With Halloween approaching, it becomes harder and harder to ensure your children are not overdoing it on the sweets. Dressing up, trick-or-treating, and munching on candies all night is always fun for the little ones. If you want an alternative to the sugary snacks, look no further. Getting kids to help in the kitchen has many benefits. Kids will develop an appreciation for whole food ingredients and be more eager to try new foods if they are picky eaters. It is an opportunity to develop fine motor skills as well as food and kitchen safety. It is also a great way to spend more quality time with them!
These five fun and spooky treats are packed with nutrients and the kids will love helping you make (and eat!) them.
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| Image and Recipe from Oh She Glows! |
These creepy but fun snacks have only 3 ingredients, and the kids will love pushing the almond sliver "teeth" into the apple.
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| Image and Recipe from Tasty-Yummies.com |
Who doesn’t love a peanut butter cup? Well, these are a healthy version that will leave you craving more. Dark chocolate and sweetened with maple syrup- they are refined sugar and dairy free!
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| Image and Recipe from SkinnyTaste.com |
These have the added bonus of being irresistibly adorable! Easy as 1-2-3! You could sub raisins for the chocolate eyes, or add other spooky ingredients like shredded coconut.
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| Image and Recipe from ThankYourBody.com |
Store bought fruits snacks are one of those foods that seems healthy but in reality is loaded with sugar and artificial flavours and colours. Luckily it is very easy to make your own! This recipe creates simply cubed pieces, but you could totally go all out with some fun halloween themed moulds like these.
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| Image and Recipe from FeedingFourLittleMonkeys Blog |
Happy Healthy Halloween!
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Barrie Based Discovery Child Care brings nature into the classroom and takes the classroom into nature, offering an environmentally aware foundation of early learning for children, from infants to school-age. We follow an Emergent Curriculum philosophy which means, your child will be provided with hands-on, play-based learning opportunities that will encourage active exploration, autonomy, choice, problem solving and plain old fun! Your child’s individual interests, abilities and needs will be considered when planning our indoor and outdoor programs. For more information, visit http://www.discoverychild.on.ca
About Discovery Child Care
Barrie Based Discovery Child Care brings nature into the classroom and takes the classroom into nature, offering an environmentally aware foundation of early learning for children, from infants to school-age. We follow an Emergent Curriculum philosophy which means, your child will be provided with hands-on, play-based learning opportunities that will encourage active exploration, autonomy, choice, problem solving and plain old fun! Your child’s individual interests, abilities and needs will be considered when planning our indoor and outdoor programs. For more information, visit http://www.discoverychild.on.ca
