie Bars

Grilled Banana Splits
Mac n Cheese Muffins ~ kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
Mac n Cheese Muffins

Raspberry & Chocolate Chip Quesadillas
Lazy Mom Lasagna Bake ~ kid friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com
Lazy Lasagna

Caramel Apple Nachos
31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes
Kid Friendly Recipes

Other “31 Days of” Series to check out:

  • 31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals
  • 31 Days of 31-Minute Dinners
  • 31 Days of Breakfast Recipes
  • 31 Days of Budget Friendly Paleo Recipes
  • 31 Days of Chili, Soups & Stews
  • 31 Days of FreezEasy Meals
  • 31 Days of Freezer Cooking Recipes
  • 31 Days of Gluten Free Meals
  • 31 Days of Grilling Recipes
  • 31 Days of Healthy Snacks
  • 31 Days of Holiday Sweets & Treats
  • 31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
  • 31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas
  • 31 Days of Skillet Dinner Recipes
  • 31 Days of Slow Cooker Meals
  • 31 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Meals
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