Kinder tomorrow

Well, the little man starts Kinder tomorrow. It's a very scary thought leaving your anaphylactic child to take the first steps of independence. Not only do you have the regular concerns, will he fit in? Will the other kids play with him? Will he remember his manners when talking to others? Will he remember to eat? But also the others, what if my son touches an allergen and it sets off a reaction? What if he constantly touches his face because he is nervous and sets off a reaction? Are the teacher really prepared enough to deal with an emergency? What if I get "the" phone call?

As much as possible you try to shove these concerns to the back of your head and not allow your child to see your anxieties lest they rub off on him. Instead you pull down his brand new dinosaur back pack and mentally prepare everything you need to have ready in the morning. The epipen case was bought many months back in preparation for this and inside the antihistamine, anapen, syringe and inhaler sit. The forms requested have been filled in by the doctors and a new medic alert has been ordered (after he lost his old one and in a new country you need a new medic alert as I have been told they don't access information from other countries, weird I know).

I even have a little tshirt printed up which reads "I'm a Lion" on the front and on the back it says "please don't feed me..." and lists the food allergies. This won't be worn all of the time, but for the first few days it will serve as a good reminder. Simply colors the t-shirt printing company is where I purchased one of these and they are great! Well worth the money.

He will also be taking with him to school some marshmallow slice it is a firm hit in our household and has been made with both plain rice puffs and Lowan's Cocoa Bombs (I prefer it made with these). So here is the recipe :

Marshmallow Slice

2 cups of gluten free marshmallows
40g of oil (I use rice bran)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups of gluten free rice puffs (bubbles)

Line a 20x20 baking tin with baking paper.
Place the rice puffs in a bowl (preferably glass or metal).
Place the marshmallows and oil in a small pot. Stir constantly until melted over a low element. Once you have removed it from the heat, add the vanilla.
Add the marshmallow mix to the rice puffs and combine well.
Pour into the prepared tin and smooth over.
Place in the fridge to cool and set. When ready cut into squares. You may sprinkle with allergy friendly sprinkles if you like but we don't usually bother as it is yummy as is.