Field Trip Mom

Sriracha factory tour / family field trip in Irwindale, California is a spicy event. Huy Fong Foods, maker of the famous Sriracha spicy sauce, opens it's doors every fall during their harvest. This year we signed up for the fall tour months and months before the big event. The family field trip proved to be exciting and filled with hands-on learning. We witnessed how red jalapenos go from delivery to Sriracha sauce in a few minutes.   The plant is approximately 650,000 square feet in size. As you walk through the factory you can smell the spicy sauce.  The Sriracha Factory, owned by Huy Fong Foods, opens it's doors to the public during the jalapeno harvest. They have sign-ups months in advance for this exciting event. This year's Fall tour was filled with music, food and free gifts. My family and I enjoyed the drums of the Dragon Dance performance. The Dragon performance and music followed the visitors throughout the factory engaging the public. The tour was

Inside Outis coming out on DVD this November 3rd, 2015.  It is a great movie for the entire family to see. A movie about Emotions who have emotions, gives this movie a great story plot. Meet Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger, all of them are the main characters in this funny and relatable story. Each character will help you understand what an 11 year old girl feels, when she moves into a new home. Her emotional struggle is brought to life as we see Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger work together to navigate a new city and a new school. In the end, the story takes a turn and everyone will be surprised to see what makes the difference in turning things around.   Disgust is a very strong emotion. In the movie, she keeps Riley(the main character), way from danger and broccoli. She is very opinionated and extremely honest. Please take a moment and print this printable for your child to enjoy.   Meet Bing Bong, the lovable imaginary friend, who is part elephant,part ca

American Cuisine: JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery in Tustin, CA hosted a private food tasting event which included many bloggers and foodies.  The event proved to be successful as the food was delicious and the company was very friendly.  My husband and I made it a date night and we enjoyed a few of their handcrafted beers with our Chilean Sea Bass, Ceviche Tacos, Jalapeno Mac & Cheese, Buffalo Boneless Wings and Chicken and Avocado Egg Rolls.  The food tasting was full of  many great dishes.  All of the dishes were served family style where several items were placed on each table to sample.  Everyone in attendance tried a little bite of everything, walking from table to table grabbing a little of this and a lot of that.  This made it easy to try many more dishes than expected.  B We all shared Ceviche Tacos made with fresh avocado, marinated shrimp, cilantro, red cabbage and onions then pared with the handcrafted beer, "714 I.P.A.".  The tacos are pa

It was family movie night at home.  We packed the kids into the car and off we went to Trader Joe's to indulge in some snacks.  As we entered the store, we found the absolute best prices on pumpkins, ready for carving.  For only $2.99, you can pick a medium size pumpkin perfect for cooking or decorating this harvest season.  Along with the the best priced pumpkins in town, there were many other pumpkin products ready for customers to buy.  Let me tell you about a few of the items we discovered.  Pumpkin O's cereal, Pumpkin Butter, Organic Pumpkin Toaster Pastries, Pumpkin Spiced Seeds, and Pumpkin Pancake Mix, just to name a few. Continue reading..... The best part about our trip to Trader Joe's was all of the great pumpkin treats we found.  It felt as thought each aisle had a pumpkin product that called our name.  We purchased Pumpkin Butter, Pumpkin Cereal and Pumpkin Toasted Pastries.  These were not snacks for our movie adventure but they seemed to be calling

Come explore "The 50 States Book" with me.  If you travel, road trip or field trip, this is the book for you.  Inside, you will find over 100 pages filled with maps, fun state facts and colorful information that will engage every traveler. Start your adventure with the "Welcome Box" to get a quick overview of each state.  Then, continue your journey with the "Inspiring People” section where the book tells its readers information about important people of the State.  As you visit the rest of the pages, you will also find three other sections that will help you explore each state.  These sections include "Key Facts", "Region Spotlight", as well as "Moments to Remember".  In addition to these sections, don't forget the map itself of all (50) states.  In total, the book breaks each state into seven sections with bright, fun and happy illustrations.  The book is great for ages 7 to 100 years old.  Just take a peek at some of the

Travel and food go together because who doesn't get hungry while exploring. This season Del Taco is making your travel and food adventures more exciting by introducing, "Ensaladas".  Salads full of fresh ingredients that will keep you fueled for a better travel experience. The menu includes the Chicken Bacon Avocado Salad, Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad and Signature Taco Salad. These new choices will delight your doctor because your fast food visit will include fresh veggies. Here is a list of ingredients for Del Taco's new handcrafted Ensaladas: Travel and food go together because who doesn't get hungry while exploring. This season Del Taco is making your travel and food adventures more exciting by introducing, "Ensaladas".  Salads full of fresh ingredients that will keep you fueled for a better travel experience. The menu includes the Chicken Bacon Avocado Salad, Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad and Signature Taco Salad. These new choices will deligh

Space Racers™ is a new animated TV series giving children exposure to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) curriculum.  Now available for families and educators, they have produced a DVD and CD ROM collection in collaboration with NASA experts.  The show presents young spaceship cadets including Eagle, Hawk, Robyn, Starling, and Raven flying through the solar system, learning about the power of scientific investigation and observation, space exploration, and teamwork. Instructional lesson plans, family activities and kids printables were developed by WNET New York Public Media.  WNET’s educators worked with the Space Racers™ team to create fun learning experiences for children.  This toolkit is a fun and engaging way to start children discovering STEM educational learning.    Additional information can be found on the website at  www.SpaceRacers.org .  Based on the popular children’s television show Space Racers, this  DVD includes 13 animated episode