How to Make Food Games for Kids

• Step 1

  Sit children in a circle and then pass a bag of marshmallows around with instructions for each child to take two. The children put a marshmallow in each cheek and then take turns saying "I am a chubby fluffy bunny" without cracking a smile. Anyone who laughs or can't say it clearly is out of the game. At this point, the remaining competitors each put two more marshmallows in their cheeks and try to say the chubby bunny line again. Keep going until one kid remains or everyone is laughing too hard to care about a winner.

• Step 2

  Set up Styrofoam cups covering matching pieces of candy on a round table to play a food memory game. Each cup should have one piece of candy under it, and each piece of candy should have a mate somewhere on the table under another cup. The first child will lift a cup, revealing the candy beneath, and then try to find a match under one of the other cups. If the candies match, the child may eat them both and take another turn. If they don't match, the next child gets a turn. The game is over when all the candy is gone.

• Step 3

  Make whipped-cream pies for each child who will be participating in this treasure-finding food game that makes a huge mess. Somewhere at the bottom of each cream-filled plate, place a single chocolate-covered candy. Seat contestants at a table with a pie plate in front of each and instruct them to put their hands behind their backs and find the chocolate candy with their tongue. The winner is the child who finds the candy first.

• Step 4

  Fill a small jar full of colorful candy treats. Count how many treats are in the jar and make note of it. Have the kids guess at the amount of treats in the jar. The child who makes the best estimate wins the jar as a prize.

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• Pie pan Styrofoam cups Marshmallows Whipped cream Small chocolate-covered candies Assorted matching candies that will fit under the cups Small jar filled with small candy treats
• Pie pan
• Styrofoam cups
• Marshmallows
• Whipped cream
• Small chocolate-covered candies
• Assorted matching candies that will fit under the cups
• Small jar filled with small candy treats
• Make the whipped-cream pie plates immediately before playing the game, because the cream will fall if it sits around for too long.
• Make the whipped-cream pie plates immediately before playing the game, because the cream will fall if it sits around for too long.
• Too much sugar is unhealthy for children, so you might consider using these food games as the party treats and not in addition to them.
• Too much sugar is unhealthy for children, so you might consider using these food games as the party treats and not in addition to them.

References & Resources

• Activity Village: Games Involving Food
• Daily Cooking Games