Mom, I’m hungry!
If you’re like most mothers, you hear that cry several times a day.
Well, trail mixes are a great way to keep snack-sized servings on hand to satisfy those between-meal cravings. And Wiggly Worm Trail Mix combines a medley of kids’ favorites in a mix that your little ones will love.
Does your preschooler love things that “creep and crawl?” If so, we’ve got a bunch of snacks in our ABC Snacks Series that your little bug lover is going to love.
In addition to our wiggly worm trail mix, be sure to try Icky Insects, Buzzing Bumblebee, Instant Insect Nibbles, Creeping Caterpillar, Delicious Dirt, and Ants-So-Munching. I think they’ll be a bit hit!
Wiggly Worm Trail Mix
Here’s what you’ll need to make five cups of trail mix:
- 1 cup miniature pretzels, any shape
- 1 cup miniature teddy bear graham snacks, any flavor
- 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 cup chocolate candies, any variety
- 1 cup gummy worms
- Single serving storage bags or other small containers
Directions:
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Distribute snack mix into single-serve containers for future snack cravings.
- Enjoy!
Variation:
- Vary the mix with any of the following ingredients: chocolate chips, raisins or other dried fruit, sunflower or other seeds, goldfish or other bite-size crackers, gummy bugs or other gummy snack.
Adapted from Food.com
Teaching Tips
- As you and your child mix the ingredients, practice saying /w/–/w/–wiggly worm together.
- Make the letter W with your wiggly worms.
- While you eat your gummy worms, read about real worms in Yucky Worms.
- Download ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills for more teaching tips.
Want More Snacks for Letter W?
Find snacks for letter W and more with the ABC Snacks Cookbooks series that includes more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!
Photo credit: April Stevenson at The Five Girl Schoolhouse
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