Super Cute Turkey Treats

Sometimes a fun after school snack is just what a couple of kids need on a dreary Monday.  Sure, sure.  Your kids don’t NEED animal-themed, candy-eyed, cutest-thing-ever snacks.  But it sure is a good day when you giggle with the kids over something as fun as these Turkey Treat snacks!


So these turkeys are not just simple to make.  They are actually super simple and you can whip them up in 15 minutes.  I know that every mom needs super simple, so these cuties are definitely a must-make snack.  Get ready for post-school bus, pre-homework smiles because we’ve got a fun snack idea for you! 

Turkey treat snacks for kids this Thanksgiving. Make these for after school, parties, play dates, and Thanksgiving dessert this Fall! Melted Rollos on a salty cracker are such a good crispy, sweet, and salty combination!

Turkey Themed Snack Idea for Kids (and Adults)


Here are the ingredients you’ll need for the turkey treats: 
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Rolo candies
(Unwrap one for each turkey you want to make. Unwrap three more. Sneakily eat them while the kids aren’t looking.) 

Candy Eyeballs 
Round crackers 
Colored candy in brown, red, yellow, and orange 


 To make the Turkey treats:
Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees F.  Place a few round crackers on a baking tray.  Place one unwrapped Rollo on each cracker.  Place the tray into the oven for about 10 minutes.  Keep a close eye on the chocolates to make sure they do not bubble.  


Pull the tray out and gently press the candy eyes strait down onto the Rollos.  The chocolate will crack and gooey caramel will ooze out.  Yum.


Using two hands, place the chocolate candies (We used M&Ms.) into the top of the Rollo by pressing them into the chocolate on their sides.  Add an orange candy for the turkey’s beak.


Let the turkeys cool like the super cool turkeys they are.


Turkey treat snacks for kids this Thanksgiving. Make these for after school, parties, play dates, and Thanksgiving dessert this Fall! Melted Rollos on a salty cracker are such a good crispy, sweet, and salty combination!

Enjoy a turkey treat with a kiddo fresh off of the school bus and enjoy the giggles and smiles!


(This turkey treat is equally enjoyable by kids who have not recently gotten off of a school bus.  Children who are at home or at school, at play dates, or at Grandma’s for Thanksgiving will love them too!)


We made a similar turkey snack last year and will be making another batch of our Pretzel Rod Turkeys soon!

Turkey treat snacks for kids this Thanksgiving. Make these for after school, parties, play dates, and Thanksgiving dessert this Fall! Melted Rollos on a salty cracker are such a good crispy, sweet, and salty combination!

Stop by and see what our blogger friends have created for Thanksgiving and Fall fun with the kids: 

Crayon Box Chronicles Fall Textured Tree Art


Where Imagination Grows – Exploring Fall Foliage on The Light Table

Stir the Wonder- Acorns & Leaves Fall Sensory Bin


Little Bins for Little Hands- Pumpkin Slime in a Real Pumpkin


Want to cook healthy foods for your family?  Grab Yum! Deliciously Healthy Meals for Kids, a cookbook for busy families that want healthy meal ideas. 

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Super Fun Fine Motor Activity That Kids will Love

We’ve been on a bit of a fine motor and grasp roll around here!  The last couple of days, you might have seen tips and ideas to work on precision in grasp and types of fine motor grasps.  

Today, I’ve got a fun activity for you that really works on fine motor skills.  And the bonus is that it is a super big hit with the kids.  

Every time.  

Can you tell from the picture below what we used to work on neat pincer grasp?  Any guesses?  

You can scroll down to the comments and take a guess of what you think we might have used to work on neat pincer grasp…or you can just keep reading. Both are cool.

Back to our neat pincer grasp activity.  This was an absolute blast.


Neat Pincer Grasp activity to work on fine motor skills with kids using the precision grasp of neat pincer grasp.

Neat Pincer Grasp Activity for Fine Motor Function

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First, let’s talk about Neat Pincer Grasp.  What is it?  And what makes a grasp “neat”?  While I am a believer that all things fine motor is pretty darn neat, the thing about a neat pincer grasp is actually the fact that it’s used for ultra-small grasping.  I explained a bit about what neat pincer grasp is over here.

Neat Pincer Grasp is a precision grasp using the very tips of the thumb and the pointer finger to pick up and hold very small items.  Sometimes, the fingernails are used in the grasp of items.  Neat pincer grasp is used to pick up and hold a pin, a needle in sewing activities, or super small beads like Perler Beads.  This can be a tricky grasp for kids with difficulties in fine motor skills or core weakness.


