Lolly Cake

Ages: 5+

What You’ll Need:

  • 100g of melted butter
  • 1 packet of malt biscuits
  • 1/2 a tin of condensed milk
  • 1 pack of fruit puffs, marshmellows or eskimos - cut up into bits
  • Dried coconut

Method:

Crush biscuits very finely. Chop up the lollies. Combine with half a tin condensed milk and mix well. Roll the mixture into a log and roll it in the coconut.

Place it in the fridge and cut into slices when hard.

Berries In Custard

Age: 8+

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 vanilla instant pudding
  • 3 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 punnet of strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Method:

Mix instant pudding, milk and vanilla in a bowl and beat for about a minute. Leave to cool in the fridge for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile wash, dry and hull the berries. Halve the strawberries and sprinkle with sugar. Take the sauce out of the fridge and beat again until smooth. Divide berries into 6 glasses, spoon in sauce and serve.

Fruity Kebabs

Ages: 4+ (Some assistance required)

What You’ll Need:

  • Bamboo skewers
  • 1 cup of strawberries
  • 1 cup of thickly sliced banana
  • A handful of grapes
  • 1 cup of cubes apple pieces

Method:

Take a 6 in. (15 cm) long skewers and thread fruit onto them.

Serve kebabs with fresh yoghurt on the side.

 

Summer Muesli

Ages: 2+

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup dried apples
  • 1/2 cup of dried coconut
  • 1 cup dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1/2 cup of dried mango
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • Honey (optional)

Cut dried apples, apricots, mangos and cranberries into small pieces. Place chopped fruit into a large bowl. Combine with remaining ingredients. Mix gently.

Serve with yoghurt and a teaspoon of honey.

For Toddlers:
Help from a grown up required to chop fruit and measure ingredients. Your toddler will enjoy placing the ingredients in the bowl and combining the museli.

Crunchy Rice Bubble Delight

Age: 10+

What You’ll Need:

  • 1/2 cup of butter (loosely packed)
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 5 cups rice bubbles

Method:

Place butter, sugar and honey in a saucepan bring to the boil and then cook on low for 7 minutes. Stir constantly to ensure mixture doesn’t burn. Place rice bubbles in a mixing bowl, and pour the honey mixture over them. Combine quickly. Press mixture into a well greased cake slice tin and cut while hot.

 

Island Paradise Smoothie

Ages: 2+

What you’ll need:

  • 1 mango
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup of pineapple juice
  • ½ cup of coconut milk (unsweetened)
  • ½ cup of plain sweetened yoghurt
  • ½ cup of ice

Method:
Peel and chop fruit into cubes. Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour into tall glasses and serve.

For Toddlers:
Help from a grown up required to prepare ingredients. Toddler can place ingredients in the blender and blend.

Fruit Smoothie

Ages: 2+

What you’ll need:

  • 1 cup frozen mixed berries
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup of soy milk
  • 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream

Method:
Peel and chop banana into cubes. Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour into tall glasses and serve.

For Toddlers:
Help from a grown up required to prepare ingredients. Toddler can place ingredients in the blender and blend.