Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Dr. Mark

1. Click on this link: Maka.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Pola.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Pua.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Manu.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Pahu.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

Follow the directions on your oatmeal box.

Make sure you use steel cut oatmeal

Our recipe calls for one cup of steel cut oatmeal and 4 cups of water. Add 4 tablespoons of flax seed meal (more or less to taste)

Optional: add cinnamon and apples

Cook in your slow cooker overnight and Voila in the morning you have a healthy and delicious way to start they day.

In the morning add a dollop of yogurt and some blueberries. ENJOY!

This would be for children 24 month and over and who do not have peanut allergies. It is so quick and easy to make. Here is what you’ll need:

½ cup honey or agave nectar (or less)

½ cup natural peanut butter (non-hydrogenated) or other nut butter such as almond or sunflower

1 cup multivitamin/multimineral protein powder

3 ½ cups crispy rice cereal

optional Shredded Coconut

Special Additions: Raisins or dates

Mix the honey, peanut butter and protein powder together completely. (this is easier if the honey and peanut butter are at room temperature. Mix in the shredded coconut; raisins or dates. These are optional. Slowly add the rice cereal and carefully stir until mixed. Use a cookie baller or your hands to roll the mixture into balls of desired size. Refrigerate the balls for about 30 minutes to firm them up and ENJOY!

Here’re What’ You’ll Need

• Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Marinara or Pizza Sauce
• Low-fat mozzarella cheese, grated
• grated carrots
• grated zucchini
• sliced tomatoes
• sliced olives
• red bell pepper
• pineapple

You can also hide diced veggies or even pureed tofu in the sauce for an extra nutritional kick.

Preheat the oven to 425. Place each tortilla on a baking sheet or piece of foil. Spread with marinara or pizza sauce. Sprinkle cheese over the sauce and add your favorite veggie toppings. Get Creative…make fun designs, faces, words or letters or numbers. Grated carrots become hair, olives eyes, mushrooms ears…..Place your masterpiece in the oven and cook until the cheese starts to turn golden brown. Allow to cool for at least one minute before serving.

1 cup of soy milk, plain or low fat milk

¼ cup vanilla flavored protein powder

½ cup frozen mango, pineapple and papaya

2 tbsp of flaxseed or sprinkles as Susan call them

if you need to sweeten it use Agave Nectar or Honey…just a dribble.

popsicle molds or small cups

Popsicle sticks

and your blender

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high for 1 minute or until smooth. Put the mixture into popsicle molds or small cups with sticks in them. Freeze and Enjoy.

Add vegetables to the mix for added nutrition. If you do it carefully, they will be undetected. Use veggies that will be camouflaged by the color of the popsicle. For example, use carrots in the mango, red bell pepper in the guava. Use kale or spinach in the coconut for a fun green popsicle.

You will need:

• 2 frozen bananas
• Frozen fruit (your choice) Some suggestions: Mango, Strawberries,  Passion Fruit, Guava,  Pineapple
• Optional Yogurt; plain low fat preferably organic )
• A few leaves of spinach, kale or a small piece of taro leaf.

We are going to make our base:

First, you slice your banana and place it in the freezer. Make sure to lay the bananas flat in one layer. If they freeze together in a big clump, your blender or food processor will have a difficult time blending them.

Once the bananas are frozen, remove them from the freezer and allow them to thaw for a couple of minutes. Place them in a food processor until it becomes thick and creamy.

You can serve it just like this or you can turn it into a Tropical Treat.

Add some frozen fruit, with a splash or yogurt (for some added protein). Today we are going to add some frozen Mango. To make a Tropical Treat.

Here are some great healthy ideas for toppings to your Sundae: chopped walnuts, almonds , ground pumpkin seeds, granola or fresh sliced fruit or homemade fruit compote.

Serve Immediately

You will need: (voice over and shots of ingredients)                                          

• ½ cup maple syrup, honey, xylitol or date sugar.
• ½ cup grape seed oil, canola oil or butter
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups oats or granola
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or 1/3 cup almond meal and 2/3 cup flour
• 1 cup raisins
• Special Additions: ½ chopped walnuts and/ or ½ cup carob chips

Heat oven to 375. Combine all the ingredients except the oats, flour and raisins and mix thoroughly. Stir in the oats, flour and raisins. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls on a cookies sheet and bake until light brown.

