Kitchen Fun for Kids You can do it!

 

 

Stir up some fun while teaching your kids to read, practice math and conduct tasty scientific experiments.

 

Cooking is for kids and the kitchen is a place kids can learn. Once children start creating meals, they will want to spend more time in the kitchen and more time with you.

 

Begin with simple treats with fruits and veggie recipes your kids will enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven Fruit & Veggie Snacks for Kids

Kabobs – Pizza On-A-Stick
Thread cubed French bread, grape tomato, green pepper and cubed mozzarella cheese onto a drink straw. Dip in warm marinara sauce.

Crowded Canoes
Celery, peanut butter or any nut butter.
Passengers: nuts, dried fruits - raisins, cranberries, cherries, M & M candies. Spread peanut butter into the groove of celery sticks. Board “passengers” of dried fruits, nuts or candies on top of peanut butter.

Quesadilla Snowflakes
Two tortilla shells, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, salsa
Microwave tortilla about 30 seconds or until soft. Fold warm tortilla in half, then in half again. Use kitchen shears and cut out small pieces in tortilla as you would to make a paper snowflake. Unfold. Place remaining tortilla on paper plate and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Place the snowflake tortilla on the cheese-topped tortilla. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges and serve with salsa.

Rainbow Apple Slices
One pkg (3-ounce) gelatin (any flavor), 4 apples (any variety)
Pour dry gelatin into small bowl or plate. Cut apples into slices. Dip the cut sides of each apple slice into gelatin. Colors will brighten as gelatin combines with the apple’s juice.

Effortless Apple Crisp
One (4-ounce) cinnamon applesauce cup, 2 tbsp crushed cinnamon crunchy granola bars, 1 dash of cinnamon, 1 tbsp chopped walnuts
Stir crushed granola bar and cinnamon into applesauce cup. Let sit 2 to 3 minutes. Top with walnuts and a scoop of ice cream if desired.

Mouse In A House!
Fresh strawberries, string cheese sticks, shelled sunflower seeds
Wash berries and remove caps. Cut strawberries in half lengthwise. Cut cheese stick in half and pull strings from cheese stick for tail. Assemble “mice” on plate by tucking cheese strip under wide end of berry for tail. Stick 2 sunflower seed kernels at narrow end for ears.

Layered Fruit Fun
In an ice cream cone, layer cut-up fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, peaches or bananas. Top with vanilla or fruit-flavored yogurt. For extra crunch add a layer of granola or crushed graham crackers.

Source__Our friends at Hy-VEE Foods