FROSTING COOKIES
This activity is great for spring time.

• Make regular sugar cookies in the shape of eggs.
• When the cookies are cooled, give a couple to your child on a paper towel.
• Set out some frosting, one color (only) is best for toddlers.
• Give your child a small safe butter knife or a small craft stick.
• Show your child how to scoop out some frosting and spread it on a cookie.

Variation:  Another way to color cookies is to let your child paint across the cookies before they are baked with a brush dipped in food coloring.
 

• Spread a piece of toast with margarine or butter.
• Give it to your toddler along with a shaker filled with sugar and cinnamon.
• Show your child how to sprinkle the cinnamon sugar all over his toast to make cinnamon toast.

HOT CHOCOLATE

• Show your toddler how to spoon a small amount of cocoa mix into a cup.
• Fill the cup up half-way with warm milk.
• Then have her stir the hot chocolate with a spoon to mix.
   
  

PUDDING

• Place 1 Tbsp. of pudding mix in a zip lock bag, along with ½ cup milk.
• Zip up the bag and give it to your toddler to squeeze with his hand, until the pudding is all mixed.
• Place the bag in the refrigerator to cool a bit, then snip a corner of the bag and let your toddler squeeze the bag while your child catches the pudding in his mouth to eat.

S’MORES

• Give your child a small zip lock bag.
• Set out a cup of graham cracker cereal, one of chocolate chips and one of mini marshmallows.
• Give your child a large spoon and have her place two scoops from each cup into her bag.
• Have her mix up the contents of her bag, then unzip the bag and munch on the treats inside.

VARIATIONS:  Let your toddler spoon more healthy alternatives in her bag; such as; raisins, apple chips,  cereal, etc.
 

MUFFIN PIZZAS

• First you will need to toast an English Muffin for your child.
• Set out some pizza sauce (from a squirt bottle) and have your child squirt some sauce in the middle of one or both muffin halves.
• Now give her a small knife to spread the sauce around the muffin half.
• Next, set out some grated cheese for your child to pick up and sprinkle on the muffin using their (clean) hands.
• Place their muffins on a cookie sheet and broil in the oven.

VARIATION:  Depending on your child’s tastes; you could set out small pepperoni pieces, sliced olives, ham, etc. to place on their cheese pizza before broiling.