Father's Day & Homemade Trail Mix

Father's Day is almost here. We have some special treats lined up for an extra special dad in this house. Hopefully, he won't read this post before his big day.

Matthew is a really good man - I mean truly amazing. He's an awesome father and a wonderful husband, a good provider and a good example to his boys on how to humbly serve God and others. He works long hours at a very stressful job, comes home and makes an effort to give his babies some attention and affection at the end of the day, and does what he can around the house when he has the time. He's our hero!!! (I'm allowed to gush.) He deserves a special treat this Father's Day, so in addition to cards and a "Best Dad Ever" mug, the boys and I made him some of his favorite trail mix.

The kids are still at the age where they need prompting to remember days like Father's Day and ideas for how to make it special. I acquired the trail mix ingredients and poured them into bowls so the boys could easily measure them out.

We started off with a basic recipe and then added a little more of this or that as we saw fit. Then, we mixed it all together.

We filled a jar with Dad's special treat, screwed on the lid, and finished it up with some twine and a picture of Dad and his kids.

Trail mix is a simple homemade treat that's super easy for kids to make. You could also make it an all-nut mix of dad's favorite nuts or turn it into a snack mix by adding in his favorite pretzels, crackers, and chips.

Homemade Trail Mix

INGREDIENTS
2 cups peanuts
1 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 raisins
1 cup peanut M & M's

DIRECTIONS
1. Mix ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Store in an airtight container.

*Sub your favorite nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and other goodies to make this recipe your own.