Books with title Cooking Around the Calendar with Kids: Holiday and Seasonal Food and Fun

Missouri Writers’ Guild Major Book Award Winner! Teachers and parents will find entertaining ideas for helping children appreciate cooking and learn where their food comes from. —Booklist These seasonal recipes and fun activities will get 7 to 12 year olds cooking all year around. Children will experience the joy of the changing seasons through food.More than a cookbook! Children learn how food plays an important part in our lives throughout the year. They will see howfood choices change with the seasonsfood helps families celebrate the changing seasonsfood helps families appreciate the rhythm and harvest of the seasons.The book begins with back-to-school healthy recipes for breakfast. Kids will enjoy apple and pumpkin Halloween recipes — and have fun doing the activities with their friends.Autumn is rich with fresh garden produce. Children can make veggie pizza, dry herbs, make vegetable soup, apple honey muffins, zucchini squares and many other fall foods. Children can easily become involved in the Thanksgiving festivities. There are kid-friendly recipes for salads, side dishes, even pumpkin pie. Food plays a large part in most holiday celebrations. Food traditions of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other countries are included. The winter season is filled with comfort foods and foods for gift giving. Making simple holiday gifts from the kitchen will delight children and adults alike.New Year’s Day is a time of open-house celebrations and other gatherings. Children can make appetizers such as dips, cheese balls, and apple cider.Valentines Day is a time to express love to those special persons. Suggestions are given for a Valentines’ Day Tea Party complete with decorations, food and games. Patriotic holidays such as President’s Day includes recipes for crab cakes and cherry desserts, foods typical of what George Washington might have eaten. Old fashioned biscuits may have been one of the staples Abraham Lincoln enjoyed in his log cabin home.St. Patrick’s Day has the traditional corned beef, cabbage, and potatoe recipe. As well as Irish soda bread and Reuben sandwiches. Or would you prefer corned beef hash? They’re all included.Spring time and Easter call for bunny’s favorite egg salad and carrot raisin salad.How many ways can you fool family and friends on April Fool’s Day? Let me count the ways: in meat loaf, baked potatoes, biscuits, pudding, and other.May Day and strawberries go together. You will find these aplenty in parfait, shortcakes, smoothies, kabobs, and jams.The Mexican Fiesta of Cinco de Mayo is a day of feasting and celebrating. Recipes include avocado dip and various nachos, tacos, fajitas and tortilla wraps.Late spring and summer bring out food for Independence’ Day as well as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Father’s Day Brunch recipes for fruit cup and muffins, cheesy egg casserole, brunch cake and homemade hot cocoa mix will fit the bill. Or maybe banana smoothie or orange blast?Do you have active young athletes? However children spend their summer, the sugar-free lemonade, cranberry fizzy apple punch and various ice cream treats will provide a welcome relief from the heat.If you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or caregiver who is teaching kids to bake and cook, this book will inspire you to find joy in cooking together. Healthy recipes and food ideas are chosen to give a variety of food experiences appropriate for various age groups. The author’s hope is that the book will encourage you to cherish and enjoy time together with your child.Click the Add to Cart button now and get ready to watch your child make holiday and family dishes (and memories) with this kids’ cookbook!