No-Bake Energy Bites Workshop
A practical life skills activity focused on simple cooking using measuring, mixing, and sequencing steps, resulting in a healthy snack.
- Takes
- 30 min–1 hr
- Your setup
- 15 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 6–12
- Mess
- Some mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Review the visual recipe card first (use pictures for each step).
- 2Have the child measure and dump the ingredients into the bowl.
- 3Use a heavy spoon or clean hands to mix the ingredients thoroughly (heavy work input).
- 4Practice rolling the mixture into small, uniform balls.
- 5Chill the bites for 30 minutes before enjoying.
What they're practising
- Following multi-step directions
- Measuring and counting skills
- Hand muscle strengthening (rolling)
- Self-care/Life skills