Yummy jelly and fruit cups – quick and easy snack idea

yummy jelly and fruit cups

I was food shopping the other day with my 7 year old. I really don’t like food shopping with the kids as they always seem to pick up 101 things and want them and insist they need them. But from this shopping trip actually sprung an idea of something we could do together and also make for snacks. We went down the jelly aisle and she picked up the jelly cups that were pre made and she was really wanting them. With four kids and the tiny jelly cups – it was going to be an “expensive” treat. I then saw the tin fruit and then the idea of jelly fruit cups came to mind. Read on for how we made them and also what literacy and numeracy skills came through with this activity.

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