Here is a great list of ten (I’ll try to add more as I think of them) ways to help teach your preschoolers about the sense of taste!
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- Explore tastes of salty, sweet, sour and bitter (lemons, coco powder, candy, potato chips, etc.) Make a list of salty foods, sweet foods, etc.
- Clip coupons together
- Make a mind map/collage of favorite foods or of food groups – what “matches” or goes with those foods (ex: chocolate and milk, or peanut butter and jelly)
- Bake something
- Dissect a vegetable
- Plant some food seeds (can be in a window planter so kids can watch them grow)
- Make a cereal or pasta necklace
- Make/decorate a restaurant-like menu of foods that you eat regularly
- Make a food sculpture out of leftovers and then eat it. This is a great way to clean out the fridge!
- Make a tongue map. Find out what areas of your tongue have the ability to taste salty, sweet, bitter and sour flavors.
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Want to make your own googly-eyed food creature? All you need is some ramen noodles, chow mein noodles, malt balls, gel capsules, marshmallows.
Here is a great post with detailed pictures and step-by-step instructions!
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Thank you to ValentinD and Oskay for providing pictures for us!
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This looks like something that will help keep my kids busy while they are off for winter break. Sometimes they get rather anxious during this time of year.
Personally, I think it all goes by too quick.
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I love the wiggly-eyed guy up at the top.
Looks like a lot of fun!
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Thanks for stopping by. I love these ideas.