Sweet Graduation Treats, Two Ways
Two Sweet Graduation Treats It’s that time of year – and here’s a sweet way to say “congratulations” to the graduate! Brownie-Pop Graduation Caps Materials: 1 box of brownie mix … Continue reading
Our “15 Seconds” in Honolulu Family Magazine
Check out the kids making popsicles in the Summer, 2013 issue of Honolulu Family Magazine. This “Cool Pops” photo shoot was a ton of fun! We are already working on something … Continue reading
Isabella’s Classmates Tour the Garden
Each of the 1st and 2nd grade classrooms from Mid Pacific Institute came to tour the garden as part of their unit on botany. They had an hour to identify … Continue reading
Selling our Plants at the Farmer’s Market
This weekend we joined the Littlest Co-op at the Ala Moana Farmer’s Market. The Littlest Co-op is a group of children who sell home-grown plants and learn about business. In … Continue reading
Our Favorite Baba Ghanoush and Pesto Recipes
We served these two dishes when the 1st and 2nd graders came to visit. We wanted to show them what we were currently making from the plants in our garden. … Continue reading
Teacher Appreciation Gift – Breakfast In Bed
Teacher Appreciation Day is coming up – are you ready? This granola has become a favorite with some of the teachers at my kids’ school. We thought we’d dress it … Continue reading
The Aucello’s Famous Lilikoi Lemon Bars
At least once a year, the lilikoi vines all over our garden flower and fruit, leaving us with hundred of lilikoi, or passion fruit. We eat them for breakfast, … Continue reading
A Sunflower House
When Isabella was in preschool, we read a book called Sunflower House by Eve Bunting. It told of sunflower seeds being sown in a big circle to create a “room” … Continue reading
Make Your Own Water Wall
Whether your kids love or hate bath time, here’s a new twist that will make cleaning up just that much more fun. When Luca was in preschool, the parents, teachers … Continue reading
Earth Day Project – Start Your Own Worm Bin!
Don’t throw away that celery! Save the banana peels! Turn your kitchen scraps into rich fertilizer for your garden. In honor of Earth Day, start a simple worm bin composting system. … Continue reading
Unearthing Dinosaur Eggs
Kids still begging for Easter Egg hunts? Try making your own surprise-filled eggs instead. My kids are still filling and hiding plastic eggs for each other, even though Easter is … Continue reading
Shaving Cream Easter Eggs
Do your kids love mess? If so, they are sure to love this unconventional way to color Easter eggs using shaving cream and food coloring. Materials: Shaving cream Gel food … Continue reading
Why “Paying It Forward” really works
I talk about Paying It Forward with the kids all the time and even wrote a blog about it. I did it accidentally last week – here’s the short version: … Continue reading
Jameson’s Salted Caramel Sauce
After experiencing the “Maple Bacon Waffle a la Mode with Jameson caramel and Tahitian Vanilla gelato” at REAL Gastropub, I knew I had to try to make it. Since we … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day 2013
Welcome to the 2013 version of Leprechaun mischief. By now, if you know us, you know we are big fans of St. Patrick’s Day. This is our fourth year of … Continue reading
Our St. Patrick’s Day eBooks!
Yipee! Our ebooks for ipads are now available in iTunes. Only 99¢ each! Go to the iTunes store and search for “Aucello.” Want to learn about leprechaun traps and tricks? Check … Continue reading
Washi Tape Eggs
Try something new this spring. Use colorful Washi tape to cover your Easter eggs. Most of our chicken lay brown eggs so we are always looking for fun ways to … Continue reading
Irish Soda Bread, Two Ways
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. We made our favorite Irish Soda bread recipe, tried a new recipe, and had fun with the resulting taste test. The best part? The … Continue reading
Grow Your Own Easter Grass
Try growing your own grass for the Easter baskets this year. It’s easy for kids to do, and won’t leave those strands of plastic grass all over your house on … Continue reading
An Easter Basket Decorating Party
Last March, we had some friends over for an Easter basket decorating party. We supplied the baskets, flowers and decorating supplies and asked our friends to bring some ribbon to … Continue reading
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