Sophia’s turns four this weekend and has been pumped all week to bring a birthday treat to school for her friends. Gone are the days of cupcakes, ice cream or cookies for birthday celebrations. At Sophia’s school they request that parents bring “healthy treats” to share. Hmmm….healthy and treats don’t really go together in most kid’s mind, so I knew convincing Sophia that there was a better choice than the pink and purple cupcakes she was eyeing at the grocery store was going to be tricky.

Of course I waited until last minute, so yesterday at the eleventh hour I remembered that I needed to bring something today. Crap! I didn’t want to be the store-bought cupcake mom….oh wait, I can’t bring cupcakes…..double crap! So as I’m racking my brain to think of something healthy, tasty and creative, I remembered that Sophia likes trail mix, so decided to take a stab on making my own. Note to all moms, this was surprisingly the easiest thing I ever made and looks like it took more time than it actually did. From house to store to house to the baggies, the whole thing took about one hour and that included Sophia tagging along which always adds more time.

Below is a recipe I came up with. Sophia had a sampling last night and loved it, so it’s also kid approved!

Sophia’s Birthday Treat Snack Mix
3 cups of pretzel goldfish crackers
3 cups of teddy grahams
3 cups of cheddar bunnies
1 ½ cups of raisins
1 ½ cups of M&Ms

Mix up all the ingredients in a bowl and portion into snack size Ziploc baggies. The recipe fills 15 bags.