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Let's have some fun with three
fruits today:
Activity: Fruits > Apple, banana, and pear
Visit Dole and share some fun facts about
these fruits. Show the children these attractive and easy recipes and plan
on making one soon!
Sensory experience: For this presentation it would be great to have the actual
fruits on hand to touch, smell and taste.
Have some cut-up fruit ready for snack with the children's
favorite topping or their favorite yogurt.
Visit the links below for presentations for each fruit featured
in the fruit basket craft.
Apple - A Fruit with A-peel a presentation to learn about
the fascinating history of this delicious fruit.
Fun
and easy ways to eat and kid recipes
Bananas the Most Popular Fruit in
the U.S. a presentation to learn about the fascinating history
of this delicious fruit.
Fun
and easy ways to eat bananas at Dole
Pear
- Fun
and easy ways to eat and kid recipes
Activity #2: Fruits Basket Craft
Here is a craft that will help the children remember to eat delicious
fruits and it can be used as a note holder or just as a cute
decoration..
Print the templates of your choice in color or black and
white.
Ideally the black and white version is more challenging so they can
color or paint. Apples and pears come in a variety of colors.
The basket can be printed directly onto any color of construction
paper or card stock, and then the fruits in black and white.
Idea: Instead of the fruits template, these can be
substituted using pictures from your favorite local grocery or fresh
market store circular. The basket can be decorate with fruits
that are in season and/or that are native to your area.
Cut out images, older children may be able to practice their scissor
cutting skills particularly with the basket image.
1. You can choose to cut out the basket to make a nice decoration or
simply leave as is and the children can glue the vegetables.
2. Write the first letter of the vegetable inside the each fruit
image.
Idea: Note Holder or Decoration.
After the basket is completed, you can add a piece of magnet sheet to
the back to put on the refrigerator, or glue a small piece of card
board to the back of the handle to reinforce it, use a punch hole and
add a string or ribbon to hang on a wall. Affix a post-it note
pad to the front of the basket.
Alphabet Activities: F is for
Fruits
This a wonderful opportunity to present letter F.
Fruits coloring book: Make a selection of fruits
coloring pages to make a coloring book.
Great Books About Fruits & Vegetables:
Here are some great books to include with any activity about
nutrition: fruits and vegetables -- check them out at your
library:
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** Eating
the alphabet by Lois
Ehlert
Ages: 1-3
This colorful alphabet book shows fruits and vegetables
juicy and alive. A great way to get the children interested in
eating their veggies and introducing the alphabet. Available in
board book edition for toddlers. |
Remember you need to eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables day!
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