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Banana Bear Toast Recipe (Ages 3-5)

Make snack time both fun and educational with Banana Bear Toast! This no-cook recipe is perfect for introducing toddlers and preschoolers to the kitchen—with a little help from you, of course.

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Materials Needed:

🍞 Slice of bread
🥜 Spread (peanut butter, sunflower butter, or cream cheese)
🍌 1 banana
🫐 3 blueberries or raisins (for eyes and nose)
🔪 Plastic knife or child-safe spreader
🍽️ Plate and napkin

Little chefs will spread, count, and create their own bear-faced snack using just a few simple ingredients. It’s a tasty way to build confidence, practice sequencing and early math skills, and make joyful memories together.

Note: Grown-up supervision is required for the toaster and knife — kids can safely help with spreading and assembling

Grown-ups: toast the bread and slice the banana
Kids: Spread the base and place the ears, nose, and eyes
Talk through the steps using sequencing words like “first,” “next,” and “last”
Count each ingredient as you go!

Designed to help kids build independence and learn through snack-time fun

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Charlotte Wright

Charlotte holds an M.S. in Early Childhood Education and has spent over fifteen years working with and studying young children. Her work focuses on how young children learn best—through play, connection, and curiosity—and she brings deep expertise in both classroom practice and child development research.

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Charlotte Wright

Charlotte holds an M.S. in Early Childhood Education and has spent over fifteen years working with and studying young children. Her work focuses on how young children learn best—through play, connection, and curiosity—and she brings deep expertise in both classroom practice and child development research.