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PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD
Much like an
arts and crafts project, making a snack can become an after-school activity. The
bonus: Kids get to eat their artwork, and you get to sneak nutritious foods into
their diet.
SNACK ART
Create a work
of art using the following elements:
•The
Foundation Celery, carrots, zucchini or cucumbers cut into sticks or rounds;
banana, apple or pineapple slices; melon balls; lettuce leaves; or orange
sections
•The Cement
Peanut butter, cream cheese, cheese spread, yogurt, jam, pizza sauce or ranch
dressing
•The
Decorations Seeds, nuts, grapes, raisins, olives, frozen peas or beans.
Lay out the
materials and give each child plastic utensils and a plate "canvas." Suggest
that they build sharks, monsters, cars, flowers, or have them write their names.
TIP:
This
makes a great birthday party activity.
WIGGLE WORMS
Fruit, such as
grapes, melon, bananas or strawberries, cut into bite-size pieces
Pretzel sticks
Chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Spear about
four pieces of fruit onto each pretzel, as if making a kebab, to create the
worms. Leave a tip at the end for the tail. Parents, you can pre-spear the
fruit.
Join two worms
with a piece of fruit for a longer creepy-crawler. Use sprinkles to make eyes,
spots or tiny feet.
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