Red, Yellow, Green Apples and Family Fun!

Pick Me and Eat Me!

  The apples are a beautiful display of red, yellow, and green; dangling temptingly on the tree just waiting to be picked. The sun is shining a warm yellow, and you quickly dress your children, find a laundry basket and venture outside to gather those delicious treasures. Soon your basket is full of glistening apples. Your children’s cheeks are rosy from the fresh, fall air and you head indoors to warmth and a tasty snack.

Not only were the apples fun to pick; but they will make a perfect snack for those hungry children. Have them hang up their coats, wash up and gather round for sliced rainbow apples with a protein rich almond or peanut butter to dip in. 

After the children have regained their energy, 

they are ready for a new project.

Snack

If you have an apple peeler, you can set your children to this task and they will love it! First wash and dry the apples. Children often find it fun to choose a varied selection of the apple choices. One child may choose a green apple and another a red. Slide the apple onto the peeler and press it fully onto the prongs. Hold onto the base of the peeler to give strength to it because when the children turn the handle, it will sometimes twist the base off of the table. Watch the apple spin round and round while it is sliced into small curlicues.  Fill a gallon sized bowl with apple curlicues. Next prepare your batter. Enlist the children’s help as the flour, salt and sugar is measured and mixed together. One recipe I have included a link to is one my children loved.

Link to Apple Cinnamon Bread  recipe

Dusk is falling and you finish putting the dinner plates on the table. Your children are washed up for dinner and helping to set the silverware and napkins. The warm glow of lights fills the house with a sense of warmth. In walks your husband from work to the scent of cinnamon and apples, and to the enthusiastic greetings of the children as they seek to share their part of the preparation of the dessert bread. A satisfied smile rests on your face, as you pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee and enjoy the results of a job well done.