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Cooking Activities & Recipes for Ages 3-5

 

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"Paint" Parfaits (Mouse Paint)
by Regan Burns
After reading "Mouse Paint" try making these delicious parfaits with your child.
"On Top of Spaghetti" Pasta Cakes (On Top of Spaghetti)
by Regan Burns
Read "On Top of Spaghetti" with your child and then try making this tasty pasta treat.
Mini Plum Pies (Each Peach Pear Plum)
by Regan Burns
Read "Each Peach Pear Plum" and then try making these tasty desserts with your child.
Giant Soft-Pretzel Bones (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
by Regan Burns
Try making these Clifford themed giant soft-pretzels.
Chocolate-Coconut ABC Pops (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom)
by Regan Burns
Read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and try making these delicious pops.
Chocolate-Almond "Piggy Puddles" (The Piggy in the Puddle)
by Regan Burns
After reading "The Piggy in the Puddle," try making this delicious chocolate treat.
Cook-a-Book Party
Let a beloved storybook inspire your menu: Try these recipes based on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
The Joy of Cooking
Start a well-rounded education by making kids your kitchen helpers!
Summer Dip
Cook up some summer fun with this fruity, bright pink treat!
Garden-Grown Pasta Salad
Your young green thumb will love to help prepare this recipe.
Leaf Cookies
Celebrate fall by baking colorful leaf-shaped cookies.
Make Your Own Ice Cream
This experiment creates a tasty treat!
10 Ways to Teach the Alphabet with Food
Turn your kitchen into a letter-learning lab: teach your child his ABCs by filling his tummy!
Warm and Wonderful!
by Ellen Church
Share the science and social rewards of a soothing winter drink.

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