Here's what we've been doing...
We started our week with some yummy Fruit Kebabs. Charlotte really struggles with food and texture due to her Reflux but thought some fresh fruit on these hot days, might tempt her in to trying some. She had a little taste which is better than nothing but we had lots of fun making the Kababs.
Even though she didn't eat alot of the fruit she touched it which I think is good for her to get used to how it feels. If your child is like mine or doesn't like fruit, don't worry about the waste as there are lots of ideas you can do with the leftovers. |
With our left over kebab fruit, I chopped it into smaller pieces and threw it into a pan, added sugar and with Charlotte's help threw together an easy crumble.
All you need is: 160g Flour 60g Butter 60g Sugar Mix it together with your hands into a breadcrumb consistency. Once fruit has softened pour into a bowl and pour the crumble mixture on top. Cook until golden. Serve with custard. We also had lots more apples leftover too, so I also made a yummy apple crumble which is Ricky's favourite :) happy Daddy. |
4 very ripe large pealed Bananas
75g Melted Butter
125g Sugar
1 Beaten Egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
200g all-purpose flour (we used free-from self-raising)
Preheat the oven 190°C
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
Pour the batter into buttered muffin tin. Bake for 10 minutes and do knife test until clean.
Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack.
THEN came the exciting part... THE SUN :)
I'm calling this activity Ice Splash.
I made some coloured ice using food colouring. When it was completely frozen, I emptied into a food bag so I could fill the tray with another colour. I then emptied the bag of ice into a plastic box and we had lots of fun in the paddling pool with it. The idea with the coloured ice is that it changes the colour of the water as you play. Our pink paddling pool doesn't make it easier to see. Charlotte loved touching the ice and watching it melt in the water. Its was also a cold and refreshing mouthful. Its was such a great activity and well worth doing. |
Thanks for reading, tune in next week for the Circus theme.