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

1. Click on this link: Manako.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Meli.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Click on this link: Popoki.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Combine dry and liquid ingredients in saucepan thoroughly.
2. Stir and heat mixture until it thickens. Do not overheat!
3. Remove from heat and knead until smooth.
4. Store in air tight container or plastic bag.

Make Gift Tags with the recipe and give your play dough away as birthday presents, class gifts.

1. Click on this link: Ua.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

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1. Wild Salmon
2. Blueberries
3. Spinach
4. Nuts
5. Eggs
6. Tofu
7. Yogurt
8. Avocados
9. Oatmeal
10. Flaxseeds
11. Beans
12. Tomatoes

 And here are the SUPER TIPS Blueberries·         put a handful of blueberries on or in pancakes.         ·         Add blueberries to smoothies.·         Mix blueberries with cereal, oatmeal or plain yogurt. Kids love that it makes their food blue!·         Make blueberry muffins·         Add blueberries to green salads·         Make blueberry skewers·         Combine Blueberries with other fruits in a fruit salad Spinach

1.  
   • Play feed the bunny
   • Eat leaves like a giraffe.
   • Start early.
   • Dice raw leafy greens and sprinkle into spaghetti sauce.
   • Blend some organic spinach or chard into a fruit and yogurt smoothie.

 Nuts

1.  
   • Make your own trail mix
   • Ground them into butter try cashew butter, almond butter on your toast or as a dip for apples or celery.
   • Keep them in a bowl in the kitchen or in their play area.

 Eggs               

1.  
   • Serve them up in a variety of styles.
   • Scramble them in fried rice.
   • Try them sunny side up or hard boiled on toast.

 Tofu–               ·         Puree tofu add it to spaghetti sauce.·         Cut it up into cubes and serve with toothpicks. Yogurt·         Add to fruit smoothies·         Put a dollop on warm oatmeal or eat it with cold cereal in place of milk·         Mix yogurt with fruit and put in the freezer. Take it out when it is partially frozen and stir and you have a gelato-like frozen dessert.·         Put in it in an ice cube tray with fruit in it and a popsicle stick make your own frozen popsicles.
 Avocados·         Mash it up and introduce it to baby as one of your infant’s first foods.·         Use it in a dip or spread for toddlers and young children·         Spice it up for older kids in guacamole. Oatmeal·         Used Steel cut! Avoid instant Oatmeal.·         Cook Oatmeal in a crock pot. Cook it overnight and serve hot fresh warm oatmeal to your family in the morning.  Sprinkle Cinnamon and add a couple of tablespoons of thawed frozen blueberries and a dollop of plain yogurt. Flaxseeds (ground)

• 1 tablespoon a day for young children. 2 tablespoons a day for older children and adults.

Use as a SUPER SPRINKLE in cereal, pasta sauces, salad, muffin mix, smoothies.Tomatoes

• serve in sauces. Purees, salsa or juice.

 Hayden: Here are moreSUPER SNEAKY TIPS:

1. Sprinkle Cinnamon on everything you can. Applesauce, cereal, yogurt
2. Replace flour with whole wheat pastry flour. If the family notices try half and half until they get used to it.
3. Flaxseed oil put in our salad dressing, oatmeal or smoothies.
4. Use whole grain pasta.
5. For more protein for a picky eater, add protein powder to hot or cold cereal, smoothies.
6. Children under four grind up choke-able foods such as nuts and sees in a coffee grinder and add to oatmeal, smoothies or salads,
7.  Use fruits, juice, a little honey or Xylitol as a sweetener.
8. Add diced veggies to kid favorites like Mac and cheese.
9. Make your own pretty pizzas with lots of veggies.
10. Use healthy dips to entice raw vegetable eating.  Hummus, guacamole, yogurt, peanut butter, bean dip salsa or olive oil.
11. Dilute fruit juice with water. Add a splash of veggie juice in fruit juice. Carrot and apple go great together. If they still use a sippy cup, used a colored cup and then add in some spinach juice to their fruit juice.

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays after Martha - Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

1. Click on this link: Aloha.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

This is Dr. Mark Sumikawa. I will be checking this blog on a regular basis answering any questions you may have. I will also try to elaborate a little more on each segment. Looking forward to talking to you all.

