One plate, five food groups, and a box of crayons. Children colour each section, circle a favourite food in every group, then draw a healthy meal of their own — and talk about why they chose it.
Fruits, veggies, grains, protein and dairy — named, seen and coloured in.
Recognising a balanced plate, and choosing a favourite from each group.
Colouring inside the sections and drawing a meal of their own.
Vocabulary for food and nutrition — and a positive attitude to go with it.
One email unlocks every printable in this TadaKit — the book link is open to everyone.
In Birdie’s Picnic Party, children see how delicious and fun healthy food can be when they share it with friends — a gentle, age-appropriate story about food safety, healthy choices and the joy of eating together.
Ask one while your child is colouring. The answer matters less than the noticing — and “I don’t like it” is a perfectly good answer.
What is your favourite fruit? Why that one?
Lay the food cards out as a shop. One of you is shopping for a balanced plate, one is behind the till — then swap. It is the fastest way to find out what a child actually understood.
Ten minutes, the worksheet, and real food or picture cards.
We build kits around a family’s own story, a school or business programme, or a publisher’s characters — the way this one was built around Birdie. Same method, your world.