Refreshments
Drinks-Nine fun and easy recipes, perfect for kids and parties
Main Dishes-Seven tasty ways to wake up your table
Sides and Salads-Seven sides--something new for each night of the week!
Breads-Four breads you'll love!
Desserts-Seven sweet sensations, all tried in real kitchens!
Fast and Easy
Popcorn
Popcorn balls--use carmel, toffee, or Jell-o without enough water to stick the balls together
Chips and Salsa
Fresh fruit
Fresh vegetables
Dirt--Make instant chocolate pudding. Put it in a serving bowl. Add gummy worms. Cover with crushed Oreo cookies. Can be refridgerated for several hours.
Hands On
Homemade Taffy
Hot dogs over a fire
Toasted Marshmallows or S'mores
Nuts--they crack them
Gingerbread men--have everyone help make and decorate
Painted toast. Mix food coloring with water, several drops to a cup of water. Test first to see if the color is saturated enough. Use thoroughly cleaned small paint brushes to make designs or pictures on a piece of bread. Don't use too much "paint" or else the bread gets soggy and doesn't taste as good. Bake on a tray in an oven until toasted, try 400 degrees F. Butter and enjoy.
English muffin pizzas. Split open English muffins. Put sauce, pizza toppings and cheese on top. Bake at 375 until cheese is melted.
Cool and Refreshing
Popsicles
Cookie and ice cream sandwiches
Fruit slushes (crushed ice and fruit juice)
Fruit juice ice cubes with toothpicks stuck in them
Watermelon wedges
Root beer floats
Orange, cherry, or grape pop floats--just like root beer floats, except use a different pop flavor
Salad
Fruit salad
Veggie trays with onion or dill dip
Fruit trays with yogurt or cream cheese and whipped cream dip
Ice cream sundaes
Taco Salad
Pudding
JELL-O cut outs
Warm and Delicious
Fruit cobbler or fruit crisp
Hot chocolate
Hot spiced apple cider
Dutch oven pineapple upsidedown cake
Hot bread and butter--make both for a Knowledge activity and then eat it
Fresh muffins
Homemade pie
Fancy Foods
Wedding cake (for a Standards Night or Brides Night)
Make graham cracker houses or castles
Make candied flower petals and put on ice cream. To candy a flower petal, make sure to use only edible flowers such as roses, carnations and violets. You might want to check out a book from the library to determine whether the variety you're using is safe or not. Dip petals in egg white. Then cover gently with fine granulated sugar. Let them dry. Use to decorate cakes, ice cream, or other pretty treat.
Almond bark mints--find the materials and instructions at a craft store.
Cookie Christmas tree. Use star shaped cookies of decreasing sizes, decorated in green frosting and stacked on top of each other to make a tree.
Also see the Fun Foods to Make page
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