Category: Clever cookies & snacks
These pretty Butterfly Sandwiches show off the beautiful colors of spring. It’s never too early to introduce your child to the rainbow of colors found in the fruit and vegetable section.
Bird Nest Cookie Recipe.
Welcome spring with this adorable bird nest cookie! Practice dexterity skills to build the nest with chocolate “mud” and crunchy “twigs”. These tiny “tweets” are sure to please at your next spring time or Easter gathering…
How’s your luck with getting your kids to eat vegetables?
Our feeding therapists love this colorful Rainbow Snack because it gets kids interacting with veggies in a novel way. You can make these veggie topped crackers at home too. Talk about the colors, the textures and most importantly, have fun making these bite sized rainbows and lucky horseshoes! This snack will add a pop of color to your St. Patrick’s Day nibbles Who knew eating vegetables could be so fun?!
Occupational Therapy treatment can help kids with picky eating habits and strong sensory-based food preferences enjoy and eat a wider variety of foods.
Hooray for Parfaits! Try this scrumptious, parfait made with your favorite yogurt and fresh fruit mix ins. Add crunchy granola and a teddy graham topping to create this nutritious snack. Or make it ahead of time for a healthy, no prep breakfast. Your kids will love making and eating these adorable Teddy Berry Parfaits.
Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream! Go ahead and have a spoon full of ice cream! I created this Mini Ice Cream Cookie Craft to celebrate the end of the school year and to welcome summer!
Add this delicious Butterfly Cookie activity to your next science lesson and your kids will be sure to remember all of the stages in the Life Cycle of a Butterfly!
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These cute Jack O’ Lantern Cookies are SO easy to make it’s scary! Use ready made ingredients to assemble this...
This is probably the only time I don’t mind hearing “Boos” from my kids at the kitchen table! ...
These eerie and delicious Witches Fingers Breadsticks are perfect for Halloween parties or just a wickedly good snack. But...
Go ahead, chew on this pencil eraser! As a matter of fact, feel free to eat the entire...
This adorable Teddy Bear Beach Cookie complete with a sandy beach is sure to make a splash at your...
On those hot summer days, nothing beats the heat like an icy cold, refreshing glass of lemonade. Here’s...
Tired of making ho-hum sandwiches for lunch? Add this Ice Cream sandwich idea into your weekly lunch rotation for...
This 4th of July Flag Cookie is a sweet way to celebrate Independence Day! Learn how to make...
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