This pumpkin pudding recipe is ideal for fall and using instant pudding, it is a cinch for preschoolers to make themselves. Students can help beat one 5.1-oz. package of instant vanilla pudding with one 12-oz. can of evaporated milk. The mixture needs to be whisked for about two minutes and then put into the refrigerator for about five minutes. Next, students can help add one 15-oz. can of pumpkin and 1 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice and mix it well. After the pudding has been refrigerated for an additional 10 minutes students can taste their fall creation.
You can create an edible etch-a-sketch toy for preschoolers by mixing up instant pudding in a large freezer bag. Close the freezer bag, trying to squeeze all excess air out before sealing it shut. The freezer bag can then be secured to a firm surface, such as a tabletop, with masking tape. Children can use the pudding etch-a-sketch to write their name and draw pictures before they get to eat their toy!
Colorful instant pudding can be a replacement for finger paints. This finger paint alternative gives preschoolers the chance to work with new texture, colors, smell (and sometimes taste too). You can create colorful pudding paint by placing a bit of vanilla instant pudding into several different containers and using food color to tint each container a different hue. Kids can paint pictures onto a plain paper plate. Best of all, not only is this paint nontoxic, it's delicious!
This space pudding is perfect for students learning about space. Teachers can explain to preschoolers how when astronauts go out into space they have to eat differently because of gravity. Because their food can float, astronauts often eat straight out of a space food bag.
Students can create their own space pudding by making their own instant pudding in a bag. To do this, pour half a box of instant pudding in each child's zippered plastic bag and then add the appropriate amount of milk according to the directions on the box. Kids mix and mash with their fingers until the milk and instant pudding is thoroughly mixed. Then you'll need to refrigerate each bag for five minutes. When the pudding is done, you can cut off a corner of each bag and let kids suck the pudding out the bottom just like an astronaut.