Need an activity for Healthy Eating week? Want something fun to support your sensory food explorations at home? Find all of our Adventurous Eating Printables here!
Activities
Healthy eating sensory activity
This has been designed as a ‘Healthy Eating’ activity but can be used whenever you want to try a new food, whether at home or in the classroom! Use the sense star sheets to discuss the new food with kids, complete the activity sheet, and give them a certificate for Adventurous Eating!
Healthy Eating Activity (all sheets, including Today I tried… and certificate)
Sense Stars for display – Put these up on a wall and point at them when sensory trying is needed!
Sense Stars Google Slides – Designed for the interactive whiteboard, pop each one up in turn to encourage sensory trying.
Today I tried… activity sheet – a post-trying activity helping kids to consolidate their experience with the food they tried.
Adventurous Eating certificate – done some great trying? Award them with this shiny certificate from Bub!
How to use positive language: questions and prompts – You can download these questions and prompts to help your child try more foods at home using positive language. Perfect for parents of picky eaters!
Grow Your Own Cress Monster! – full instructions on how to make your own cress monster using just an egg shell, cress seeds and cotton wool!
Printables
Comic
Are you ready for a tasty adventure with our fun foodie activities? Our game ‘Adventurous Eating‘ is all about having a blast while trying out yummy fruits and veggies.
Colour Comic – full colour spread!
Comic – colouring in/ black and white
Parents and teachers, you can now bring the game to life at home or in the classroom with this awesome comic! Watch your little ones become food superheroes, braver and less afraid to try new, super-healthy treats. We teamed up with Dr. Lucy Cooke, a super smart eating expert, to make sure the game is backed by science!
In this cool comic strip, join your monster friends as they dive into a world of colours, textures, and flavours. They’re using all their senses to discover the magic of healthy foods! 😋
But wait, there’s more fun! We’ve cooked up a black-and-white colouring-in version of the comic for you to enjoy. Download your copies and let the foodie fun begin!
Display
Adventurous Eater of the Week – a poster for the wall. Print and laminate to write a new ‘Adventurous Eater’ of the week.
Colouring Pages
Certificates
Adventurous Eating certificate
Growing certificate – Have your kids done some great gardening, or helped you water those all-important tomato plants? Why not give them this fab certificate from Bub, awarding them for great growing skills!