We had a great time making some yummy snacks.  The kids also took home plants to start a garden at home.

Plant the Garden with Dirt and Seeds

Sand and Dirt Cups

Serves 4.

All you need: 4 cups cold milk, divided, or 4 individual-sized chocolate and

4 individual-sized vanilla pudding cups 1 (4-serving size) pkg Jell-O chocolate flavor instant pudding 1 (4-serving size) pkg Jell-O vanilla flavor instant pudding 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed 18 Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed, divided 8 (6 to 7 oz each) plastic cups Gummy worms

All you do:

1. Prepare instant chocolate and vanilla puddings separately each using two cups of cold milk, as   directed on packages. Let stand for five minutes.
2. Gently stir 1/2 cup of Cool Whip into each bowl of pudding. Sprinkle one tablespoon of Oreo crumbs into each plastic cup. Top each one with 1/4 cup or 1/2 individual container of vanilla pudding, 1 tablespoon Oreo crumbs and 1/4 cup or 1/2 individual container of chocolate pudding. Sprinkle evenly with remaining Oreo crumbs. Refrigerate at least one hour.
3. Insert one or more gummy worms into each cup just before serving.

Very Hungry Caterpillar

Serves 1.

All you need:

1 celery stalk with leaves

Hummus or cream cheese

2 small pimento-stuffed olives

2 thin strips sweet red pepper

Curly pretzels

All you do:

1. Trim a 4-inch piece from bottom end of celery stalk; reserve a leaf from the top. Wash and dry well.
2. Using a vegetable peeler, shave a thin slice off the curved side so celery sits without wobbling.
3. Fill celery stick with hummus.
4. Place 2 small pimento-stuffed olives in hummus at wider end of celery stick for eyes; stick 2 thin strips of sweet red pepper just behind eyes for antennae.
5. Prop a celery leaf in hummus at opposite end of celery stick for a tail.
6. Make 6 legs from curly pretzels by carefully breaking off 6 long curved pieces; stick legs in hummus along both sides of celery stick.

Garden Veggie Crispbread Pizzas        

All you need:

8-10 Lavosh crackers

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup no salt added tomato sauce

½ pound ground turkey, cooked or pork sausage

1 cup fresh spinach

1 tomato

½ cup mushrooms

½ red pepper diced

½ cup grated carrots

1 ½ cup Mozzarella cheese

All you do:

1. Cut spinach into ribbons, dice mushrooms, tomatoes, and red bell pepper.
2. Assemble crispbread pizza. Layer with pasta sauce, sausage, spinach and remaining vegetable as desired. Sprinkle with grated Mozzarella cheese.
3. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Serves 4.

Source: Becky Guittar, RD, LMNT, Lincoln Hy-Vee Dietitian

Activity: Eat and explore seeds. Sunflower seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds.

Quick Watermelon Cooler

All you need:

2 cups lemonade

3 cups coarsely chopped seedless watermelon

1 cup crushed ice

All you do:

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately. Source: Taste of Home