So?  Did you guess what those stripes are up above?  It’s tape!  We used tape in a fine motor activity a while back and it was such a hit that I had to pull out the activity again.  In fact, the last time we used tape in fine motor play, my third kiddo was about the age of my fourth baby is now.  And my littlest one loved this activity as much as her big sister did two years ago.
Neat Pincer Grasp activity to work on fine motor skills with kids using the precision grasp of neat pincer grasp.
Simply stick masking tape to a table or plastic surface.  We used the lid of a storage bin at first. And then did the activity again using a dry erase board.  You want a surface that is easy to pull the tape off without pulling off bits of paper, for example.

RELATED ACTIVITY: Try this DIY Pick-Up Stick Activity to work on pincer grasp.

Pulling the tape from the surface requires a tip to tip neat pincer grasp and is a great fine motor workout, with the sticky back of the tape.  It’s such a fun strengthening and sensory experience for kids who might not typically play with tape.
Neat Pincer Grasp activity to work on fine motor skills with kids using the precision grasp of neat pincer grasp.

We decided to add a little color to our tape play and painted long pieces of masking tape with brightly colored paint. This poster paint
is my favorite for it’s bright color that doesn’t thin as it dries.  

Get the kids in on the painting fun for tool use with the paint brushes.  Let the paint dry.  Have your kids peel the long strips of tape from the dry erase board. Peeling those long strands of tape is another workout for little fingers.  Not only do they have to use a neat pincer grasp to pick at and peel up the edge of the tape, they need to peel up long strands with coordination and control to keep the tape from sticking on itself.  This can be a tricky activity for adults, depending on how long the tape strands are.  If you’ve ever painted walls and peeled off the painter’s tape, then you know the stickiness of masking tape.


Tape sticking to itself isn’t a problem, though.  Show your kids how to stick it to paper and create artwork with the painted tape.  Tear the tape into small pieces for an intrinsic muscle strengthening exercise. 


Neat Pincer Grasp activity to work on fine motor skills with kids using the precision grasp of neat pincer grasp.
Have fun with this neat pincer grasp activity!
Neat Pincer Grasp activity to work on fine motor skills with kids using the precision grasp of neat pincer grasp.


You’ll love more of the activities in our 31 Days of Occupational Therapy series:

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce

Crockpot Recipes are a lifesaver for busy moms.  In fact, a slow cooker and a cookbook should be a common baby shower gift.  Because when a busy mom is trying to care for baby, hold the toddler, and get kids from the school bus, all while getting after school snacks situated, homework started, and dinner made…it’s a giant mess.  





Enter the crockpot.


This crockpot marinara sauce recipe will cook all day and allow Mom practice the sight words and spelling lists instead of preparing dinner.  The bonus is this recipe is loaded with hidden vegetables so that the whole family is getting extra servings of veggies.  They won’t even realize the added vegetables in this marinara sauce.  This sauce is so good that you’ll want to eat it right from a bowl. In fact, we did. No pasta, no rice…only sauce.  Just saucy goodness!

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!

This recipe is part of our A-Z Cooking with Kids series and today, T is for tomatoes.  We used a ton of tomatoes to make this recipe and ended up with a full crockpot for multiple dinners and even a freezer recipe.  


Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce



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To make this marinara sauce, you’ll need the following ingredients:


Half Zucchini, sliced and finely chopped
Half Onion, chopped
One Sweet Potato, peeled, and finely chopped
1/2 cup Baby Leaf Spinach
8 ounce can of diced tomatoes (for the puree)
32 ounces diced tomatoes
48 ounces jarred tomato sauce
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 teaspoons dry parsley
2 teaspoons fresh chopped basil
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 pinch sugar


Start by pureeing the baby spinach and diced tomatoes in a blender or Food Processor.  Pour this mixture into a Crock-Pot.  Chop, slice, and dice the vegetables, very fine. Add the vegetables and all of the remaining ingredients to the crockpot.  Turn on the crockpot to cook for 8 hours.  

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!



The sauce will be chunky from the diced tomatoes, but if you chopped the sweet potato, onion, and zucchini small enough, they will not be noticeable in the sauce.  Serve over pasta, in a lasagna, or other Italian dish. 


This recipe makes a lot of sauce.  We used it for lunch, dinner, in a lasagna, and in a baked ziti, are multiple meals made from a crockpot meal.  


Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!

Stop by and see what the other Cooking With Kids bloggers have made using tomatoes:


Marinated Tomatoes  from Still Playing School
Tomato and Courgette Bruchetta from Mum in the Mad House

Hidden Vegetable Crockpot Marinara Sauce recipe.  Make this one together with the kids and enjoy the extra veggies!



You will also love trying these Cooking With Kids recipes.  We sure did:

Vegetable Quesadilla Recipe   Honey Nut Popcorn  Antipasto Skewers
M is for MushroomsVeggie Quesadilla Recipe | N is for NutsHoney Roasted Nuts Popcorn | O is for OlivesAntipasto Skewer Kabobs | P is for Peppers: Asian Chicken