{Review} Kids’ Treats: 50 Easy, Extra-Special Snacks to Make with Your Little Ones

by Tiffany · August 25, 2015

Since I have a lot of little ones and we really like to cook celebration food together, this book is a sure-fire win for our family!

Written by Katie Wyllie (madetobeamomma.com), this cookbook is filled with fun but not too difficult treats to make for kids’ birthdays, classroom parties, or just for fun!

The cookbook is divided into themed sections- ocean, circus, story time, halloween, picnics, and winter. Before she dives into all of the recipes, she shares some of her basics and techniques used in the book.

[Sidenote: It is here that I found the solution to my cakeball problem. She uses a candy melt dipping scoop. I had NO IDEA such things existed. I would grumble because I would alway get big chunks of candy melts at the bottom of the cake ball when drying and HOW IN THE WORLD DO I NOT GET THOSE? I felt like it was just me. But there’s a tool, people! Sometimes the answers to life’s greatest questions just fall into your lap when you’re least expecting it. Hallelujah!]

One thing I love about this cookbook is that the recipes are for small batches of treats (family-sized, if you will). We only really eat sweets on Sundays, typically, so I want something that I can bake and then we can just eat up in one day. Sometimes I’ll freeze things, but too often I’ll just hide the rest and eat them all by myself. So, there’s that.

While all the sections are super cute, I personally loved the storybook section best because I love books, and I will go above and beyond to connect a snack or activity to a book that we love. 🙂

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Aly’s favorite section was hands down the Halloween themed section. She’s already picked out which treats she wants me to make for any party remotely close to the month of October.

All of the recipes are really simple– ones that you can really truly make with your child (and not just your child watching you do everything, if you know what I mean).