Improvising with food

Step 1: Dip peanut butter covered stick into cheerios

Anyone with toddlers knows they can sometimes be quite picky about what they eat, and getting them to try new foods can be a challenge. It's also a long process for them to learn to use utensils to eat.








Today at lunch Max discovered a way to improvise with his food items that I thought was clever, so I expanded it a bit and provided him with some practice foods. He took a toddler snack stick and with peanut butter stuck to it from his sandwich, stuck it in his cheese and cheerios as a handy utensil to pick up bits and eat them.

Step 2: Enjoy tasty treat!

I added more peanut butter and cheerios to the plate and let him go to town 'fishing' for his tasty snack.

He's a happy toddler with his clever tool usage!

And for humorous comparison, this reminded me of the wild chimpanzees who were discovered to be using grass twigs to 'fish' for termites in their mounds... I guess termites are to chimp toddlers what cheerios and peanut butter are to the Max! 

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Young chimps fish for termites