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Cooking Day / Fruit Smoothie Making

Fruit Smoothie Making

Children choose fruit and help blend smoothies, learning about healthy drinks.

How to run it

  1. Wash and chop fruit with educators.
  2. Children choose fruit and add to the blender with yoghurt.
  3. Educators operate the blender.
  4. Pour into cups and enjoy.

You will need

  • fruit
  • yoghurt
  • milk
  • blender
  • cups
Make it easier or harderYounger children choose fruit; older children measure.
SafetyCheck allergies and dietary needs; only educators operate the blender.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 3Making smoothies encourages healthy choices.

Fits these theme days

Cooking DayFruit and Veggie DayHealthy Heart DayCafé DayMilk Day

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