🐢 Kiwi Turtles

Kiwi Turtles for kids: the whole recipe

Let's make turtles you can eat, shell and all. Mm-hmm! This easy no-cook recipe is for ages 5 to 9 (grades K–3rd), takes about 10 minutes and serves 2. Crumb, our tiny chef, reads every step aloud with a picture, so a child can follow along.

Ingredients

• 2 kiwis
• 8 grapes

Tools

A cutting board, A sharp knife (grown-up), A plate.

Steps

1. Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds.
2. Grown-up step: A grown-up cuts each kiwi in half the long way, and four grapes in half too.
3. Put a kiwi half on your plate, cut side down. That's the shell!
4. Push a whole grape at the front for the turtle's head.
5. Tuck four grape halves under the shell for feet: count them!
6. Give your turtle a name. Look, it's walking!

Safety notes

• Sharp! A grown-up does this part.
• None of the nine major allergens as written. Still read the labels on packets.
• Cut grapes in half the long way for little ones under 4.

Kitchen science

A kiwi's fuzzy brown skin keeps the soft green fruit safe inside, like a turtle's shell keeps a turtle safe.

Make it your own

• Make the shell from half a green apple and the head from a blueberry.
• Give your turtle candy eyes on its grape head.
• Make a whole family: a big kiwi mum and little grape babies.

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