Category Archives: Health
Healthy Fruit Pineapple Sun Sculptures
Our healthy fruit sculptures is held at our school once a week, we create beautiful, fruit sculptures which the children look forward to each week. You will need: Wooden board Knife ( for adult use only) Plastic plates Sliced … Continue reading
Promoting Healthy Eating Habits For Young Children Is Essential
By teaching your children healthy eating habits, and modelling these behaviours in yourself, you will enable your child to lead a healthy life style in years to come. As a young child, my mother was vigilant about healthy eating habits and … Continue reading
Banana Octopus Fruit Sculptures
Written by Julia Gorham Encouraging healthy eating habits for young children. You will need: Ripe bananas A chopping board A knife ( Adult use only) A marking pen To do: Place a banana on a chopping board and slice 8 … Continue reading
Fruity Flower Sculptures
Fruity Flower Sculptures Written by Julia Gorham These colourful fruit sculptures were a great hit in my classroom and the children loved eating their pretty, fruity flowers too! You will need: Naartjies Purple grapes Green apples A wooden board A … Continue reading
Butterflies from Apples and Celery
How do you persuade your children to enjoy healthy food? It often helps to create interesting forms to ignite their curiosity and desire to try different foods. Today we will share how to make a butterfly out of apples, celery … Continue reading
Crab food sculptures made from apples
Creating food sculptures is an excellent idea to promote healthy eating habits for young children in a fun and creative way! You will need: Apples A wooden board Knife ( Adult use only) Plate To do: Slice an apple in … Continue reading
Dolphin fruit sculptures with bananas and grapes
These cute dolphins make a tasty snack and will aid in your child’s love of healthy food. What you need: Bananas Grapes A polystyrene/ paper or plastic cup Marker pen Knife ( for adult use only) To do: Slice … Continue reading
Why Outdoor Play is Vital for Preschoolers
Written by Julia Gorham The outdoors is the very best place for Preschoolers to practice and master emerging physical skills. It is in the outdoors that children can fully and freely experience motor skills like running, leaping, and … Continue reading
Movement and a Child’s Brain Development
By Julia Gorham No one can emphasize enough the importance of brain development in early childhood education. Today’s developing technology and research have allowed us to learn more about the brain, how it works, and the critical periods for its … Continue reading
Pineapple Food Sculptures
What a great way to promote healthy food sculptures for young children! You will need: A ripe pineapple Wooden board Knife ( For use by adult only) Plate To do: Cut the outside skin and top of the pineapple … Continue reading
