The no-bake turkey activity is a fun and simple sense of taste activity for preschoolers that they can do this Thanksgiving.
Throughout history, human beings have sought a way to enrich food flavors but keeping their nutritional qualities. Nowadays, there are many new ways to prepare food, and people experiment with flavors, mixtures our elders never imagine we will do.
As parents, we always want to include flavors and nutritional foods in our children's diets. But this is not still an easy task because each person has a proper taste, and everyone well receives not everything.
Did you know that the sense of taste is linked to emotions and feelings? This is because of our tonsils, which allow us to perceive tastes, and the hypothalamus, that part of the brain where the feeling hormone is located, is directly attached. So, we choose food according to our mood. It will be great that we enjoy taking our food together as a family and feeding our feelings and not just feeding our bodies. Transform the table into a place where children can enjoy food and know new flavors - a place where they can develop their senses and strengthen bonding.
Knowing this, I am sure we will present our children with new food in a fun and enjoyable way and, maybe, ask them to help us when cooking.
THEME: SENSE OF TASTE ACTIVITY FOR KIDS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: No-Bake cooking project
Age: 2-4 years old children
Goal: Stimulate children's sense of taste.
Level: Average. This sense of taste activity was designed to be done by following instructions.
Skills:
- Fine motor skills
- Following instructions
- Sense of taste
- Emotional growth
MATERIALS
- An apple
- Toothpicks
- Grapes
- Marshmallows
- Gummies
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
Step 1:
Insert the gummies on the toothpicks, as you can see in the image below.
Step 2:
Insert the toothpicks with the gummies to the apple.
Step 3:
Use the grapes and marshmallows to do the turkey's face.
ACTIVITY RESULT
An apple that turns into a turkey with gummy feathers
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
After their sense of taste activity, give children new worksheets. Click the link below to download and print.
Download the Free Printable Thanksgiving Turkey Worksheets
HOW TO CARRY OUT THIS SENSE OF TASTE ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OLD
We can carry out this sense of taste activity with younger children. Given children's abilities at this age, it's recommended not to use toothpicks. An adult should cut the apple previously, and children must put food together according to adult indications. To do this sensorial activity, we can also use strawberries or pineapple dices to replace gummies. This way, this exercise will be more eye-catching for children.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 4
We can also do this sense of taste activity with older children. It is not necessary to change materials. If children can cut the fruit without any danger and using tools according to their age, they can use some other fruits and decorate a plate; this way, you increase the difficulty level, and children will get motivated.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION - A TURKEY WITH GUMMY FEATHERS SENSE OF TASTE ACTIVITY
In this sense of taste activity video, you will find a step-by-step explanation of the "A TURKEY WITH GUMMY FEATHERS" activity designed for 2-4 years old children.
Here we will make a Thanksgiving turkey using an apple, gummies, grapes, and marshmallows. Children will develop skills such as following instructions, fine motor skills, a sense of taste, and emotional growth.
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