Sweet Pumpkin Cookies Sense of Taste Sensory Activity Worksheets (2-6 Year Olds)

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Encourage kids to explore different tastes of food. The sweet pumpkin cookies is a delicious recipe for their sense of taste to explore and also a fun sensory activity for kids.

Sweet Pumpkin Cookies Sense of Taste Sensory Activity Worksheets (2-6 Year Olds)

The sense of taste is developing since we are in our mother's womb during pregnancy. The amniotic fluid goes through various chemical processes and absorbs some foods that the mother tastes. The sense of taste evolves until we reach adulthood.

Over time our taste for food changes. When we are children, we love sweet and sour flavors, while in our adulthood, we almost do not like these flavors. The more exposed we are to flavors, the more quickly we will know the kind of foods we prefer and which ones we do not.

That is why we must familiarize children with as much food as possible. This process can be a bit difficult and time-consuming since children do not accept vegetables with pleasure.

However, we can make this process of developing their sense of taste more enjoyable for them. Let us involve our children in preparing food in a fun way, considering their abilities.

With these sense of taste activities, you will familiarize children with different types of foods ,enhance their fine motor skills, following directions , concentration and even his socio-affective dimension.

THEME: THE SENSE OF TASTE

HOW DO WE DEVELOP THIS ACTIVITY?

Age: 2 to 4 years old

Activity goal: With this sense of taste activity, kids will stimulate their sense of taste.

Difficulty level: Intermediate. This sense of taste activity is designed to be done by following exemplified instructions.

Skills:

Sense of taste
Fine motor skills
Following directions
Sense of touch
Concentration

MATERIALS WE WILL NEED TO DO SWEET PUMPKIN

Materials for sweet pumpkin sense of taste activity

Pumpkin
Sugar
Cinamon
Flour
A bowl
Pumpkin cookie cutters

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTIVITY

Step 1:

Now it's time to start the sense of taste activity. We are going to knead our pumpkin, previously cooked. Please, do not forget we must first do an excellent hand washing.

Fun and tasty sensory activity for kids.

Step 2:

So that our dough has a good texture, you can be work with it, then add flour.

Step 3:

To give a special touch to our pumpkin's flavor, add sugar to the mixture and continue kneading.

Step 4:

Then put the pumpkin cookie cutter on the dough, and with an adult’s help, put the sweet pumpkin into the oven.

Using pumpkin cutters for sweet pumpkin cookies.

ACTIVITY’S RESULT

Pumpkin cookie sense of taste kids activity

Final result of sense of taste sensory activity is sweet pumpkin cookie.

FREE PRINTABLE PRESCHOOL WORKSHEETS

Let kids learn more about their sense of taste, click below to download our preschool worksheets.

Download the Free Printable Worksheets

MODIFICATIONS FOR THIS SENSE OF TASTE ACTIVITY

This sense of taste kids activity is designed to be done with young children, so it is unnecessary to change ingredients.

If the children have not yet developed their ability to pour the ingredients into the bowl, the parent can do it for them. Kids will only have to knead the pumpkin.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

In this sense of taste video, you will find how to make the "SWEET PUMPKIN" sense of taste sensory activity step by step.

When doing this sense of taste activity, children between 2-4 years of age will approach other foods in a more fun way. That will allow children to include more food in their diet without any problem. With this exercise, we are stimulating the sense of taste.

This is not the only sense we will stimulate; we are also going to stimulate the sense of touch and smell when working with different ingredients. It will also be enhanced their concentration and following directions skills.

The ingredients need it for the preparation are: Pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, flour, a container, and pumpkin cookie cutter.

Do you like this pumpkin themed sense of taste activity? Kids will also have lots of fun with our 101 Free Printable Halloween Activity Book for Kids and 101 Free Printable Halloween Coloring Book for Preschoolers.