Child-Chosen Snack Recipe
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Description
Your child chooses between two simple no-cook snacks, then leads the steps to make it with you beside them. Making the choice and following the order of steps are the heart of it.
What to prep
- fruit
- yoghurt
- rice_crackers
- spreadable_topping
- spoon
- bowl
Play guide
- 1Offer your child a choice between two simple no-cook snacks (for example fruit and yoghurt, or spread on rice crackers). Let them pick.
- 2Lay out the few ingredients and tools needed, all no-cook and no-knife for the child.
- 3Talk through the steps together in order, then let your child lead each step (washing, scooping, spreading, arranging) while you stay beside them.
- 4Do any part that needs a knife or heat yourself; your child does the safe steps.
- 5Serve and enjoy the snack they made, naming the steps they led.
Success signals
Your child makes a clear choice between the two options. They lead the steps in a sensible order with light guidance. They stay involved to the end and are proud to eat what they made
If it's tricky
Child cannot decide between the two options: Hold up each option and let them point rather than say it. Child wants to skip steps or eat as they go: Gently bring them back to the next step, or let a little tasting happen; the sequencing goal still holds. Child loses interest partway: Finish the last step together so they still get the result