Friday, June 8, 2012

Afro Circus Field Trip & School Lunches

♪ ♫  Da da da-da-da-da da da Circus! Da da da-da-da-da da da Afro! Circus! Afro! Circus! Afro! Polka-dot! Polka-dot! Polka-dot! Afro!  ♫ ♪


Madagascar 3 is in theatres today! My sproutlets are so excited!
I made them penguin peanut butter sandwiches & Afro Circus oatmeal muffins. Bella had carrots with a giraffe pick & tomatoes with a lion & polka dot picks with hers. Beanstalk had raisins with his (not shown).

This lunch will make more sense if you have seen the Madagascar 3 trailer :) So in case you haven't, or even if you have, and because it's funny...  here is the Madagascar 3 Afro Circus Remix:

Afro Circus Muffins!


I saw some zebra print baking cups and thought I'd try to frost oatmeal muffins to look like a circus afro, but on a whim, I sprinkled some fruity cereal on top of the batter instead. I wasn't sure if they would rise much with the cereal on top, but they did, and and everyone loved them!  I thought about sticking a circus animal cracker on top of each, but the animals weren't very recognizable! I just put the little boxes aside for a snack to take to the movie when we go :)

♪ ♫ Polka-dot! Polka-dot! Polka-dot! Afro! ♫ ♪

Field Trip Lunch!

Pickle was supposed to have a field trip yesterday, and needed a disposable lunch. That didn't mean it had to be boring though! I decorated a strawberry basket with Madagascar character cut-outs and lined it with a red & white striped popcorn bag :)


Inside I packed apple Buddy Fruits, an apple juice box, polka dot penguin peanut butter sandwiches, & an Afro Circus muffin. I also added a yogurt tube, but after I took the photo below. He also got a little box of circus animal crackers for snack time.


Pickle was so excited to be taking a "sack lunch", he even asked that I write Circus Afro Polka Dot Sack Lunch on the paper bag. Here he is with his sack, smiling so big his eyes have disappeared :) But do you see what's happening outside the window behind him?


Yep, rain. And the field trip was a hike in the woods. Sadly, it was canceled at the last minute, which made me extra glad I had made his lunch so fun, I hoped it might help cheer him up. He was soooo disappointed he didn't even want to go to school. The lunch helped - I told him he had to go if he wanted his sack lunch, because we don't eat sack lunches at home! It worked :)



24 comments:

  1. I adore you. Beyond all comprehension. And, of course, any post that has my favorite MC in it is especially awesome ;)

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    1. He so needs an MC Clap Yo Handz t-shirt!

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    2. Oh yes!!! I would wait for his birthday but that's soooooooooo far away! Maybe I'll just wait until the next paycheck. I gave him the name, I get to give him the shirt :)

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    3. I'll need a shirt size ....

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    4. LOL, 1 size bigger than the Iron Man t-shirt :) Wait, did you open the package yet?

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    5. I did!!! Johnny saw it and screamed loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear "I LOVE IRON MAN!!!!!" :)

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  2. I hadn't realized this was Afro Circus Move It. I didn't think that song could get any better, but its amazeballs, and so is your lunch!

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    1. Thank you :) That is the best clip isn't it?

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  3. I love this beyond words. Amazing. :)

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    1. Thank you! And thanks for pinning it!

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  4. LOVE LOVE LOVE the oatmeal muffins!! Thanks so much for your awesome tips. You do a lot to make your kids' lunches special. It's really inspiring. Are dinners at your house amazing too?

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    1. Nooo, dinner I make the eat grown-up food - well I try to :) And thank you!

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  5. Love the lunch! Those muffins look amazing and yummy.

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  6. Incredible, as usual! Great job, Cristi! We're going to have to make those muffins. :)

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  7. Unbelievable. I love everything about this post!!

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  8. Another brilliant lunch!

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  9. Love this so much! Can I ask what cereal you used to top the muffins? xx

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    1. It is Malt-O-Meal Fruity Dyno Bites, very similar to Post Fruity Pebbles but they come in a bag rather than box and cost less :)

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    2. Brilliant thanks! I am in the UK so will have to try and hunt something similar down. Keep up the good work! xx

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  10. Using a strawberry box lined with paper is really clever! I hope I'll remember or have one on hand next time I have a long train trip.

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  11. Awesome job! I just got this cutter this week. My penguins will never look as cute as these. I just saw the movie. Love that song.

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  12. Oh my goodness, this is so amazingly fun! I would love to get some muffins (and a lunch) like this...now I need to make some "circus afro" popcorn! ^^

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  13. Ah ha ha ha!!! You made my day with this post! My kids and I LOVE the circus afro song and can't stop singing it... what better way to celebrate it than with your adorable circus afro muffins? I will be buying fruity pebbles to make these muffins right away! :)

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