I'm at work today, but since this is a work-related question...no guilt! This summer an OT and I are doing a camp at work for 5-6 y/o to work on handwriting and reading readiness skills. We will have 3 groups of 4 children each rotating thru my reading group, the handwriting group, and a gross motor group. For snack we are having the kids make their own snacks (all 12 kids together with 3 therapists) to work on fine motor skills, "reading" a VERY simple recipe (with some pictures on it), and following directions. I am responsible for coming up with 4 of the snacks and thought I would come to you for ideas. I need these recipes to be fairly simple and not too many ingredients (i.e., like "ants on a log"). It is probably best to have recipes that don't include peanuts or peanut butter since that is a high allergy group. We will be aware of any other food allergies when the kids start. TIA for any ideas.

By Truestori on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 10:55 am:

Well,
My kids love mini bagels and cream cheese, yogurt with granola, mini pizzas(made on bagels or english muffins) fruit salad...if I think of more I will post.

By Trina~moderator on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 11:11 am:

You can still make "Ants on a Log" but substitute cream cheese in place of peanut butter.

Fruit kabobs - The kids could make patterns with sliced/cubed fruit on long kabob sticks

String Cheerios, Fruit Loops, etc. to make edible necklaces

I'll keep thinking....

By Andi on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 12:09 pm:

Go to www.perpetualpreschool.com and look under all the different themes for snack ideas. Hope that helps.

By Coopaveryben on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 01:01 pm:

my kids like "ants on a log" but I use cream cheese. I also go to the perpetualpreschooler for a lot of ideas...great site.

By Conni on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 02:50 pm:

If you are reading any books about Spiders, my kids use to like making Spiders.

small Chocolate donut (body)
8 pretzel sticks (legs)
2 M&M's (eyes)

Not very nutritious I know.

By Marg on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 02:56 pm:

LOL Conni,

Our dds in preschool used to do the pretzel logs with chocolate icing and mini m & m's. Not nutrious, but really cute and yummy!

By Coopaveryben on Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 03:53 pm:

I've also seen the spiders using peanut and ritz crackers, you stick the pretzels in the peanut butter.

By Pamt on Friday, April 2, 2004 - 10:47 am:

Thanks!