Kid Tested Fun Recipes

From the beginning of life food has been a symbol of love and security. It comforts and nourishes. When you make food with your child, you show you care.

When a child "cooks" he learns many things:

Vocabulary: Some new words can be dissolving, measure, sift, pour, mix, peel, etc.

Science and MathConcepts: Cooking is a hands-on experience. Measuring, timing, setting the temperature, and seeing what happens are all scientific concepts.

Creativity: Food and cooking awaken the artist in all of us. Colors, textures, shapes, and sizes inspire creative expression.

Social Skills: Working together, waiting your turn, sharing and giving are all life skills.

World Cultures: Recipes handed down in the family teach a child about his heritage. Recipes from other countries teach him about the world and other cultures.

Motor Skills: Activities such as mixing, pouring, chopping, rolling, and kneading are developed.

Sensory Perceptions: Seeing, touching, smelling and tasting are experienced in cooking.

Sanitation and Safety: Keeping the area clean, washing you hands, and keeping food clean and safe are sanitation issues. Proper use of equipment and adult supervision especially when using knives, hot water, and the stove are safety issues.

Always supervise, participate, and emphasize safety:


Some of these recipes are edible. Some are for making arts and craft materials. ENJOY !

Kid Tested Fun Fruit Recipes
Banana Surprise Sticks

Firm but ripe bananas
Peanut butter
Graham crackers
popsicle sticks
bowls
Plastic knives

Directions:
Crush graham crackers.
Peel bananas and cut in half crosswise.
Insert stick in flat end.
Spread with peanut butter and
roll in Graham cracker crumbs.
Serve with a glass of milk.

VARIATION: Roll bananas in honey or yogurt then in
crushed cereal. Freeze

Kid Tested Fun Recipes
Apple Faces

Apples
raisins
cheerios
Peanut butter
Plastic knife or spoon

Directions:
Cut apples in half.
Remove core and seeds
Let children spread peanut butter
across the flat surface
of the apple.
Let the children make eyes and smiley faces atop
the peanut butter
smile and eat.

Kid Tested Fun Recipes
Fresh Fruit Smoothies