Check that items are clean and safe for use in prop boxes. Art Activities can introduce food related concepts or summarize ideas about field trips. Muffins or salads can be decorated or designed for special events. Write the child's words for the story to accompany art work. Use various media to allow children self-expression.
Many foods lend themselves to collages, fingerpainting, dyes, prints, etc.
Music Beating on pots and pans, listening to various melodies, witnessing the movement of people or their environment, and integrating culturally diverse rhythms, beats, and styles are all forms of music. Jingles, simple tunes and rhymes about brushing teeth, foods growing, or daily routines are fun for children. Puzzles Puzzles help children identify shapes and name new objects. Simple puzzles of wood or thick cardboard for preschoolers provide a manipulative activity older preschoolers find engaging. Use pictures or outlines of food, of farm animals, or of people.