Every week, Cackleberries.com offers a brand new children’s story for you and your family’s entertainment and enjoyment.  For our full collection of released children’s stories, click on the children’s stories button in the categories listing, and as always, stay tuned for new stories, each and every Friday!

This week, we share a fun tale about one of the cutest members of the Oville community – Frobits!  Watch, look, and read as you learn all about these adorable little bugs in……

FROBITS UP

and

FROBITS DOWN

Check out the video version here and the text version below!

FROBITS UP

and

FROBITS DOWN

Written by Marcelle Anthony

We are the cutest little Frobits

That you have ever seen.

We come in many colours.

Some yellow, red and green.

We are born in the

Frobit Meadow

In a cloud of glittering dust.

And when the dust has settled

There are more and more of us.

We live in this

beautiful meadow

Where we bounce and

play and sing

But mostly we just roll around

Because we are

without a wing.

We love to fly and it is sad

We cannot fly alone

So when we roll down

to the path

Please send us flying home.

We can giggle when we wiggle

We can roll but we can’t walk

And “Fro me, Fro me, Fro me”

Is all the talk we talk.

If you’re out in the

Frobit Meadow

Under the summer sun

You’ll hear us calling “Fro me”

Cause flying’s so much fun.

I hope you’ll come

and play with us

And throw us really high

Up in the beautiful meadow

Up to the big blue sky.

Oh life is fun for Frobits

We’re as happy as can be

We’ll go on many adventures

Just you wait and see.

THE END

Hope you enjoyed this weeks Children’s Stories and Bedtime Stories entry!

See you all next week!

The Cackleberries Team

Scouring the Internet for your enjoyment, Cackleberries has located some of the most popular video doing the rounds on the World Wide Web.

There are some really interesting and thought provoking ads from this organization in Australia called NAPCAN, a child abuse prevention association.  You can visit there website by Clicking Here.  We’ve shown one of their videos previously and these videos that follow are all part of their campaign.

Video # 1

Video # 2

Video # 3

See you all tomorrow,

The Cackleberries Team

Back with our weekly initiative to answer questions parents may have, may not realize they have, or simply to provide further insight into a topic they are well aware of, we provide another installment of our “How-To Series”

These days, time is at an absolute premium.  Whether its daily chores, social obligations, caring for your children, or any number of other reasons, it is harder now more than ever to find the time to take care of ourselves.  With that being said, the best way to start the morning off right and provide yourself with the energy needed to make it through the day is by having a healthy and nutritious breakfast.  But where does one find the time?………

How to Make a Quick and Healthy Breakfast – Meal Ideas

It is often understated just how vital a morning meal is but breakfast is definitely the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately, due to any number of circumstances and reasons, many of us fail to find the time for a proper breakfast. This is not good because there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that your body and mind will suffer unless you have a healthy breakfast each morning.

The average person spends six to eight hours sleeping. After that time, your body needs fuel to keep going. Without breakfast at home, your options for a meal on the go will often amount to ingesting excess sugar, excess fat or excess carbs. In the effort to save time, people often make the convenient trip to the fast food joint. This is usually not as convenient and time saving as one might think since many other people have the same idea. The ten to fifteen minutes spent driving around, parking, and waiting in line could have been spent preparing yourself a healthy breakfast at home.

If you’re a notorious breakfast skipper, here are some ideas and solutions to make sure your days starts with a good breakfast. Not only will these good breakfasts help you keep from being from being hungry but they will also provide that all important natural energy boost to help start your day off right.

1. Granola and fruit Yogurt – Some people like to eat yogurt, some people don’t. Well regardless, yogurt on its own won’t prevent you from being hungry. The key is to add some granola and a few raspberries or blueberries to the mix. Those who don’t like yogurt may want to give this a chance as the new ingredients give this breakfast a whole new flavour. This is a great solution to your breakfast dilemma, especially for those mornings when you’re running late. By keeping small bags of granola and blueberries ready and prepared in the fridge next to the yogurt, you can simply grab them and go.

2. Oatmeal – This breakfast, which is a wonderful boost in the winter, makes a good hot meal that also contains lots of fibre, helping you keep from getting hungry later on. Depending on your tastes and time, you can either prepare it on the stove or use the microwave for instant oatmeal. Children tend to like the variety of flavours that instant oatmeal packages provide but that may not be the case for you. If you want to, prepare a container of other ingredients like bananas, blueberries, or strawberries to add a bit of flavour and diversity to your dish.

