Preschool Teacher Appreciation - Food Gift Ideas

Are you looking for ways to say "Thanks!" to your preschooler's teacher? Whether it's teacher appreciation day, preschool graduation, holiday season, or good-bye for the summer, you and your preschooler can work together to create a food gift that's just right. This is a great way for your preschooler be involved in showing appreciation. And teachers will love the tasty treats. Here are five 'hands-on' food ideas your preschooler will be proud to have helped make.

1. Biscotti
Biscotti dough is rolled or hand-formed into logs - a perfect job for your preschooler to help with.

2. Rolled Cookies
Your preschooler can do the preliminary rolling of the cookie dough. Plus, using a cookie cutter can be great fun for your preschooler.

3. Candied Nuts
A simple sugar-water syrup is all you need to make nuts sparkle with sweetness. Combine 2 T water and 2 T sugar. Place 1 cup walnuts, or other nut, on a baking sheet and pour sugar mixture over top. Your preschooler can do the important job of stirring to make sure all nuts are coated. Bake at 350 degree F for about 15 minutes, turning nuts halfway through. Of course, you can get more fancy and do spiced nuts, too!

4. Soft Pretzels
Let's do the twist! Your preschooler will have fun figuring out the 'puzzle' of creating pretzels from strips of dough.

5. Thumbprint cookies
There are lots of versions of the thumbprint cookie. The classic thumbprint that you fill with jam, the chocolate kiss thumbprint, the frosting-filled thumbprint, and more! Whichever you choose, your preschooler's thumb will have no trouble helping on this one.   

by Kati Chevaux

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