If you knew sushi, like I knew sushi....

Dylan, my 4 yr old has very mature tastes.

He likes Indian curries, Thai food, Sushi...and of course eating with chop sticks. I used to buy sushi for D every now and again but it really is kinda expensive when your kid asks for sushi every time you go in the grocery store!!! (I wish my kids just made a spectical at the checkout begging for chocolate like the other kids)

There was only one thing to do, make it ourselves.

I had made sushi a few years ago in my chef's class, but that was before I had kids, and I knew Nath would never eat it so I didn't pay much attention but I seemed to recall, it was easy and didn't require much effort or equiptment.

The good news is, it still is easy. Dylan helped out and we made three rolls. AND he loved it. A pack of chop sticks and a rolling mat, sushi rice, ricewine vinegar, Nori (dried seaweed sheets) and what ever you want for fillings. Inexpensive and fun!

Goin' off the rails in a crazy train....

Kids will make you do the most crazy things...the latest my crazy train. Oh and kids are not very patient. I was very lucky to get any decorations on this crazy train.

Next time I will know what to expect when decorating this and will plan it out much better before hand, like sorting out all the candies into colour coordinated piles, and having a larger platter. Pehaps making a flaky coconut landscape and a gingerbread train station.

Or maybe I will just make plain old cupcakes. The kids like those just as much and they are way easier to make!!