Back to School After School Snacks

***Disclosure-Sponsored Post.  I received a Walmart gift card to purchase ingredients to create recipes.  Any and all opinions are my own based on my personal experience.

Did your kids start school today?  Ours are still on summer vacation for 2 more weeks.  But some in the area went back to school today.  Are you ready to get back into the back to school mode?.  Making lunches, and after school snacks, falling back into the schedule.  Well how about I help with a few Back to School recipes for your kiddos that anyone can make and enjoy.

Fruit Kabobs

Have your kids pick out their favorite fruits when you are a the grocery store.  When you get home, have them help you wash the fruits.  Cut the fruits into bite size pieces.  You use small skewers for smaller children.  One good tip is to use straws, if you do not want your kids to poke themselves with skewers.

Healthy S'mores

You will need to pick up apples (red or green), granola, Nut butter of choice (Peanut butter, Almond butter, etc), granola, and chocolate chips on your next trip to the grocery store.  Wash and core apples, cut into rings.  Spread nut butter on one apple slice, top with granola.  Sprinkle chocolate chips.  Cover with second apple slice.  Your kiddos can help you wash the apples.  They can also help sprinkle the granola and chocolate chips on the apples.

All of these snacks pair perfect with a cold glass of milk.  

Did you know that Shamrock Farms milk comes in single serve?  Yes, protein-packed regular, chocolate and strawberry milk in Walmart’s nationwide.  As part of the single serve milk debut in Walmart stores, Shamrock Farms is aiming to help and inspire busy moms and dads to shake up their families’ afternoon/after school snack routine.

Check out Roxie’s Midday Menu at www.shamrockfarms.net, which features protein-packed recipes, that are healthy and can be paired perfectly with the refreshing single serve milk varieties.   Sign up to receive coupons too.  There is also a back-to-school sweepstakes you can enter for a chance to win up to $5,000 in gift cards.

That is more than enough money for back to school shopping.  What are you waiting for?  Go enter, good luck!

Flick Friday-Fantastic Four-We're Good

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Comes out today.

Giveaway-Family Affair-Healthy Skin

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This Summer has been super extra hot.  From beach trips to birthday parties at the parks, we have so much more sun exposure than normal in these months.  I know my skin is feeling very dry, and I am sure my kid's skin is too.

Dr. Maria Patricia Rivas says, "It is common to see kids with uneven skin tone like white spots, especially on their cheeks and arms.  This is due to dry patches of skin that do not tan evenly.  To avoid this, always use a sunscreen to protect your skins from the sun and keep their skin moisturized with Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion.  Perfect for the entire family, this lotion will help you and your kids achieve healthy-looking skin."

So it is important to get your kid's started on a daily routine, especially now that it is BACK TO SCHOOL time:

First, start by teaching your kiddos to apply lotion before they head to school and at nighttime before bed.  It is important to moisturize the entire body.  Do not forget all the creases in your body, like your neck, elbows, and knees.

Right before bedtime, apply the lotion while you give your kiddo a massage.  A good ole massage never hurt anyone and will help them relax.  My kids love massages.  Massage will ensure their skin absorbs all the lotion and is not rubbed off on their jammies.

It is ideal to moisturize within 3 minutes after their bath or shower.  Applying lotion when the skin is still damp will help trap in moisture, preventing dry skin.

If you have smaller children, like I do, try making this a routine a little more fun by singing a song or playing a game.  My toddler loves making up songs, and likes when mami makes up songs too.

Start this school year right, by using Lubriderm.  Enter to win the Lubriderm Back to School giveaway:

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Wordless Wednesday-In The Palm of My Hand Photo Shot

Point Bolivar Lighthouse on Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Travel Tuesday-Galveston Bolivar Ferry

Our family adventures now are taking us on the water.  Have you ever been on a Ferry?  We traveled South to Galveston Island.  There is always is so much to see and do in Galveston.  It is a beautiful place, if you have never visited.  Living so close, we get to enjoy it.  Today's adventure takes us on The Galveston Bolivar Ferry.

Rewind....let us go back to before we got on the ferry.

So I have learned that we always go on adventure unprepared.  I have heard of the ferry taking hours, the backs, and many more things that I should have paid attention to before getting in line to get on the ferry.

Tips to enjoying your Galveston Bolivar Ferry experience:

1)  Go online and check the schedule, wait times, and even watch the cameras.

Riding the ferry is FREE.  But it is a form of mass transportation between an island and a peninsula where people live, work, and play.  So wait times can get ridiculous.  We did not check and guess what, we were waiting in line for more than an hour.

2)  Fuel Up.  Make sure you have gas in your vehicle.  Planning a day trip or a short visit, no matter what, bring snacks and drinks for the wait time.

3)  Potty Break.  Make sure to take a potty break before you get in line.  Remember wait times could be long.  We did notice a port-a-potty but who wants to use that.  

4)  Patience.  You get in line on the left side of the road.  You will follow that lane all the way until they allow you to board the ferry.  There is no line cutting.  There are police officers watching.  And trust me when I say, they are watching.  We saw a car cut in line and then saw the police car come, light them up, and make them get out of the line.  Come on now, it is no fair.  Wait your turn in line like everyone else. 

5)  Enjoy the view.

Once you board the ferry.  You will be ask to turn off your car.  So get down and go enjoy the 2.7 mile ride.  You can go to the front of the ferry or you can climb up the stairs and get a beautiful view from above the deck.  

Riding a ferry, check.  Riding the ferry is always a treat for the kids.  Fair warning, if you go to the front of the ferry, you may get splashed.  Or you may get to see the dolphins.  We saw dolphins on both of our rides.