Engaging Kids
Kids who engage regularly with veg through veg-themed activities, such as arts and crafts, sensory experiences, growing and cooking are shown to be more likely to eat the veg they engage with. Encouraging kids to engage and play with veg is the handy first step to them developing a good relationship with veg and life-long healthy eating.
Kids in the kitchen
Let the kids help you carefully add items to the pan and lay the halloumi on top. Get them sprinkling the basil over at the end.
Find more ideas, safety tips, videos and even a free chart in our Kids in the Kitchen section here.
Master these skills:
Washing hands,
Tasting,
Mixing
Activities
Why not try making a 3D courgette piece of art? Keep a real courgette in front of you for inspiration. Scrunch up some newspaper into a courgette shape then cover with a piece of green paper, adding a little glue to hold it together around the newspaper courgette shape. Add a little more detail by using lighter green strips of paper or a pen to add some “stripes” and/or cutting a little top from green paper or painting a bottle lid green to be the little “cap” on the top!
Find loads more free veg-themed crafts here and games here.
Sensory
Explore courgettes using sight by getting a whole courgette (if you can, get a green and a yellow one to compare colours) and having a few slices, too. What does the whole courgette look like or remind you of? What does the slice look like? Use your imagination and descriptive language to explore.
Find more sensory ideas, tips and videos here. If you get stuck and need a little help with describing words, we have a selection for you here, too!
Serving
Why not suggest to your child helping lay the table and even create a fun centrepiece, maybe with all green objects to reflect the courgette?
Find the best ways of involving your own child and their skills and interests on our Roles for Kids page.
