Here’s an idea of what to do with your cupcake/muffin tins while they’re not being used for baking cupcakes --which in my humble opinion shouldn’t be very often.

Now it’s true, this is most definitely not your traditional cupcake blog post today. But what this is, is a rainy, blah Monday (well ok now it’s Tuesday officially but still rainy & blah) and we could all use a small dose of fun and creativity. This will surely bring a smile to the face of any little one but is bound to bring out the kid in us all.

I came across this site/blog HerCupOverfloweth.com (wow, do I feel that way many days, as I’m sure you can all agree) where this fun “phenomenon”  Muffin Tin Mondays is sweeping blogs and families across the internet.  As a mother, I know how boring meals can sometimes get for the little ones and how hard we have to try to get them to eat at all, no less try something new. Well in comes Muffin Tin Mondays where every Monday a new theme is set (see the above photos, Fairies & Under the Sea) and families across the country come up with their own creative ways to make a meal in that  week’s theme and eat it straight from their muffin tins! Kids absolutely adore it because, well, it’s just plain fun and sure takes the boring out of their usual meal. And since kids are more apt to eat what they make, this is also a great way to add something new to their repertoire.

The two creative muffin tin meals above are from the lovely mom’s blog,

bobbicamacho.blogspot.com. The Fairies Tea Party meal included unicorn calzones, woodland mushrooms (cupcake), magic fruit wands & sparkling star gems. The Under the Sea/Ocean meal included a hot dog octopus, pasta shells with breadcrumb sand, goldfish, swedish blue fish, and ramen noodle “seaweed” (although I have no idea how they got them to turn green but you can always use lettuce or pepper strips in it’s place). The variations are endless but fun & creativity are the key.

Today is Cinco de Mayo (and yes I know it’s not Monday) but it’s a great theme to start with! Ole!