Our daughter, Poppy, turns two years old a week after Valentine's Day, so we are excited to celebrate all the things in the month of love! This is such a fun age of exploration. She is now able to 'keep up' with her three big sisters at the park and spends all her time imitating whatever they are doing. It makes my heart skip a beat watching her g and hear her squeal with glee the entire time! When we are spending one-on-one time, we love playing with her sensory toys, especially and activity bins. Poppy spends a lot of time rolling playdough into a ball, then giving it a good smoosh. I find it very satisfying as well! As a result of the sensory play and other physical developments, she has learned a whole host of new words recently. We love hearing more of what she has to say - although that sometimes means a whole lot of “No!” Ha!
Thankfully, Poppy still loves trying new foods, which makes creating 'toddler boards’ - a teeny, tiny take on a charcuterie board with appropriately aged portions to be shared - so much fun. We made a Valentine's Day themed toddler board, including all of Poppy’s favorites from Gerber, with a few cuts of fresh strawberries and raspberries to make the board pretty and delicious! We used:
- Plant-tastic Organic Yum Hearts (such a cute Valentine’s touch – especially because they have 4g of whole grains per serving!!)
- Plant-tastic Organic for Toddler Pouches (Banana Berry & Veggie Smash, Sweet Potato Cherry Smash, and Summer Fruit & Veggie Smash)
- Grain & Grow Sweet Potato and Strawberry Apple Puffs
- Veggie Dip Lil’ Crunchies
Poppy goes to preschool twice a week, and fortunately, Valentine's Day falls on one of those days this year! She is excited to bring in little treat bags to give to her friends. We created these 'Valentine, you're puffect!' cards to go with the yummiest Gerber Puffs snacks! It is a gift that any toddler and mom will be excited to see at the end of the day!
Check out these snacks and more at Gerber.com and let us know which are your toddler’s favorite!
