The kids are home this summer but you rather stay in to keep everyone safe. Here are some fun ideas to entertain your little one, activities that we hosted during our in-person, and virtual events that kids love!
Rainbow Crafts
What you need:
Paper plates
Markers
Scissors
Glue
Cotton Balls
Ribbon or Yarn
Instructions:
Cut the paper plate in half
Start coloring it with rainbow
Add some clouds by adding glue to cotton balls
Place them on the sides of the paper plates
Why do kids love it? Rainbows are always kid-friendly. This can be either a wall decor or a necklace like this! So easy to make and even adults would enjoy this crafting experience!
Fun tip: While they are coloring their rainbow, ask them what food they can think of. Ex: green is cucumber and purple can be eggplant!
Fruit or Vegetable Spring Roll
What you need:
Fruits
Vietnamese Wrappers
Lemon Juice
Sugar
Instructions:
Soak Vietnamese wrappers in water for 5 seconds
Cut your fruits lengthwise
Fold the wrapper similarly to how you would close a burrito
To prepare the sauce, mix 2 tbsp of lemon juice with 1 tbsp of sugar
Why do kids love it? Vietnamese wrapper has a good texture and a fun way to eat fruits! No mess cooking experience indeed.
Fun tip: We love teaching kids about sweet and sour flavors when hosting this event. Try this exercise with your little one!
Science Experiment
What you need
Baking soda
Food coloring
Vinegar
Syringe (optional)
Instructions:
In a tray, add 2 cups of baking soda
Drop some food coloring into the powder-like dots
It is best if you have a syringe filled with vinegar, if not you can use a teaspoon
Pour vinegar into the food coloring dots in the baking soda tray
Watch how the vinegar and baking soda reacts!
Why do kids love it? This is a sensory activity that will definitely get them curious. It's fair to say that colors and bubbles will keep your child engaged.
Fun tip: Keep the food coloring away from your children. They would want more but it's best if you add it to them to avoid the mess!
Make Handroll Together
What you need:
Seaweed Paper
Vegetable
Rice
Instructions:
View our YouTube video with our resident virtual host, Chef Nawang here.
Why do kids love it? A fun way to eat vegetables. If your children don't like the taste of seaweed, try rice paper like this one or soybean paper.
Fun tip: You can use any ingredients that you like and while it's best to season your sushi rice, you don't have to!
Decorate Cookies
What you need
Ready-Made Cookies
Frosting (store-bought works!)
Sprinkles
You can also get Cookie Decorating with our partner vendor, Chef Jess by Pure Confections, see here!
Instructions:
The frosting is easier to use and spread when its room temperature
Spread the frosting to the cookie
Add some sprinkles
Why do kids love it? Sugar and imagination!
Fun tip: I like to buy frosting with basic colors and this way, you can use this time for your children to learn about the color wheels. For example, if I want orange, what 2 colors should I mix? .....correct! Red and yellow.
Kits by Food Craft is hosting a FREE Virtual Summer Camp
August 1st - Magic Show for Kids by Ody Sto Domingo from the
Philippines Got Talent
August 8th - Easy Drawing for Kids
August 15th - Cookie Decorating with the option to purchase a kit!
Materials and supplies for the class are minimal and available at home.
Your host, Alexandra Lim Chua-Wee, is an associate editor from Scholastic with a passion to create new ways to engage and educate the next generation.
Our mission in Food Craft is to create joy and connection and we hope to share this with your children and make the summer memorable in the comfort of their homes!