As mother to a fussy toddler and baby, I am forever coming up with creative strategies to get my boys to eat healthily.
Recently, we’ve had a lot of fun reinventing some favourite children’s games to encourage healthy snacking.
1) Healthy eating board game
Players roll dice and move along the spaces, eating the various food item that corresponds to the food space they land on. The extent to which a player is required to eat the food to stay in the game depends on their preference for that food For instance, if they have a clear dislike for a food, perhaps licking the food is sufficient. The winner gets a special prize such as choosing the next activity. Best suits 2 and half years and above.
What you need: Paper, coloured paper/felt pens, markers, dice, healthy snacks
2) Spinner game
Players spin the arrow and eat the food that the arrow points to.
What you need: Paper, coloured… Read the rest