{"id":3558,"date":"2012-10-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:11:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T18:11:58","slug":"t-is-for-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/t-is-for-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"T Is for Turtle Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/t-is-for-turtle-540x400.jpg\" alt=\"Snacks for letter T - Tasty Turtle Treats\" class=\"left\" width=\"540\" \/>\r\n\r\n<p>Kids love turtles, and your little ones will love <span class=\"italic\">everything<\/span> about this turtle. It\u2019s easy to make, cute to look at, and delicious to eat\u2014what\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It&#8217;s not always easy to get children to snack on healthy food, but this kid-friendly <span class=\"italic\">Tasty Turtle Treats<\/span> recipe will make it easy to persuade your preschooler to gobble up his fruit.<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p>Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of creativity! Grab an apple and a few grapes, and suddenly a boring snack becomes a fun, hands-on edible activity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>We had some very enthusiastic help with our tasty turtle. My helper had fun making it, and she had even more fun eating it. Try it out on your little one!\r\n    \r\n    <\/p><p>And if your children love this snack, be sure to check out all twenty-six snacks in my <a title=\"ABC Snacks\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/category\/abc-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Series<\/a>.<\/p><p>\r\n    \r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Turtle-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients for tasty turtle snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Turtle-2-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler cutting grapes\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/p><div class=\"box printArea\">\r\n    <h2>\r\n        Tasty Turtle Treats\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div><a class=\"btn btn-primary print\">Print Recipe<\/a><\/div>\r\n    <h3>Here's what you'll need to make three turtles:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>1 Granny Smith apple cut into three 1\u201d-thick circular slices<\/li>\r\n        <li>12 grapes<\/li>\r\n        <li>Food decorating pen or mini chocolate chips for eyes and nose<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <h3>Directions:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <ol>\r\n        <li>Lay one 1\u201d-thick apple slice on a plate.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cut two or three grapes into round slices.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Position six grape slices on the apple slice to form the turtle\u2019s shell.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Position half a grape as the head of the turtle. Create a face with a food decorating pen or by pressing mini chocolate chips into the grape.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cut two grapes in half and position the pieces as the turtle\u2019s legs.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cut one triangular sliver of grape and position it as your turtle\u2019s tail.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n    <h3>Variation:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>Apples and grapes taste great with a variety of dips. Caramel and yogurt dips are especially tasty. Use your own recipe or try the one below.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n        <h3>Yogurt Dip:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>8 ounces whipped cream<\/li>\r\n        <li>1 cup plain yogurt<\/li>\r\n        <li>1-2 teaspoons honey<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <p class=\"muted\">Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianfamily.ca\/food\/a-super-cute-and-super-fast-turtle-snack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Family<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div><p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Turtle-4-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Child assembling turtle snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Turtle-5-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Little boy adding finishing touches to snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/p><h2>Teaching Tips<\/h2><p>\r\n\r\n<\/p><ul>\r\n    <li>As you and your child make each turtle, practice saying <span class=\"italic\">\/t\/\u2013\/t\/\u2013tasty turtle treats<\/span> together.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Can your preschooler form the letter <span class=\"italic\">T<\/span> with grapes?<\/li>\r\n    <li>While you eat your snack, read <a title=\"Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K9u4bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories<\/cite><\/a>, a Dr. Seuss classic.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Download <a title=\"Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.allaboutlearningpress.com\/downloads\/ABC_Snacks\/ABC-Snacks-Tips-for-Pre-reading-Skills.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills<\/cite><\/a> for more teaching tips.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Turtle-6-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Child enjoying turtle snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t<h2> Want More Snacks for Letter T? <\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Find snacks for letter T and more with the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/abc-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Cookbooks<\/a> series that includes more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" id=\"hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c.png\"  alt=\"Free ABC Snacks Cookbook\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(434478, 'eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c', {}); <\/script><\/span><\/p>\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<p class=\"muted\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_ourlittlehomeschool_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_ourlittlehomeschool_<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll love everything about this turtle. It\u2019s easy to make, cute to look at, and delicious to eat\u2014what\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,9],"tags":[52],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>T Is for Turtle Treats (with FREE Teaching Tips for Letter T)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you need fun snacks for letter T? 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