{"id":3362,"date":"2011-11-26T09:59:22","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T17:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2011-11-26T09:59:22","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T17:59:22","slug":"fab-friday-amandas-a-mama-chick-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/11\/fab-friday-amandas-a-mama-chick-in-training\/","title":{"rendered":"FAB FRIDAY &#8211; Amanda&#8217;s a Mama Chick in Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks!<\/p>\n<p><em>Sorry chicks, technical difficulty! This post was supposed to go up yesterday so Fab Friday just because Sassy Saturday! Enjoy Head Chick&#8217;s Amanda&#8217;s post!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As most of you know I am not a Mama Chick but I do have two little peeps in Ottawa that make me think a lot about all the ups and downs of what it must be like to be a Mama Chick as well as the trials of <a title=\"MAMA CHICK MONDAY \u2013 How to start your journey to health as a new mom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/10\/mama-chick-monday-how-to-start-your-journey-to-health-as-a-new-mom\/\">how to keep busy, keep kids engaged and keep them active.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am super close to my cousin and her two kiddies Jalen and Tyra \u2013 who is also my god daughter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra_picnik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3365\" title=\"Tyra_picnik\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra_picnik-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Healthy Kids\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Each and every time I visit back home in the Ottawa area I make it a priority to see this little cuties and last time was even more exciting as it was my little Tyra\u2019s 4th Birthday!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Jalen_picnik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3364\" title=\"Jalen_picnik\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Jalen_picnik-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Healthy Kids\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate they had a cooking extravaganza party where the kiddies were taught how to make healthy snacks, cut fruit and make dough from scratch. Tyra is a chef in the making for sure and loves the kitchen so this was a perfect day for her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra-and-Jalen-cooking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3367\" title=\"Tyra and Jalen cooking\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra-and-Jalen-cooking-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Healthy Kids\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra-and-Jalen-cooking-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Tyra-and-Jalen-cooking.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe then went on to visit Saunders Farm in Ottawa \u2013 if you live there and have never been I must reco that you check it out next year. This place was like a kiddie wonderland in a farm setting. It was jammed with cool mazes, haunted houses, hay rides, bouncy pillows (like a castle sans walls lol) and so much more!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3368\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Saunders-Farm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3368\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3368\" title=\"Saunders Farm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Saunders-Farm-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Saunders-Farm-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Saunders-Farm-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Saunders-Farm.jpg 1398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FIT CHICKS - Healthy Kids<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The thing I loved about this weekend besides spending time with loved ones is the ease there was in keeping the kids engaged and having them learn about healthy treats without a fight and getting them moving without it feeling like exercise. My cousin is amazing at always <a title=\"MAMA CHICK MONDAY \u2013 Get your kids active this fall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/09\/mama-chick-monday-get-your-kids-active-this-fall\/\">making kid time a priority and having her two little ones constantly trying new activities,<\/a> visiting new sites and always learning new things.<\/p>\n<p>So now back in Toronto it got me thinking if I did decide to have kids one day (big GULP) what fun things would I do here to keep the same lessons in place and have my kids feel excited about their health?<\/p>\n<p>Make this weekend fabulous!<\/p>\n<p>Amanda xo<\/p>\n<p>Ps.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\">December Camps are up so make sure to sign up <\/a>and join in the fun.\u00a0 Can&#8217;t believe it is our last bootcamps of 2011&#8230;how time flies when you are having fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks! Sorry chicks, technical difficulty! 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