fawn&forest

I am a major Jennifer Carden fan (author of The Toddler Cafe, Chronical Books 2008). In addition to reading her blog, I also have been enjoying reading her blog posts on the Chronicle Books blog as well.

She posted (on both Chronicle and her own blog) about making sushi with her daughter, at her daughters request + with her kid-fun help. 

"After a short and very fun rice-covered experience (don’t forget to dip your fingers in water before working with the rice or you’ll start to look like a Yeti) our dinner was ready. It took about 35 minutes and the sushi was beautiful. We all chowed down and Claire really liked the veggies with her rice. I have never seen her eat with so much excitement. She forgot to be worried about the purple cabbage because she was so proud of what she had created with her own hands. I was proud of her. "

I have never made sushi, but Jen's post + beautiful pictures (above left + right) make me want to dive right in. It seems like the ultimate kid-friendly (and healthy!) food.....the perfect size, great color combinations and a lot of fun to make. To read more of Jennifer's blog post, click here or here.  For some kid-friendly sushi inspiration + recipes, click here or here.