Here is a link to a website that I subscribe to. I don't always like all of their ideas, and they aren't always appropriate for the age of my child, but they have some really fun ones, too. This is a specific link to making heart rice crispy treats. Andrew and I are going to make some this week.
Red Food:
You could also do things with red foods like strawberries, cherries and raspberries. We are going to make strawberry and raspberry smoothies since he loves to make smoothies so much. If they are learning their colors, be sure to talk about the colors as you are doing it! Just add it in to your conversation as much as possible. "Let's add the red strawberries." "Oh, look, it's turning pink."
Recipes:
Remember to increase their awareness of print recognition, write out the recipes in simple words and pictures before you do them so they can follow along, too. You'll be amazed at how fast they start recognizing different pictures and words as having meaning and what they actually mean! Tip: make sure every ingredient has a picture and a word that you either drew or printed out. Pictures mean a lot at toddler and preschool ages, even if they are starting to recognize words.
Here is a link to the example I posted previously:
Jello:
Use strawberry Jello in heart molds for fun one day.
Heart-shaped food:
Make pancakes in the shape of hearts or cut out your child's sandwich with a heart cookie cutter.
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