Budget Bites for Busy Parents

Bringing Families Together One Meal at a Time 📌REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/FLP-BudgetBitesOCT2026 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Making Family Meals More Meaningful and More Affordable Between work, school, activities, appointments, and everything else that fills a family’s schedule, finding the time and budget to prepare meals can feel challenging. But family meals do not have to be complicated or expensive to create meaningful moments together. 📌 Event Details Budget Bites for Busy Parents October Session 📅 Friday, October 16, 2026 ⏰ 4:30 PM 📍 Claymont Community Center 3301 Green Street Claymont, DE 19703 November Session 📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 ⏰ 4:30 PM 📍 Claymont Community Center 3301 Green Street Claymont, DE 19703 💵 Cost: $30 per family 👩‍🍳 Facilitator: Michelle Ayala-Rivera 📍 In-Person Budget Bites for Busy Parents was created with busy families in mind, bringing together practical meal preparation, budget-conscious thinking, and the opportunity for parents and families to spend quality time together. It is about discovering that a meal can be more than something we put on the table. It can also be a chance to connect, learn, and create memories as a family. Cooking, Learning, and Connecting Budget Bites for Busy Parents is designed around the reality of family life. Parents are often looking for ways to provide meals their families will enjoy while also being mindful of their time and household budget. This program creates an opportunity to approach meals in a practical and family-centered way. More importantly, cooking together can create moments for families to slow down and connect. A recipe can become a conversation. Preparing ingredients can become teamwork. Sitting down to enjoy what you created together can become a family memory. Meet Your Facilitator: Michelle Ayala-Rivera Michelle Ayala-Rivera is the facilitator for Budget Bites for Busy Parents, helping families explore practical ways to prepare meals while being mindful of their budget and busy schedules. Through Budget Bites, Michelle creates an opportunity for families to learn, cook, and connect while discovering that affordable meals can still be enjoyable and meaningful. Family Time Starts in the Kitchen One of the most meaningful parts of preparing food together is the opportunity to spend time with one another. In a busy household, those moments can sometimes be difficult to find. Cooking provides a natural way for parents and children to work together, communicate, and share an experience. Budget Bites is about more than what is being prepared. It is about who is around the table and the connections being built along the way. Join Budget Bites for Busy Parents For $30 per family, families can take part in Budget Bites for Busy Parents and discover how food, budgeting, and family time can come together. We invite families to make time for something that matters: being together. Because sometimes, the best memories are not created around a perfect meal; they are created while families are making it together.