Summer Activities Day 1: Fun Food

I thought I would start this 10 day blogging challenge with something near and dear to my heart: food! ha! Nothing quite tries my patience and yet helps me bond quite like cooking with my child. As a part of school, over the past couple of years, we've made walrus waffles, caterpillar pancakes, and snowman pizza. The level of 'help' has increased over the years, and now he will come into the kitchen when I'm cooking supper and asked to do something for me.

Summer time can also be a time for fun foods. Here are some of my favorites that we've done, and you can easily do too with your kids!

Owl Toast

This idea came from here. Whole wheat English muffins are a staple during the summer around here. They make great breakfast sandwiches and mini pizzas (hey! that's also a great fun food!). I saw this idea and we added peanut butter strawberries, bananas and blueberries. My son loved it, and ate lots of fruit at the same time. Score!

Banana Yogurt Split

I've seen this idea several places on Pinterest. Using the same berries that I purchased for the owl toast, I quickly put together this fun take on a dessert favorite. Yogurt, bananas, berries, granola...delicious!

Dirt Cups

I don't know a child alive who doesn't enjoy a good dirt cup. I used to love these as a kid, however, now I question gummy worms with chocolate. Why, just why?! Did you know they sell these in a kit at the grocery store? This makes it much easier for your child to be able to help, and it makes several, so you could make it with siblings, or friends!

Pizza

Pizza has always been an our go to for the whole family getting in on making something. The one pictured above, I used the Pioneer Woman's dough recipe, homemade tomato sauce (which you can see the recipe for in this very, very old post of mine), fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, mushrooms and basil. Other times we've gotten frozen dough from Walmart, tomato sauce from a jar, and simply added pepperoni and cheese. Sometimes we've made funny faces, other times we've kept it simple. No matter your cooking level, or child involvement in the process, this is a fun one to do together!


What is your go to 'fun food' that your whole family enjoys? Let me know in the comments below! Want to make sure you don't miss out on a summer activity post? Be sure to follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. See you tomorrow!