Mark Sumikawa

1. Click on this link: Wai.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

Did you know that playing with water can be fun AND educational? They’re learning science and math without even knowing it, and you’re their teacher! Watch, play and learn how to ask open ended questions while playing with water to help develop your child. Of course, the Hawaiian Word of the Day is Water and Dr. Garcia Sign 2 Me words are Water and Drink. Three little Honus is our Music Time and our Art Time is really fun with Watercolor Grafitti. Hayden Sears-Livesay is back with another sneaky way to get vegetables into homemade and nutritious popsicles and her father Dr. William Sears discusses where should baby sleep? 

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Building Blocks for Tots is brought to you by Kamehameha Schools.

Brought to you by Building Blocks for Tots - Hawaii’s Play and Learn TV Series on KHON2 Monday mornings at 10AM (Repeated Sundays 1:30pm on The CW (93)). Join our parenting community at www.bbtots.com and click on community. Building Blocks for Tots is brought to you by Kamehameha Schools.

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You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: Shapes.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

Take a nature walk with your child and learn how to turn this simple activity into a learning adventure! Learn how to create placemats from your nature walk and learn a new Hawaiian song to sing to your baby. Swimming tips from Waterproof Kids Gaylene Andersen is presented along with Dr. Sears’ advice about what happens when your baby cries.

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: Pueo.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

1. Glue the pictures of the food to the appropriate color paper. For example glue a picture of apple  to a green paper.
2. Play the game as described above.

  To make the game more challenging for an older child. Simply Hold up the picture of the food  or the food itself  have them  them to run, stop or go slowly according to the color.  

HAVE FUN!

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: KuHele.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

Special guest Pal Eldrege performs his original composition, It’s a Kakou Thing. Parents learn how to play Stop and Go with their children and learn to say STOP instead of NO all the time. Dr. Joseph Garcia, author of Sign with your Baby, demonstrates Stop and Stop That. Traffic Light Eating is shared with parents to teach healthy eating. Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center demonstrates baby massages and Keiki O Ka Aina teaches the Hawaiian Word of the Day - Stop and Go. Track painting is the art time segment today and Dr. Sears shares his alternatives to spanking.

 Watch Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools every Monday 10a on KHON-2 (Repeats 1:30p on Sundays on CW-93)

Parents are provided ideas on how to explore different shapes with their young children. Activities include Shapes Scavenger Hunt, Ring Around the Rosie, and Shape Painting.  Circle, Square and Triangle are the Hawaiian Words of the Day. Hand shapes are the Sign 2 Me words with Dr. Joseph Garcia. Special guest Ian Nomura from Axa Financial discusses financial issues every parent should consider and the Nutrition Tip of the Day is 10 Ways to Raise a Veggie Lover. Lastly, Dr. Sears shares his latest research on attachment parenting.

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Building Blocks for Tots, Hawaii’s Play and Learn TV, presents Up, Side, Down. Parents are provided ideas on how to explore the concept of direction with their young children. Activities include blanket swing, Grand Ole Duke of York, and finger paint wrapping paper. Up and Down are the Hawaiian Words of the Day as well as the Sign 2 Me words with Dr. Joseph Garcia. Special guest Flo Dixon from Island Monkeez discusses respite care and the Nutrition Tip of the Day is how and why to raise a grazer. Lastly, Dr. Sears gives discipline advice for parents.

Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

Enjoy Bubble Wrap Fireworks, If You’re Happy and You Know It, and Make a Lei. The Nutrition Tip of the Day is Guilt Free Ice Cream and Happy is the Hawaiian Word of the Day as well as the Sign 2 Me word with Dr. Joseph Garcia. Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center discusses Hapai (Pregnancy) Massage and Dr. Sears shares his secrets to raising a happy child.

 Watch fresh episodes of Building Blocks for Tots brought to you by Kamehameha Schools Mondays at 10a on KHON2 after Martha Stewart (repeat Sundays 1:30p on CW-93).

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: IlunaIlalo.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: Hauoli.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: RYB.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: LaPo.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!

You will need contruction paper and glue, a three hole punch and a binder or just yarn:

1. Click on this link: Nananana.pdf
2. Use your print icon in your browser to print the picture.
3. Glue the picture onto the contstruction paper.
4. Use three hole punch to punch holes and place the picture in your binder or simply tie together with yarn.

Make sure to do this with your child and then you can read the book to your child. ENJOY!