Smile! With Fresh Fruits & Veggies
Eating fruits and veggies is a healthy, green choice! These freggies (fruits and vegetables) have faces with silly grins.
1. Together, read books on healthy foods, such as Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables From A to Z by Lois Ehlert. Discuss familiar fruits and veggies. Snack on a variety of goodies, choosing local produce if possible, to compare their colors, tastes, and textures.
2. With children, look at portraits of children and adults such as the "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonard da Vinci. Notice the people’s facial expressions. Try imitating some of their looks. What fun!
3. Display fresh produce for children to touch and use as reference for their drawings. Show prints of fine art still life paintings, such as Emma Jane Cady’s "Fruit in a Glass Compote" to inspire their creativity.
4. On Crayola Color Wonder™ Paper, children draw and color one or more imaginative fruits or veggies with Color Wonder Markers. Suggest that they add a face with eyes, nose, and mouth to create a freggie portrait.
5. Ask children to draw a border around the picture to frame the fruit or vegetable portrait.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Color Wonder™—Wash hands well with soap and water after use.
- With children, display drawings in catagories. How many different categories can they find (colors, shapes, fruit/vegetable, root/stem/leaf)?
- Find out why fruits and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. How many servings do children their ages need for good nutrition?
- For some children with special needs, consider computer drawing programs or other modifications.
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