Little Food Explorers
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Activities for Kids: Early Childhood
Programs for Early Learning
Help young learners develop positive feelings about food & eating!
Little Food Explorers
FREE resource for Early Childhood Educators.
The Little Food Explorers program offers a fun, structured approach for educators to engage children in learning about food. Each of the 4 food exploration activities begins by introducing a food, provides a tasting opportunity, and is completed by sharing your experience with families, so the exploration can continue at home. The foods and recipes included were chosen because they represent a variety of foods, are affordable, widely available in Manitoba, and are simple to prepare: Apples, Beans, Milk, Oats.
Program Includes:
- Program manual for educators (one per child care program)
- Picture books (4): Apples, Beans, Milk, Oats
- Recipes (4 included in manual):
- Apples – cinnamon apples
- Beans – bean dip
- Milk – vanilla milk
- Oats – pumpkin muffin bar
- Family sets (resources to send home), including:
- Parent permission card
- Positive mealtimes handout
- Recipe cards
(Family sets can be re-order as needed, at no cost. In the order form below, indicate how many families are in your program.)
The Big Food Book for Little Food Explorers
FREE resource for Early Childhood Educators.
Continue exploring foods using the same approach modeled in Little Food Explorers! This resource includes over 70 additional foods, supports discussion about a food’s journey from farm to food, and includes a Food Sensory Placemat for each child, giving them the opportunity to experience foods with all their senses using their natural curiosity.
Resource Includes:
- Program manual for educators
- Food sensory placemat
To access Little Food Explorers and The Big Food Book, complete the form below.
To learn more about supporting toddlers & preschoolers in developing positive feelings about food & eating, registering for a free professional development workshop:
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Little Food Explorers - Order Form (Oct. 1 - Dec. 2024)
Resources
What comes with Little Food Explorers:
Participants leave the workshop with a variety of free resources related to nutrition education for early years.
The following resources are provided at no cost to the child care centre:
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Apples Picture Book
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Beans Picture Book
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Milk Picture Book
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Oats Picture Book
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Parent Permission Card
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Positive Mealtimes Handout
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Program Guide
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Apples Recipe Card
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Beans Recipe Card
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Milk Recipe Card
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Oats Recipe Card
