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Edible Circles




 

Edible Circles

[15 Minutes]

For a nutritious snack and a lesson on shapes, help your child make edible circles in the kitchen!


You'll need:

• sliced carrots, cucumbers and zucchini • round crackers • cream cheese and/or peanut butter • plastic knife

What to do:

  1. Place sliced carrots, cucumbers and zucchini (round slices) on a plate in front of your child. Include round crackers too.
  2. Help him spread cream cheese or peanut butter onto the sliced food with a plastic knife.
  3. Sing a fun song as you prepare these edible snacks together. (Tune: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"):
    See the carrot, orange and round,
    Orange and round,
    Orange and round.
    See the carrot, orange and round.
    Sliced upon my plate.
  4. Make up other verses according to the foods served, such as: see the cucumber, green and round; see the zucchini, green and round; see the crackers, round and round...served upon my plate.
  5. Talk about the circle shape of the vegetable rounds and crackers. Enjoy this snack together and praise your child for his help in the kitchen.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

  • How many circle foods do you have? Let's count them.
  • What colors are these foods?
  • What did you spread on the vegetables and crackers? Do they taste "yummy"?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, your child is developing language skills, small muscle skills, and an understanding of shapes.



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