One of the cool things about reading lots of blogs is that I come across so many cool ideas. To be honest, I come across far more than I will ever have time to try, but still, I like to look and see what other people are doing. There are so many really creative people out there and I love to be inspired in my art, my home, and my parenting.
One of really great ideas I have seen a lot of, and one I plan to do over the summer while we are all home together, is MUFFIN TIN MONDAY. Here is the desciption:
Muffin Tin Monday is a weekly blog gathering (here at Her Cup Overfloweth and previously at Sycamore Stirrings) of mommies (are there any daddy MTM’s out there?) who serve one meal a week (or more:) ) in a muffin tin! We post submissions every Monday and enjoy sharing and encouraging each other as parents. You can be as basic or as detailed as you want!
Each week there is a theme (they are posted ahead of time) and people create and serve meals in a muffin tin. I LOVE the idea for so many reasons — fun for the kids, something new to do for lunch, great way to introduce new foods, getting the kids involved, and more. I also love that the people who participate share what they have made. They can link at the main post at HCO and there is even a Flickr group. Here are some of the themes they have done (all images are linked):
COLORS
SHAPES
BASED ON A BOOK
FAMILY HERITAGE
HOLIDAYS
And some other really cool ones…
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So, tomorrow is Monday. What’s stopping you? If you want to keep with the groups theme, it is
“MTM goes AWOL! (Take your tin to another location-park, bedroom, friend’s house,etc.)”
This is such a great idea – I have a few vintage ones that I’ve just hung on my wall since I didn’t know exactly what to do with them – now I can put them to good use! Thanks!
OMG. Totally cute. Of course I’ll never do it, but I still love it!
love it!!!! thanks for posting about this! I’ve jumped on the bandwagon and blogged about it too…
http://chrissywdigital.blogspot.com/2009/04/muffin-tin-mondays.html
I love this idea! My kids are real fussy eaters, but I bet they’d get a kick out of this. Thanks so much for sharing!
What a great way to keep kids interested in food! Thanks for sharing
any one else notice those super cute forks…I want some of those…..What a cute idea…
I thought Bento Boxes were cute! This is adorable!!! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for the mention! I am so humbled! Can’t wait for you to join us! We now have a Mr. Linky up, so it will be easier than ever to submit and browse all the other muffin tin meals for the week!
i am totally in on the muffin tin!
This reminds me of Bento Boxes. I just bought two new Bentos for my kids and I am going to send in fun lunches. I just think they will have so much more fun eating if it looks appealing! Thanks again for the inspiration.
This is making me wish the boys were little again! (Whoa!! Did I just say that?) No…I look forward to using these wonderful ideas with happy grandchildren…one day! Thanks for sharing all these fun activities and sites with us!
I just LOVE this idea! I used to serve snacks to my kids in muffin tins when they were little – it was a good way to get my son to try new things. I never thought of doing it now that they are older. We are totally going to have a Muffin Tin Monday tomorrow
Thanks for all the great ideas!
I love MTM! We don’t usually follow a theme, but my son loves it when I pull out the muffin tin. Most of the time I use a liner, either paper or silicon. It’s like making your own mini buffet.
I am not so keen on the muffin tin idea (although my muffin tins are all a bit tired and unappetizing looking) but those flowery muffin liners are gorgeous, I would love to use those for some snacks.