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| Serve these frosty, refreshing Jack O'Lanterns during your October playgroup and share some Halloween fun and food with the kids. |
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- 6 oranges
- 6 cups orange juice
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- Cut the tops off the oranges with a knife, using a zigzag cut, to make the top of the Jack O'Lantern.
- Carefully squeeze out the juice and remove the pulp, keeping the orange intact.
- Rinse and dry the orange shells.
- Draw a Jack O'Lantern face on each orange shell, using a permanent black marker. Allow the marker to dry.
- Mix the juice from the oranges with more orange juice to make 6 cups.
- Pour the juice into the shells.
- Set the shells in the freezer for an hour or so, until partially frozen. (Or freeze until firm, then microwave to soften.)
- Remove from freezer and break up chunks with a fork to make slushies.
- Serve to the kids with spoons. Give them napkins to hold onto the orange shells, if they're cold.
- If you prefer, pour orange juice into the shells and serve with straws.
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| Make these quick-and-easy Jack O'Lantern Mini-Pizzas to serve at snack or lunch-time. Or, better yet, let the kids make their own! |
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3 and up
(Under 2, give the kids toasted English muffins to nibble on.) |
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- 6 English muffin halves
- 6 tablespoons pizza sauce or tomato sauce
- 6 American or cheddar cheese slices
- Sliced olives
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- Lay out 6 muffin halves.
- Spread on pizza or tomato sauce.
- Trim cheese slices into circles to fit the muffins.
- Use olive slices for eyes, nose and mouth to make a face, (or cut up a variety of veggies for the kids to use for the faces).
- Heat muffin under the broiler until cheese is melted.
- Remove from broiler, allow to cool a few minutes, then serve to the kids.
- Have the kids name their creatures before eating them!
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| Let the kids choose their favorite fruits to dip and eat for fun and flavor. |
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2 and up
(Under 2, serve fruit cut into small pieces as a finger food) |
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- Strawberries, orange wedges, bananas, pineapple, apples
- 3 containers low-fat vanilla yogurt
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- Cut fruit into bite-size pieces (small enough so the kids won't choke on the bites).
- Place fruit pieces in separate bowls.
- Spoon yogurt into 6 individual bowls and distribute to kids.
- Give each child a small plate.
- Pass around fruit bowls. Let the kids pick out their favorite fruits and place them on their plates.
- When everyone is served, tell the kids to dip their fruits into their bowls of yogurt and gobble them up.
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| These simple, nutritious fall treats are perfect for little tummies at snack time. |
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3 and up
(Age 2 to 3, omit walnuts and raisins to prevent choking)
(Under 2, serve applesauce) |
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- 4 small baking apples
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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- Cut apples in half and hollow out core.
- Place apples in a baking pan.
- Combine nuts, raisins, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Stuff mixture into apple hollows.
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool: serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
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