Since this past Christmas, I have been making a conscious effort to try and eat healthier. That being said, I thought the time has come to post about Timer, the healthy snack guy from Saturday morning public service announcements in the eighties.
I remember this guy distinctly because I always thought he was disgusting - some sort of anthropomorphic blob of chewed food that happened to wear a hat. Though his message of healthy eating was a good one, I mostly remember being very annoyed at the interruption of my weekly Saturday morning cartoon-athon.
There were a few different segments that aired, but the one I remember most was "Sunshine on a Stick" which taught you how to make ice-pops with fruit juice, an ice cube tray, and some toothpicks:
Hi. Time for Timer and time to make a week supply of healthy after school snacks.
On some weekend when its raining and your mother is complaining cause your hanging around just twiddling your thumbs, tell your mom that you've been itching to make something in the kitchen and, oh yes, the mess will be a minumum.
But the thing that's going to please her is that you make it in the freezer and nothing could be easier to fix. Now just watch as I go through it. Really, all you need to do it is some kind of juice and just a few toothpicks.
Ok, now take an empty ice tray and fill it up with orange juice, or lemonade, or pomegranite juice, or whatever turns you on. Then, cover the tray with plastic wrap, carefully poke the toothpicks through the plastic, put it in the freezer, and in a few hours... PRESTO, stacks of snacks."
Don't wait until it rains before you try this nifty trick. You'll have a fun time making sunshine on a stick!
Download sunshineonastick.ram
Earlier this week, I finished making a grouping of items that will be sold at the cutest shop located in Vancouver called Occupied. There are some stuffed pear girls and a variety of notecards currenty en route from NJ. I wish I could see this shop in person. You have to check through the blog and try to find as many pictures of the window display as possible - it's awesome! They also have a web shop that you can buy from and if you need to get your cute on, this is the place to go!
