Messy Food Play Is AWESOME!

Allowing your child to get messy with foods can seem like an anxiety inducing idea, but if you're able to take a deep breath there are many awesome benefits to food play! Here are a few:

*FINE MOTOR SKILLS⏩ allowing kids to use their hands encourages fine motor skills

*SENSORY PROCESSING ⏩Getting messy allows kids to explore all the sensory input and learn be okay with it.

*EXPOSURE ⏩Kids get a chance to explore food in fun, stress-free way with no pressure to eat it.

*POSITIVITY⏩food play creates a positive happy relationship with food.

Have you tried this?