Snack Time
Peanut Butter Caterpillars
This is a fun snack for your child to make. You will need one banana, peanut butter and raisins. Begin by slicing a banana into circles. Use peanut butter to stick the slices together to form a caterpillar as your child desires. Use raisins for the eyes, mouth and nose. If you child wants antennae, you can use pretzels. Eat and enjoy!(read more)
Edible Ladybug
Push half of a red grape onto a toothpick. Push a strawberry with the top cut off through the other end of the toothpick. Cut the back of the strawberry to make wings. Press chocolate chips into the strawberry to give the ladybug spots.(read more)
"Piggy" Snacks
Preschoolers will enjoy making this snack almost as much as eating it! Start with toasted bread to make spreading easier. Using a wide mouth glass or a can as your guide, cut a large circle from one piece of bread to be the pig's head. Cut a smaller circle (you can use a salad dressing lid as a guide if you like) for the pig's snout and 2 ...(read more)
Strawberry Yogurt Smoothies
Let your little ones help you make this nutritious treat! Wash the fresh strawberries. Peel a banana & slice it in half or in quarters. Let your little one help you count and then place all the fruit in an electric blender. Spoon the yogurt into the blender, then pour in the milk. After sealing the lid, press the puree button and blend until smooth and thoroughly ...(read more)
Apple Taste Test
This is a great snack-time activity. When you go to the store, choose at least 4-5 different kind of apples and buy one of each. Cut up each different type of apple and put each type in a separate bowl. Under each bowl, identify the type of apple it is (i.e. Granny Smith, Fuji, Golden Delicious, etc.). Then, at snack time have your child (and you!) try each type of ...(read more)
Sandwich Shapes
We all know the frustration of getting our toddler to eat lunch! Here's a fun tip to bring some fun to the same old sandwich. Instead of using bread, put your sandwich filling of choice on tortillas...this makes the game easier. Have your child take a bite out of the sandwich and then ask him what shape the sandwich looks like. Have him take another bite ...(read more)
Spider Pretzel
Spread peanut butter on a round cracker. Position 4 pretzel sticks on each side, like spider legs. Press the pretzels into the peanut butter, and place another cracker on top. Use peanut butter to attach raisins on top as eyes.(read more)
Caterpillar Melon
Slice a banana and scoop small balls of melon. Slide the fruit in any order onto a bamboo skewer. Add chocolate chips for eyes and feet.(read more)
Cookie Lollipops
Prepare for baking by lining your cookie sheets with parchment paper and pre-heating the oven according to your recipe. Next, roll out the cookie dough on a floured surface, and cut large heart-shaped cookies using your cookie cutter. Once all your dough has been cut into big hearts, cut out the center of each heart cookie with a smaller size heart cookie cutter. Now that your cookies ...(read more)
Traffic Light Snack
Take a graham cracker and split in half along the dividing line. Spread each cracker with peanut butter and dot with a red, green, and yellow M & M to create a "traffic light." Your kids can participate in all or part of this process. While everyone eats, talk about the different colors of a traffic light and what they mean.(read more)
Yummy Kebobs
Carefully push a skewer through the ingredients, starting with a piece of apple, then a marshmallow, then banana, then another marshmallow. Spread a spoonful of peanut butter on top of the marshmallow. Now, skewer a piece of banana and another marshmallow (with more peanut butter) and finish with a piece of apple. Repeat with a second skewer. Makes 2 kebobs.(read more)
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