Ants on a log…

The holidays can easily seem overwhelming.  As a mother of two small children I know how challenging it can sometimes be to keep a patient and cheerful attitude when your list of chores is longer than Santa's list of good little girls and boys.  However, I encountered a brief moment of that good-mom feeling when choosing for the children a healthy snack paired with a lively song over the less eco-friendly option of tossing them a kid sized package of some  processed health food imposter. 

"The ants go marching one by one hoorah, hoorah... the ants go marching one by one hoorah, hoorah... the ants go marching one by one, the little one stopped to play his drum, and they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out, of the rain...the ants go marching two by two hoorah, hoorah..."  I sang while decorating peanut butter slathered celery with little ant-raisins.  They both lit up like tree angels and never questioned the green-ness of the celery. 

To continue the song, just make sure the little ant always does something that rhymes with the number you're on.  Maybe the song has traditional words, but I'm sure whatever you and your kids come up with will be more fun!