I thought it would be fun to do a Halloween craft with food. JDaniel and I headed to the Fresh Market salad bar and I had him select foods he would like to try. We would use those foods to create a Halloween salad.
We ended up with a variety of foods. Some were brand new and others were old favorites.
I placed all the ingredients in an ice cube tray and showed him how to create a pumpkin face using some of the ingredients in orange pepper slices with celery stems.
The tray contains edamame, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, red cabbage, yellow squash, fried wonton strips, mushrooms, celery, uncooked corn, carrot shavings, cauliflower, pineapple, raisins, and cheerios. This Halloween salad was a fun way for JDaniel to try new foods.
Then he started to create faces of his own while taste-testing the ingredients. JDaniel said that the wanton was filled with many holes that looked like many eyes. I thought that was a great idea.
He didn’t finish everything. We ended up wrapping the tray with the remaining food up with plastic. JDaniel said he wanted to do it again at dinner time.
I was happy to see that he tried many of the new foods. The chickpeas and wantons have become a new favorite.
This post is linked to Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop, It’s Playtime, Adventures-In-Mommyland and will be linked to my Halloween Traditions link upon October 27th when it starts.
P.S. The Halloween Traditions link up event will include four link-ups. They are Halloween Costumes, Halloween Foods, Halloween Crafts, and Traditions or Memories. I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this link-up that begins Oct. 24th and ends Nov. 2nd.
If you like this Halloween activity, here are some more Halloween activities to explore with your children.
Barbara says
What a great idea not only for entertaining but also to teach him about/getting him to try new foods!
Making It Work Mom says
Great idea! My youngest loves to go to Whole Foods. She can’t get enough of the beautiful produce displays. Of course then we end up spending too much money!!
Kimberly at Rubber Chicken Madness says
Seriously great idea to get them eat new stuff! Wonder if I can still put it off with a 12 and 15 year old?
Stacia says
Chickpeas and wontons are some of my favorites, too. What a great idea!
Dawn says
Adorable! What a fun idea.
Blessings,
Dawn
vinobaby says
Cute–great way to get kids to eat those veggies.
laughwithusblog says
What a fun idea! I love anything that makes food fun–especially trying new things!
heyhusband says
This is so neat! I never thought to just ask kids what they’d like to try!
The Blonde Duck says
That’s such acute idea!
Erin says
Very cute idea!
Raising a Happy Child says
Love it – so clever! Thanks for sharing this idea!
Gattina says
It’s only since maybe 5 or 6 years that Halloween moved into Belgium and that you can find Halloween decoration. When my son was little in the 70th/80th it didn’t exist and I had never heard of it. Now all European countries start with Halloween. The only exception was Ireland where it is originally coming from.
Dana @ ReallyWWWThinking? says
This is such a cool idea! Do you think it would work with my husband? :-/
Dana @ Bungalow'56 says
You are such a good mom! I should have tried this long ago.
The comment above made me laugh.
Dana
Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things says
Oh I love this sooo much! What a fabulous idea!
Sue says
You are creative! And he is probably learning to have a real good feeling for and about food.
What fun.
=)
Minivan Mama says
I love this time of year! What a great idea! Love it!
Theresa says
What a creative clever Mama!
Splendid Little Stars says
This is so awesomely clever! must share!
Splendid Little Stars says
This is so awesomely clever! must share!
Splendid Little Stars says
This is so awesomely clever! must share!
Splendid Little Stars says
This is so awesomely clever! must share!
Jenna @ Newlyweds says
Very neat thing to do and so smart to get him to try new foods. Love the little pumpkins.
Thanks for linking up to It’s a Keeper Thursday, I am co-hosting this week, hope you will stop by to say hi.
Emmy says
That is an awesome idea! I bet my kids would actually eat a lot more things if I did this
thea says
Great idea! Going to do this with my kids ASAP!
blueviolet says
What a fun idea! We have a Fresh Market here, but I never noticed the salad bar. Now I’m going to have to look and to get some.
Kellie says
I LOVE this idea! What a great way to get your kids to try veggies or fruits they’ve never tried before! I’m your newest follower.
ellen b says
Love this great idea!!
TexWisGirl says
wanted to come by and say thanks for visiting from Lisa’s place and saying hello today! really appreciate it! God bless you and yours!
Holly says
How cute! Just wish my Darbee would eat things like this!
CM says
That is adorable! Wow, he is really adventurous. I need to try more of a variety of foods with my boys.
Annesphamily says
You are a good and clever mom! Your son is lucky to have you do all these fun and entertaining ideas with him. I like this and you taught him how to select some new foods to try! What fun! Enjoy the weekend. Anne
stef says
How fun! You are such a fun mom. I am always amazed!
Jessica says
What a fun mealtime activity!
Kimberly says
That is such a cute idea!
Amy says
Love this idea!
Deb Chitwood says
Love it – awesome idea for October! I just stumbled your post and pinned it to my Pumpkin Unit Study Pinterest board: http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/pumpkin-unit-study/
MamaMash says
You’re really a genius when it comes to this stuff. Does everyone know how awesome you are?
Sorta Southern Single Mom says
This never worked with my kids! Oh they were happy to create, but they wouldn’t actually eat the new stuff!
Oh Honestly Erin says
Totally adorable! You’re so creative!
~ Noelle says
what a cute and fun day!!!!
glad you found a new way to get him to try new foods
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
That is a great idea to get them to try new things!
Sharla says
That is so clever! Great way to tie in the season and encourage him to play with his food in a way that will make him want to try new things and think that healthy food is fun!
Jenny says
Wow. This is one of the cutest ideas I’ve seen in a long time. It’s fall break for the GRands…I’m doing this for their lunch on Wednesday!
Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy Land says
I love this idea. Great way to get the kids to eat more healthy by letting them pick out their own foods.
And thanks for linking up with Adventures In Mommy Land!!
Lori says
That’s an awesome idea!
EmmaPeel says
This is a very good idea and it was so cute what JDaniel said about the wanton filled with many holes that looked like many eyes. Kids say such neast things!
Liz says
What a fun idea! My kids really like the salad bar, but this would be a way to get them to expand their selections.
Karen says
Oh how cute! What a fun & interactive way to make & eat a salad with a kidlet! :>