Learn about the 'superpowers' of different fruits while creating colorful rainbow skewers. Kids will explore how to combine healthy ingredients to make a variety of delicious fruit dishes.

Tools

• cutting board
• child-safe knife
• wooden skewers with rounded tips (6 sticks)

Materials

• strawberries (5-7 berries)
• orange segments (1 orange)
• banana (1 whole)
• kiwi (1 whole)
• blueberries (1/2 cup)
• purple grapes (1/2 cup)

Safety

• Adult supervision is required for all cutting and slicing.
• Be careful with skewers to avoid poking yourself or others.
• Wash hands and all fruits thoroughly before starting to remove dirt and residue.
• Adult supervision required for sharp objects.
• Adult supervision required for children under 8.

Steps

1. Wash all the fruits under cool running water to make sure they are clean.
2. With an adult's help, peel the banana and kiwi, and slice them into round, bite-sized pieces.
3. Peel the orange and separate it into individual segments.
4. Remove the stems from the strawberries and pluck the grapes from their stems.
5. Pick a skewer and start building your 'rainbow' by sliding the fruit on in order of color: red (strawberry), orange (orange), yellow (banana), green (kiwi), blue (blueberry), and purple (grape).
6. Repeat the process for the remaining skewers, experimenting with different patterns or 'animal' shapes using the fruit pieces.
7. Count how many different fruit combinations or 'dishes' you can create using the ingredients in your bowl.