A couple weeks ago my good friend Kendra and I made fresh strawberry freezer jam with the kids. It’s a fun but messy project that I try to do every strawberry season and then reap the benefits for the rest of year. For this post I’m partnering with all free clear laundry detergent, designed for children’s sensitive skin and free from allergents and irritants.  I love letting kids be kids and not worrying about them or their clothes getting too messy. Keep reading to see more pictures from our strawberry jam day…

We mostly followed the instructions on the Certo gel package. It’s so easy! First we washed and cut the stems off our fresh strawberries.

Then we mashed the strawberries in a big bowl. Henry loved the part. Squiiiish, Squooooosh.

Edie was doing more harm than good in the process. Good thing she’s so cute!  Strawberries are 75% of her diet these days. She can snif them out from the other side of the house.

After cutting and mashing, we cooked them up with sugar and the certo gel and a bit of lemon juice. We made such a huge amount that as soon as it started to boil it would overflow. Whoops! It was tricky! Next time we’d do a smaller batch.

Then we filled up clean jars with the jam and secured them with lids. Things got a little messy here as well. I heard them pop and seal that night as they cooled. We’ve been enjoying the jam ever since. I usually leave all jars in the freezer except the one we’re working through. Kendra had a great idea to mix it with plain greek yogurt too. Yum!

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Photography by Liz Stanley