Mix together the flour, salt, water, food coloring, cream or tartar, and cooking oil in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until the mixture forms a large 'ball'... Read More

Into a large bowl, put 3 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 2 tablespoons of warm water, and 1 and 1/2 cups vegetable oil. Knead all ingredients together and form into balls (this is a great sensory... Read More

Teach your child how to mix two colors together to make another color (e.g. yellow+blue makes green and red+blue makes purple). To begin, fill up a couple of clear glasses with water. Then, allow... Read More

This is a fun and messy project for kids. Get out as many bowls as you want colors. Fill each bowl with a several heaping spoonfuls of corn starch, mix with a little water and food coloring. ... Read More

Going to the store to pick out fruit ingredients for making smoothies. My favorite recipe is to add two cups of milk to a blender, and to that add 1/2 cup of strawberries, 1 or 2 sliced bananas,... Read More

The next time you bake sugar cookies, use this activity to help your child work on counting skills and learn the significance of numbers. For example, your child can add three chocolate chips to a... Read More

Here's a deliciously fun recipe that you and your kids can make together: Put one refrigerated biscuit on a cookie sheet and push it down flat. Put a spoonful of peeled and chopped apples on top... Read More

Kids love to cook and this recipe is easy and rewarding. Let your preschooler pour ingredients into the bowl and help mix them all together. Begin by preheating the oven to 375 degrees. While... Read More

Here is a delicious and healthy fruit snack. Begin by chopping 5 dates (or any fruit that you have on hand). Then take 1 cup of vanilla soy milk, 2 tablespoon of honey, 1 regular container of... Read More

Let your child slice some of his or her favorite fruit into bite size pieces with a plastic knife. Your child can then put the fruit onto chop sticks or wooden skewers. This is a great time to... Read More

There's no need to go camping for this quick and tasty treat! You can have your preschooler assemble these. Begin by letting your child break a graham cracker in half and a chocolate bar into... Read More

Children love to be in the kitchen. This is a simple sanck recipe, for children to make. Cut celery stalks in to 3 inch pieces. Let child spread peanut butter into center of stalk and add raisins... Read More

Continue Halloween fun in the kitchen by toasting pumpkin seeds with your preschooler! They love sorting through the pulp to dig out seeds. Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut open... Read More

Fall is here, and there is a wonderful selection of apples at the store. Have your child help you make an apple crisp -- a wonderfully delicious fun autumn treat! Recipe: 1. Peel and slice 8... Read More

Little helpers can practice measuring and pouring while making these pretzels with you, and they will love shaping the pretzels into letters, numbers, or any shapes they choose. 1) Preheat oven to... Read More

1. Mix the peanut butter, dry milk, and honey in a small bowl until a soft dough is formed. 2. Form the dough into 1-inch balls. Flatten the balls into circles about 2 inches in diameter. 3.... Read More

Cut a watermelon or peeled apple into thin slices. Give your child small metal cookie cutters and let him cut out shapes from the slices. As a reward for his hard work, he gets to eat the shapes!... Read More

Introduce your child to the fun of cooking and some early math skills with milkshake making. They can help count the scoops of ice cream, spoon in the fudge, and turn on/off the blender... Read More

This works well with a gingerbread or sugar cookie recipe. Prepare cookie recipe as you normally would. When you roll it out, instead of using cookie cutters, place your child's clean hand on the... Read More

(If using frozen dough, defrost in a large oiled bowl covered with a towel to prevent from drying out; this takes up to 2-4 hours so plan accordingly.) Once the dough, either fresh or defrosted,... Read More

Most kids love food they can eat with their fingers and if the item is a bright, vivid color, all the better! Finger Jello fits both those attributes perfectly. Just grab a couple of hungry kids... Read More

If you are making pancakes for breakfast, try putting the batter in a squeeze bottle (i.e. an empty, washed out plastic ketchup bottle). Make letters or numbers in the pan. Let your child request... Read More

Let your little one(s) help make this fun side dish! Cut the cooked potato in half lengthwise and scoop the insides into a bowl. Mash in the cheese, milk, butter, salt, and pepper, then spoon the... Read More

Carefully push a skewer through the ingredients, starting with a piece of apple, then a marshmallow, then banana, then another marshmallow. Spread a spoonful of peanut butter on top of the... Read More

Let your child dress up in their chef's hat and apron, and then turn them loose in the kitchen! That's right... get out a large mixing bowl and spoon, and let your child select things from the... Read More

Introduce basic math concepts of addition and subtraction at meal or snack time, and maybe even get your child to eat his vegetables, too! This activity can be done with any food that has pieces,... Read More