Preschoolers learn best with exciting hands-on learning experiences. Instead of telling your preschooler to eat their vegetables get them engaged in fun and creative learning activities so they understand why it is important to make healthy food choices. We have teamed up with our Creative Preschool friends to provide 5 different ways to play (and learn) with food in a fun but not messy way.
Ask your child what their favorite food is to eat. Let them describe their perfect meal to get them engaged and talking about food. Pick a simple recipe from what they described and start creating your child’s very first cookbook with our DIY My First Cookbook tutorial.
Continue the creative imaginative play and open up a Pretend Smoothie Cafe at Artsy Momma! Be sure to click over as this post provides a simple way to set up your own (imaginative) smoothie shop and includes free printables for you and your child to use.
Continue the learning with I Heart Crafty Thing’s Fruit and Veggie Sort. Learn the difference between fruits and vegetables in a hands on way.
Extend your preschoolers food knowledge with introducing the 5 food groups and how to create a healthy balanced meal from A Little Pinch of Perfect.
For dessert, mix it up with a candy mosaic art from Pink Stripey Socks (perfect way to use extra candy left from the holidays)!
Preschool Food Learning Extensions
To extend the learning activities try cooking (for real) with your preschooler. Did you know cooking with your preschooler is an excellent way to also introduce science and math concepts?
Check out our easy and Lil B’s favorite Berry Berry Smoothie popsicle recipe and observe how liquid freezes to a solid.
Artsy Momma also has a whole round up of additional smoothies and snack recipes.
Learn the science behind making ice cream with this recipe from A Little Pinch of Perfect.
Mix colors and milk with this science experiment from Pink Stripey Socks or try baking a salt dough snowman magnet (not for eating) with I Heart Crafty Things.
How do you introduce healthy choices in food for your preschooler?
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You are what you eat and these are wonderful ways to introduce kids to healthy eating habits. Thank you for sharing! Pinning to K12’s Pinterest for other families to enjoy!
Thank you for commenting and pinning! Healthy food can be fun! 🙂