Our Food Exploration Discovery (FED) Team is bringing you 20 creative ideas for you to do with your child this summer break – whether they’re spending time off from school, or helping to prepare their lunch for camp!
- Use cookie cutters with watermelon to create fun, fruit shapes!
- Put together fruit skewers using strawberries, grapes, pineapple, and blueberries.
- Make your own Mr. Potato Head, but with food such as pepper slices and broccoli.
- Try out messy play activities – smash, squeeze, or stomp various food items (outdoors, of course!).
- Freeze fruit into ice cubes and use them in drinks for extra flavoring!
- Make popsicles out of juice, or even milk and cereal for a different texture and flavor.
- Craft homemade ice cream by using an ice cream maker ball, or with fresh fruit in a Yonanas machine.
- Freeze fruits such as grapes and strawberries for a refreshing snack on a hot summer day.
- Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables – and try to do it every day!
- Make an American flag cake for an extra special 4th of July celebration.
- Play Tic Tac Toe with fruits and vegetables – use carrot and celery sticks to divide the lines.
- Plant your own colorful garden, full of different types of produce – a fun activity for the entire family!
- Visit a local farm and pick berries or veggies!
- Plan a picnic and eat outdoors on a mild summer day.
- Use a tackle box to pack snacks on the go, like healthy wraps, veggie sticks, and more!
- Put together a lemonade stand with different variations of lemonade – strawberry, orange, you name it!
- Make a hearty trail mix blend for hiking or walking.
- Cook over the campfire – make s’mores, hot dogs, mountain pies, or a banana boat!
- Invite friends over for a themed food party, like Mexican cuisine.
- Use travel and vacation as a time to explore food a bit differently. Order a new food at a restaurant, try a new dip for chicken nuggets, but make sure everyone in the family picks a new food to try. You’re already out of your routine, so mix it up with mealtime a little, too!
For more information about our FED program, please fill out the ‘contact us’ form on this page.
