Category Archives: Recipes
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
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
Open ended modelling activities for young children
Written by Julia Gorham and Heather Step During our Holiday Crafts programme, the children made pinch pots with homemade clay. They loved rolling the clay between the palms of their hands and pushing down hard with their thumbs 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
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
Kids Best Vanilla Biscuits Ever
Try this flop proof, easy recipe to make yummy, vanilla biscuits with your child You will need: 150 grams butter 125 ml sugar 1 large egg lightly beaten 5 ml vanilla essence 500 ml cake flour Pinch of salt … Continue reading
Watermelon and Cucumber Sticks
Let your child have fun with colourful watermelon and cucumber flower sticks! You will need: Watermelon sliced into thick slices Flower cookie cutters Sliced cucumbers, cut in half Kebab sticks To do: Press a flower cookie cutter into the sliced … Continue reading
