Let them pretend to write and sign a very important message. W hen you are reading a cookbook, magazine, or newspaper, give your children their own books or pages to look at. C ut out a food pyramid from the side of a cereal box or other food. Talk about the different food groups. Ask your children to name their favorite foods and what food group each one belongs to.
P rint the letters in each child's name.
Ask them to name three words that begin with each letter of their name. H elp your children cut pictures of healthy foods out of a magazine. Have children glue the pictures on paper plates. Make a mobile by hanging the plates with yarn to a clothes hanger. Write down what the picture is about.