3. Egg Sandwich – Again, the focus here is on pre-prepared food. For instance, the eggs for your sandwich can be cooked the night before and simply stored in a sealed container in your fridge. In the morning, you can just warm up the eggs in the microwave. If you want to liven up the meal, you can try adding some diced onions, veggies, or grated cheese. Place the eggs (and other ingredients if you so choose) on toasted bread. When the sandwich is made, if you don’t have time to eat it right away, put the sandwich in a Ziploc bag or container so you can enjoy it en-route to, or, upon arrival at your destination.

4. Fruit Smoothies – These are a great breakfast any morning but are especially satisfying on a hot day. If you do your prep work the night before, all you’ll have to do is blend the ingredients together in the morning. Just cut up the fruit of your choice into small chunks and store it in a sealable container. In the morning when you’re ready to blend your fruit, add a cup of yogurt and a few ice-cubes. Depending on the fruit you use, you may want to add a touch of water if the mixture is too thick. You can determine your own preference here. Don’t be shy and play around as there is a large variety of fruits and flavours to try out!

So, if you are like most of us, you’re constantly waging a battle between eating in the morning, let alone eating healthy. However, with a little preparation and the right breakfast ideas, you too can have a satisfying and filling meal that isn’t laden with too much fat, calories, carbs, or sugars. With these easy, healthy, nutritious, and time-saving breakfast ideas, you’ll be starting the day on the right track and will feel much better for it!

So go out there and have a quick and healthy breakfast and feel better during your day!

The Cackleberries Team

Every Tuesday, Cackleberries.com is pleased to bring you our Children Learning Art series by providing Drawing lessons for Kids!  Every week, our head artist offers completely original, top quality art with his characteristically unique style.  Every offering in our Children Learning Art series will feature new and exciting drawing lessons as we progress and improve our talents together.  Enjoy!!

Today, we take a slight detour from our regular drawing lessons to showcase just how important a role artwork plays in the creation of the Cackleberries world that you enjoy, while also showcasing just how complex the drawing process can be.  To illustrate this point, we have compiled a sketching process for the creation of Sushee’s Room.  We’re sure you’ll find this an interesting insight into the world of drawing!

And remember, if you keep on practicing, try real hard, and keep up with your lessons, you too can learn to draw complicated structures just like a pro!

Cackleberries.com Presents:

How to Draw Sushee’s Room – A Video Tutorial

We hope you enjoyed this weeks version of Cackleberries.com Drawing Lessons: Children Learning Art & Drawing for Kids.

The Cackleberries Team

We welcome you back to our snack-tastic feature where we showcase easy kids snack recipes and other recipes for kids right here in this very place on this very day, every week.  In our ongoing efforts to make life easier for you, the under-appreciated and over-worked parents of the kids we cater to, we offer our regular Monday initiative in our blogging repertoire to help you be the best parent you can be!  As usual, we give to you, the Monday Munchies presented by Cackleberries.com

As we move towards what looks to be a beautiful summer here in the northern hemisphere, we have called upon yet another cackpal to provide us with yet another great snack for children and grown-ups all over the world!  For today’s treat, we sought out Pouleteer again to tell us his favourite way to prepare homemade popsicles that he likes to share with all of his friends after an afternoon playing outdoors in the hot sun!

Pouleteer finds the best way to make popsicles is to use fresh fruit of almost any kind and in mixture to create nearly endless combinations of these frozen fruity treats!

Want to know the top 5 reasons why your kids will surely love them?

1. They look awesome
2. They taste even better
3. They’re easy and fun to eat
4. They can be served in cool shapes and styles
5. They’ll think their eating a special treat!

So how do you make these delicious and healthy snacks?  Well Pouleteer will tell you as he presents to you…..

Frozen Fruity Popsicles – Pouleteer Style!

Ingredients & items needed

• Popsicle Trays (try fun shapes and sizes for added effect) →
• Blender
• Sugar
• Lemon juice
• Fruit (your choice but here are a number of examples)
  • Bananas
  • Blueberries
  • Kiwis
  • Mangoes
  • Peaches
  • Strawberries
  • Watermelon
  • Raspberries

Directions

• Place desired Fruit into blender
  

  

• Blend fruit until smooth
• Taste fruit mixture and add sugar or lemon juice or both to desired taste
• (some fruit may require tartness, others may require sweetness)
• Once desired taste is achieved, pour mixture into popsicle trays
• Allow to freeze overnight
• Serve and Enjoy

Hope you enjoyed today’s version of easy Kids snack recipes and other recipes for kids – popsicle edition!

The Cackleberries Team