One of the few veggies my kids will voluntarily eat is carrots (well, if you count my younger one sucking dip off them, that is), so I was excited when Toddler Approved announced their April book club selection was The Carrot Seed
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The Carrot Seed
is a simple story about a little boy who plants a carrot seed. In spite of everyone telling him that the seed won't grow, he takes good care of his plant and is eventually rewarded with a great big carrot.The obvious activity to do with this book is to plant carrot seeds and we will, as soon as I remember to buy some! In the meantime, we made some carrot treats. (I was inspired by the Santa Hat Bugles at Cookies & Cups.)
To make these you need-
- Bugles
- Orange candy melts (we actually mixed red and yellow because that's what we had)
- Green licorice
Melt your candy and dip the Bugles in. Choose ones that haven't been flattened and try not to let the chocolate get inside the Bugle. Let them set.
Tuck the licorice into the Bugle and there you have it!
Here's how far my 2 year old got:
I realize that I have this a little backward- I should be making healthy food look fun and not making fun food look healthy, but you have to have a treat every now and then...
Be sure to check out all the cute ideas (and link up your own) at Toddler Approved!
Linking to Bear Rabbit Bear, Link It Up Thursday, Happy Hour Projects, I Heart Nap Time
This is such a great book- I was so pleased to see it back in print because it was hard to find for awhile.
ReplyDeleteI like the underlying idea of holding true to what you believe in- The drawings are kind of fun too-
You have created a fun little food to go with the story.
Regards from Western Canada, Anna
We just read this book. The girls loved it. Carrots are also one of the few veggies both enjoy.
ReplyDeleteMine loves carrots too. We recently started getting them in our CSA box, and my daughter adores eating them as the whole carrot rather than cut up into baby carrot slices.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun carrot treat!
Thankfully my son will eat carrots, too! Pretty much the only veggie he'll eat like crackers! Those treats are so cute! We just rowed "Peter Rabbit" and these would've been such a fun go-alog snack!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us in this month's Virtual Book Club! The treats were very cute!
ReplyDelete".. I should be making healthy food look fun and not making fun food look healthy,.. "
ReplyDeleteLOL :D
If only carrot is that sweet :D
But it's a good activity though :)
Love your two-year-old's version of this tasty treat. Cute! Glad I came across it, via the virtual book club.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday!
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