My oldest daughter and I have been up to our elbows in dirt for the past month. As I mentioned in my last homeschooling post, we started working on a gardening project.
My daughter has taken great pride in our garden and recently invited her grandpa (who is an avid gardener) and grandma to a “garden party.”
Before I elaborate any further, I have to tell you something about my six-year-old… she loves to plan a party. She will create a celebration about virtually anything. So needless to say, this was a BIG deal to her.
First off, she had to “decorate” the garden. I was suddenly inspired to do artwork which could stay outdoors – so I had my daughter do some weaving with ribbons on the large metal trellis in our backyard. She loved the process!
She also helped weed the garden, (which is one of her least favourite tasks but she felt it was important that our garden look its best).
She created the menu:
- Bacon and tomato sandwiches
- Cucumber slices
- Dazzleberry Lemonade (lemonade with berry juice ice cubes)
- Worms in Dirt for dessert (a slightly healthier version)
She helped host the party (which included some talking about our garden and of course, some bubble blowing). It was a wonderful party and she had loads of fun celebrating her garden with her grandparents.
So here’s the recipe portion of this post… our Worms in Dirt recipe (which is slightly healthier than the traditional Worms in Dirt recipe)!
- Make a batch of vegan avocado chocolate pudding
- Scoop pudding into clear plastic cups
- Place a couple of these organic gummy worms in the cup
- Combine 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs with 3 Tbsp ground flax seed and sprinkle over top of the pudding.
- Serve and enjoy!
So that was our garden party! Have you ever eaten Worms in Dirt?
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Love your healthier version of the worms in dirt dessert!
Thanks Kristina! It’s really tasty too!
I absolutely love a garden party! I don’t usually do a lot of work other than make the yard look nice with trimming. But, her garden party sounds more productive. I love the decoration. She can come decorate at my house anytime.
This was our first “garden party”… definitely not our last!
She is quite the little decorator, isn’t she?!
Dazzleberry! I love that name.
I’d love a garden party. I think that would make a nice themed birthday party for Scarlet but she wants a princess party. Sigh.
We can still have worms in dirt dessert! We love baking with avocado here!
Well, we can’t take credit for the name “dazzleberry lemonade” – she got that from a Yo Gabba Gabba show.
Avocado chocolate pudding is THE best! Yum!
Oh that sounds like a wonderful party! My oldest loves to plan parties too. We recently had my son’s first birthday, Saturday, and she had been part of the planning process. She really enjoyed it, calling herself the “second hostess.”
And I have had the worms in dirt dessert. So good! I usually make it at least once a year and bring it to potluck BBQs. Once, I put it in a lined flower pot with fake flowers and a plastic sandbox shovel. Nobody touched it! They had thought I brought a center piece!!!
I just turned to my husband and told him the recipe for your dessert. Surprisingly, he wants to try it! I am saving this for later.
It was a delightful party Dee. Sounds like your daughter and my daughter would get along fabulously.
Let me know what you think of the dessert! The avocado chocolate pudding is by far, my favourite chocolate pudding recipe.
Wishing you a lovely day!
Love, love, LOVE this about your daughter…
“Before I elaborate any further, I have to tell you something about my six-year-old… she loves to plan a party. She will create a celebration about virtually anything.”
How much better we all would be if we went through life like that. xo
So loves a good party, that’s for sure.
You’re right though… it would be a pretty awesome world if we chose to celebrate everything!
Thanks for visiting Topaz.
xoxo
Sounds like you have a future event planner on your hands! I love a good party! How sweet of her to plan a menu and everything!
Have a great week Jennifer!
xoxo
She could totally be an event planner!
It was a lovely party.
Wishing you a lovely week as well.
xoxo
How precious! I’m definitely going to have to try that chocolate pudding recipe! :-)
Wishing you a beautiful week.
This recipe is fabulous Yanic! So delicious!
Wishing you a lovely week as well.
oh yay I love healthier versions of kids recipes!! Your daughter sounds like so much fun!
It’s a great recipe! She is my little party girl.
What an adorable idea! My little guy loves our garden so much and has the best time watering it and picking from it. Plus, having fresh veggies right out our door doesn’t hurt! Love the recipe. We’ll definitely have to try it! Thanks so much!
It was loads of fun Kristy! The recipe is delicious! I would love to hear what you think of it.
Thanks for visiting.
What a doll! I love her menu, that alone is impressive. I love that she loves celebrating! What a cutie. Berry ice cubes, dazzleberry? OMG that is adorable and witty. She’s such a doll. I think it’s special she shares the gardening bug with her grandpa. :]
The menu was all her “favourites”. We can’t take credit for the name “dazzleberry lemonade” – she got that from a Yo Gabba Gabba show.
I love that her and her grandpa share a mutual interest!
Neat! I just copied your recipe down to try later. Your Garden Party sounds like it was a lot of fun. I recently did a post on how to make butterflies out of plastic bottles. Those might make a nice craft and addition to the fence..Be well.
It’s such a good recipe! It’s my favourite version of chocolate pudding too.
I’ll have to try making those butterflies with my daughter! Thanks!
Awesome, she’s got the spirit! Why not celebrate? She’s my kind of girl :)
She loves to celebrate everything! Pretty darn awesome.
Such a fun idea! Reading things like this are what make me really want to homeschool, I love how unique and fun this sounded. I bet she had a blast and will remember this for a long time!
Homeschooling can be so rewarding… it’s a lot of work but I love it.
I’m certain she will now be wanting a garden party ALL the time.
Wishing you a lovely day Jessica!
xoxo
Your little one has got some skills… keep nurturing her and she’ll amaze you with what she can do in the future… And to answer you, no.. I haven’t eaten worms in dirt before :) I just clicked the link for the recipe. Lastly, so excited to finally be able to comment!!
She is definitely a little party planner. I would love to hear what you think of the pudding.
So glad you can finally comment! Yay!
My kids used to love worms in the dirt when they were little. You had me at the Dazzleberry Lemonade…that sounds so good! And I love the name. Sounds like she’s quite industrious with her projects!
She is very industrious but we can’t take credit for the name “dazzleberry lemonade” – she got that from a Yo Gabba Gabba show.
It was a great little party.
How fun is that! I never would have thought of throwing a garden party! That menu sounds fantastic.
We had lots of fun with this Charlee! My daughter pretty much determined the menu (it’s all her favourite things).
Thanks for stopping by!