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Cooking Activities & Recipes for Ages 3-5

Cooking Activities & Recipes for Ages 3-5

 

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Cook-a-Book Party
Let a beloved storybook inspire your menu: Try these recipes based on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
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!
The Joy of Cooking
Start a well-rounded education by making kids your kitchen helpers!
Flip for Flapjacks
by Sally O'Brien
Morning, noon, or night — anytime is perfect for pancakes!
Eat 'em Up Finger Puppets
Create some edible drama.
Lemonade Stand
Uncover the math learning opportunities of this classic summer activity.
Create a Fruity Feast
Learning is sweet — and tangy and tart — with these four fun fruit activities.
1-10 Salad
Practice math with kitchen counting projects — then eat the delicious results.
Let's Have a Picnic!
Pack a basket with learning opportunities.
Color, Shape, and Size
by Ellen Church
Use snacks and mealtime to teach big ideas with taste and ease.

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