Theme

Food & Fruits activities for kids

Food and fruit activities for little learners: count apples, build fruit patterns and talk about tastes, colors and where food comes from.

10 activities

Age 5 20 min

Banana Oat Pancake Recipe

Mash, mix, and follow a picture recipe for pancakes. An adult handles the stove while the child helps with the safe steps.

Cooking together

Age 5 15 min

Subtract With Pictures

Count pies and fruit, trace the cross-out marks, and find out how many are left on the party table.

Picture math

Age 5 15 min

Missing Vowels in Fruit Names

Name six fruits and write the missing vowel in each word.

Missing letters

Age 4 15 min

Count and Graph Fruit

Count apples, bananas, bunches of grapes, and strawberries. Color the graph to find out which fruit appears most.

Count and graph

Age 3 10 min

Pumpkin Counting Fingerplay

An original fingerplay for counting down from five to zero, with a paper pumpkin for each finger.

Songs & fingerplays

Age 4 15 min

Count Apples in Ten Frames

Count the apples in six ten frames and write how many are in each one.

Ten frames

Age 4 10 min

Foods Beginning With M

Name nine foods and circle the ones that begin with the /m/ sound.

Beginning sounds

Age 3 15 min

Lunchbox Cut and Paste

Choose four items from eight pictures, then cut and glue them into a pretend lunchbox. Practice counting and hand coordination while talking about snacks.

Cut and paste

Age 2 10 min

Fruit Skewers

Use a picture recipe to wash, choose and taste fruit. A grown-up makes the skewer and removes the stick before serving.

Cooking together

Age 1 5 min

Black and White Fruit

Show your child six black-and-white fruit pictures to look at, point to and hear named.

Picture cards

Activities