{Play} Valentine’s Day | Fun With Jello!
January 17, 2012 in All Posts, Fun With Food!, Play, Toddler Activities
In the middle of all our Valentine’s Day crafting madness, both kids came down with their first stomach bug, so the posts have been slow as of late. The good news is that we discovered a new sensory play activity for our Fun With Food! series.
Ingredients
- 2 packets of Jello
- water
- 13 x 9 pan
- heart-shaped cookie cutters
Step 1
Make Jello Jigglers according to the recipe on the Jello box.
Step 2
After the jello has set, cut out hearts with your cookie cutters. Make sure to keep your scraps!
Step 3
Play!
The kids hadn’t smiled for a few days, so when Jane picked up the first heart and smiled, my heart smiled!
She loved touching, peeling, and poking the jiggly material.
But her favorite activity was stacking up all the hearts together.
Of course, Sam’s favorite part was eating the hearts!
LEARN! Material manipulation, sensory play
For more ways to play with your food, check out these other posts in our Fun With Food! series:
- Fun With Gumdrops! (make gumdrop-toothpick sculptures)
- Fun With Pasta! (make painted pasta necklaces)
- Fun With Beans! (learn shapes, sizes, colors & more)
- Fun With Toast! (turn your breakfast into a work of art)
- Fun With Marshmallows! (make marshmallow snowflakes)
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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My little boy had a stomach virus as well. It really was a long lasting one! I hope your kiddos are feeling better. What a sweet activity. I smiled about her smiling. And I adore that picture! I can imagine how you felt seeing her smile again. So sweet.
Hope your son is better now, Joyce
We had never had one in our house before, then we all got it. Not sure whether I prefer fevers or stomach bugs, but it’s all pretty miserable. Thanks for your sweet comments!
That’s adorable! That should go into the heart book! Right next to my tofu hearts.
There’s a Valentine’s Day meal right there!