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Health Safety and Nutrition Crafts for Kids

Use health safety and nutrition crafts as a way to teach kids healthy food habits. Customize crafts to suit any age group giving all kids the chance to participate in the activity. Use common items like construction paper, scissors and Elmer's glue to create homemade crafts. Purchase craft kits containing pre-fab shapes and patterns to assemble.
  1. Food Collage

    • Cut out pictures of healthy foods from magazines to create a collage of healthy choices.

      Healthy food collage crafts teach kids which foods are healthy choices. Cut out pictures of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and dairy products. Glue the pictures onto a sheet of construction paper or poster board. Form a collage by clustering pictures together. Keep like food groups together or spread throughout the entirety.

    Food Pyramid Craft

    • Create a food pyramid using construction paper and markers. Print a sample food pyramid for use as a template. Trace each section of the pyramid onto different colored construction paper. Cut out the triangles and assemble them in order onto a white sheet of paper or poster board. Use markers to fill in information like the name of each food group and number of servings of each per day one should consume.

    Good Food Habits Book

    • Use construction paper, printed pictures or draw examples of good and bad food habits on each page in the book.

      Good food habit books teach kids how to choose healthy foods and snacks. Punch three holes into various light-colored construction paper. Cut out pictures of different foods, both healthy and non-healthy choices. Use markers to label each page as a "Healthy Choice" or "Unhealthy Choice." Glue pictures onto their appropriate pages using any school glue.

    Food Safety Poster

    • Create a food safety poster demonstrating proper food handling. Trace the child's handprint onto the poster board. Draw soap and water to remind kids to wash their hands when handling food. Draw a comic strip depicting illness because of cross-contamination or consuming raw poultry or pork. Demonstrate proper cleaning techniques as illustrations by depicting how and when cleaning and sanitizing should occur. For example, draw a person washing a cutting board after it was used for chicken.

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