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    So you can have some time to make dinner, we offer some simple crafts for your kids. Each craft incorporates a recipe's main ingredient and includes nutrition facts so kids can learn about their food. What are the BENEFITS of kids crafting while you cook?

    Note: Keep in mind that some of these crafts require more grown-up assistance than others. Factor in a little extra time to help your kids out.

    three colorful pumpkins

    Fun with Melting Crayons on Pumpkins

    eight melted crayon hearts in rows

    Fun with Melting Crayons in the Oven

    different pastas dyed different colors drying on parchment paper

    How to Dye Pasta for Crafts

    two red fish puppets

    Adorable DIY Fish Puppet

    tissue paper vase with red and yellow flowers

    Cow-Themed Tissue Paper Vase

    red and white Mushroom Village house

    Adorable Mushroom Craft for Kids

    paper plate sunflower with pasta petals

    Paper Plate Sunflower Craft with Pasta

    Rainbow Spaghetti Art with Words

    child holding a plate of play food mac and cheese

    Make DIY Play Food Pasta: Mac & Cheese

    Fun Play Dough Activity: DIY Burgers and Fries

    several paper cardboard heart frames

    The Best DIY Cardboard Frame with Pasta

    colored tortilla with hearts

    Color Tortillas with Edible Paint

    Roasted Chickpeas with Cinnamon and Sugar

    Sweet Roasted Chickpeas with Sugar and Cinnamon

    three felt snowmen holding candy canes

    Adorable Snowman Candy Cane Holders

    Strawberry Santa Hats

    Strawberry Santa Hats

    pancakes made into letters MOM and a heart

    Easy Pancake Shapes

    Three DIY Napkin Rings

    The Most Adorable DIY Napkin Rings

    squash decorated as a turkey with drawn-on eyes and fall colored felt tail, beak and feet

    Felt Turkey Craft with Squash

    skeleton veggies with dip

    Skeleton Veggie Tray

    three eggplant witches

    DIY Witch Decor with Eggplant

    four bell pepper art stamps on white paper

    Peppers Art For Kids

    Two rice ghosts

    Ghost Puppets with Rice

    Child holding completed olive oil bottle craft with "Olive Oil" logo

    Play Food Olive Oil Bottle

    painted toast in hand

    Simple Painted Toast

    Three corn on the cob crafts

    Handprint Corn on the Cob Craft

    Paper Plate Watermelon Craft with Yarn

    piggy bank with cow theme

    DIY Piggy Banks with Tissue Boxes

    the word family spelled with painted pasta

    Gratitude Words Craft

    bunny dishes in grass

    DIY Easter Tins for Candy

    four paper peppers

    Pop-Up Paper Peppers

    Tin Can Leprechaun Hat Craft

    Four DIY Cork Honeybees

    DIY Cork Honeybee Craft

    bunch of playfood asparagus tied together with string

    Play Food Asparagus

    girl holding her tomato art

    Paper Plate Tomato Craft with Sponge Art

    colorful paint made from egg yolk

    Egg Yolk Paint

    Turkey Fruit Plate

    Fruit Turkey Platter

    three marshmallow snowmen

    Marshmallow Snowman Craft for Kids

    hand holding two play food carrots

    Play Food Carrot Craft

    two paper snowflakes with pasta

    Easiest Paper Snowflake with Pasta

    Drawing of an apple tree with a basket of apples and ladder on yellow paper, with leek food scraps as the tree leaves

    Crafting with Food Scraps

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    We are two sisters with young kids who want to help simplify mealtime for busy families! Platein28 is our family’s unofficial guide to wading through mealtime chaos. Here you will find quality recipes that take 28 minutes or less, with activities to occupy your kids so you can actually cook.

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