Food Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/craft/materials/food-materials/ Where Play is FUNctional Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:05:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png Food Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/craft/materials/food-materials/ 32 32 Delicious Sensory Peanut Butter Play Dough https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/delicious-sensory-peanut-butter-play-dough/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/delicious-sensory-peanut-butter-play-dough/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2014 08:00:27 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=7975 This post may contain affiliate links.When working with kids who have food aversions, I work on having fun with food items. To make this delicious peanut butter play dough, I put the ingredients in a bowl and let the kids mix it all together. If you have a concern about peanut allergies, you can use...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/delicious-sensory-peanut-butter-play-dough/feed/ 0 Marshmallow Men https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-men/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-men/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/10/marshmallow-men/ This post may contain affiliate links.We made some men out of marshmallows and toothpicks, and they were delicious.  We used multiple sizes of marshmallows for the different parts, and connected the parts with toothpicks. Some of these men were looking very funny, but they all tasted good in the end.  This is a fun food...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-men/feed/ 0 Pine Cone Bird Feeder and Spreading with a Knife https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pine-cone-bird-feeder-and-spreading-with-a-knife/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pine-cone-bird-feeder-and-spreading-with-a-knife/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:04:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/09/pine-cone-bird-feeder-and-spreading-with-a-knife/ This post may contain affiliate links.Spreading can be a challenge for many kids, so here is a fun activity that helps practice. You use a pine cone and attach a wire or string to the top of it so that you can hang it once it is finished. You then spread peanut butter all over...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pine-cone-bird-feeder-and-spreading-with-a-knife/feed/ 0 Spaghetti Painting for Sensory Problems https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spaghetti-painting-for-sensory-problems/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spaghetti-painting-for-sensory-problems/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/08/spaghetti-painting-for-sensory-problems/ This post may contain affiliate links.I have a few kids that I see who do not like food. I like to use food as a play tool in order to help make food their friend because they need to accept being around food, so using spaghetti noodles as a painting tool is a fun activity....

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spaghetti-painting-for-sensory-problems/feed/ 0 Salt Painting https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/salt-painting/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/salt-painting/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/07/salt-painting/ This post may contain affiliate links.Salt painting gives an interesting twist to regular painting, and it makes good use of a glue bottle for hand strengthening. Before you get to the painting part, you squeeze glue onto the paper in the pattern that you want the paint to be in. You can either put the...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/salt-painting/feed/ 0 Stringing cheerios onto pipe cleaners https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/stringing-cheerios-onto-pipe-cleaners/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/stringing-cheerios-onto-pipe-cleaners/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/06/stringing-cheerios-onto-pipe-cleaners/ This post may contain affiliate links.I work with a child that needs to improve her fine motor skills, but she puts everything in her mouth. She enjoys the marble run, but I am nervous about using it with her. I decided to try stringing cheerios as a good edible fine motor activity. My client is...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/stringing-cheerios-onto-pipe-cleaners/feed/ 0 Building with Toothpicks and Gumdrops https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/building-with-toothpicks-and-gumdrops/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/building-with-toothpicks-and-gumdrops/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/04/building-with-toothpicks-and-gumdrops/ This post may contain affiliate links.I saw this on a preschool activity site, and saw a lot of therapy potential in it. You can have a client build their own designs and structures, or you could have them copy a design that you show them. This is a good activity that incorporates playing with food,...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/building-with-toothpicks-and-gumdrops/feed/ 1 Marshmallow Painting for Fine Motor Skills https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-painting-for-fine-motor-skills/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-painting-for-fine-motor-skills/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/01/marshmallow-painting-for-fine-motor-skills/ This post may contain affiliate links.Painting is often good therapy, but you can kick it up a notch by using marshmallows as the painting tool. You can grade the type of grip used by using the large marshmallows or the mini marshmallows. You can use regular paint on paper and just dip the marshmallow in...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/marshmallow-painting-for-fine-motor-skills/feed/ 3 Peanut Butter Playdough Recipe: https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/peanut-butter-playdough-recipe/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/peanut-butter-playdough-recipe/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:34:09 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/01/peanut-butter-playdough-recipe/ This post may contain affiliate links.Playing with playdoh is fun, and if you can eat the playdoh when you are done, it can be even more fun.  It is also a good way to play with food for kids that have problems with eating. Ingredients: 1 cup of smooth/creamy peanut butter 2 cups of powdered...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/peanut-butter-playdough-recipe/feed/ 1 Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ice-cream-cone-christmas-trees/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ice-cream-cone-christmas-trees/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:40:10 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/12/ice-cream-cone-christmas-trees/ This post may contain affiliate links.One of the Kindergarten classes that I visited today was making Christmas Trees out of ice cream cones. First you get a sugar cone, the kind with the pointy tip. Then you spread green frosting all over the cone. You can use red licorice strings as garland, and sprinkle it...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ice-cream-cone-christmas-trees/feed/ 0 Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/graham-cracker-gingerbread-houses/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/graham-cracker-gingerbread-houses/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/11/graham-cracker-gingerbread-houses/ This post may contain affiliate links.When I used to work in an outpatient clinic environment, I used to have the kids make these gingerbread type of houses out of graham crackers.  It was a fun, christmasy activity that was good therapy at the same time.  It was also out of the ordinary, and the kids...

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