Fruit parfaits make a great class cooking activity! These individual snacks can be used to teach sequencing and practice fine motor skills. This version features local blackberries, but you could also substitute another seasonal berry or fruit, or use a mix of fruits.
Berries
Blueberry & Peach Bruschetta
Bruschetta is traditionally a savory antipasto dish–or an Italian first course. This sweet kid-friendly version features fresh summer fruits (use local peaches, too, if you can find them!), plus cream cheese and honey. It makes a great snack! For a class cooking activity, provide kids with their own ingredients so they can assemble their own open-faced sandwich at their desk.
Very Berry Cream Cheese
This simple no-heat recipe is perfect for the classroom or childcare center. Make this local fruit-flavored cream cheese with your students for a tasty, healthy snack. Try the cream cheese spread on mini bagels, celery sticks, or whole grain crackers.
Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of July 13
This week’s theme is berries. Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators to use during the COVID-19 quarantine and beyond.
Berry Parfaits – Preschool
Children will learn about different types of fresh berries and practice their listening skills to follow instructions and make their own individual snack.
Downloads
- Berry Parfaits – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Berry Good Summer Smoothie
Make this smoothie with whatever fresh, local berries you have on hand. A great recipe to make after a trip to a berry patch! For a taste of summer year round, freeze local berries when they are at their peak.
Berry Good Popsicles
These berry popsicles are a refreshing summer treat. Make them your own with your favorite local berries.
Blackberry Vinaigrette Salad
This salad is made with lots of fresh, local ingredients and does not require any cooking, making it perfect for the classroom!
Jamberry
Take your students on a rollicking ramble through the berry brambles! A ton of fun to read aloud, Jamberry features a boy and a friendly bear joyously romping through a fantastic berry world, and introduces a wide variety of berries that grow in our region. Read this book before a snack of local berries.