Fanciful Food for Playtime
Guest blogger, Carol Olsen, is passionate about grandparents speaking into the lives of their grandchildren. Enjoy this darling idea for fanciful food for playtime to make playtime fanciful, artistic, and memorable. Watch for more ideas in future posts on Faith First Parent. And please share with your family and friends!
Grandma Ginny’s Gift
Years ago, Grandma Ginny’s grandchildren played with her wooden tea service with felt tea bags. Their mother, Shayna, knew Ginny loved to sew and asked if she could make felt food items. The children were taking food from the kitchen and it did not always provide for the cleanliest and best outcome. Ginny went about the task, creating fanciful foods for playtime starting with a breakfast of bacon and eggs. The kids were delighted and asked for more. So, with inspiration from Pintrest and Etsy, Ginny started her own culinary effort. In the beginning, the items were rather simple but soon became detailed and life-like. One such intricate project was Christmas cookie dough with cutters and frosting.
Ginny’s grandchildren their friends loved running a restaurant. They made menus for their customers to order. They prepared the meals in their play kitchen, filled the plates, and served the meals. The most ordered item was always pie… a fluffy special pie. They even had a toy cash register and play money to complete the service. Granddaughter Sanna’s favorite item was a banana because she could actually peel it!
Ginny’s grandchildren, Sanna and Trey, were 3 and five years old when she began the felt art. She found sewing was a way to bring joy to her grandchildren. The fanciful food for playtime was put into a vacuum sealed pouch and set aside for the next generation of grands.
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Faith First Parent is introducing GRANDPARENTING! Carol Olsen is a teacher, parent educator, cable TV personality, author, mother of three, and the grandmother of eight. Most importantly, she’s a Christ follower. Carol has mentored me the past 20 years, through thick and thin, with my two kids. I love her spirit, commitment to faith, and her desire to build connections within families. Please share her ideas with others to promote GREAT grandparent connections with kids!
xoBecky
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