Learn somethingGood for siblings
Fruit Kebabs
Thread soft fruit onto a straw, then eat the pattern.
- Ages
- 2–7 yrs
- Play
- 10–20 min
- Prep
- 5 min
- Mess
- some
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- soft fruit in chunks: banana, strawberries, melon
- sturdy strawsGet it on Amazon
Optional
- a muffin tin to sort the fruitGet it on Amazon
- a plate each
How to play
Before you start: Wash hands, then cut the fruit into chunks about the size of a thumb tip.
Before you start: Put each kind of fruit in its own cup of the muffin tin.
Show how to push the straw through the middle of one piece.
Let them thread their own. Any order is fine to start.
Start a pattern, like banana then strawberry then banana, and ask what comes next.
Count the pieces on each straw.
Slide the fruit off onto a plate and eat it.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Use straws, not pointed skewers.
- Cut grapes and other round fruit into quarters for children under four.
- Sit down to eat, and take the fruit off the straw first.
Make it different next time
- Make a rainbow straw with one fruit of each color.
- Copy each other: one person builds a straw and the other makes its twin.
Cleanup: Straws in the trash or the sink, and wipe down the table.
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