Cool weather always brings the challenge of finding things to do for the children who don’t yet go to school. Here are some imaginative ways to help kids have fun while they stay at home.
Food is an exciting thing for kids, and young kids will like these fun ways to eat certain foods such as Jell-O. Here are some super treats for kids. They’re easy to make and fun to eat, and your kids will love the nutrition.
Fun and Easy Food Ideas
– Ice-cream cones: Serve potato or gelatin salad in an ice-cream cone. Children can eat salad more easily. Cones make salad a treat to eat.
– Hard-roll sandwich: Hollow out the center of a hard roll. Fill roll with chicken, egg or tuna salad filling. Sandwich can be eaten without filling oozing out.
– Make food spill proof: Instead of serving tacos with loose meat that spills out easily, cook ground beef in a log-shape roll. Wrap meat in lettuce leaf and thin slice of cheese. Slip rolled-up food into taco shell. Larger piece keeps food from spilling on children s clothing.
– Serve kid-size portions: Choose a small apple or orange. Or quarter a large apple and offer child one quarter at a time.
– Use pocket breads: Instead of separate bread slices for tuna or chicken sandwiches, try pita bread. Add alfalfa or bean sprouts to give sandwiches added nutrition and crunch.
Here is a fun recipe you can use with kids.
Oatmeal Bars Recipe (No Baking Required)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons wheat germ
2 cups rolled oats (quick-cooking oats are best)
1 cup toasted flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup sesame seeds, if desired
Melt butter or margarine in saucepan. Add brown sugar, orange peel and orange juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add wheat germ, rolled oats, coconut and nuts. Add sesame seeds, if desired. Spread in 9-inch-square pan and refrigerate until hard. Cut into squares. Makes 36 bars.
