Fun with Flavours

In March, for Fun with Flavours, groups got in the Easter spirit by dying Easter Eggs and making Bunny Pudding Cups! The goal of Fun with Flavours is to have all students with various sensory profiles explore food and have fun with it.

We encourage students to act as 'food scientists' by using their senses (sight, smell, touch and taste) when working with the food. While some students may use all four senses when working with food, others may just tolerate using one or two senses.

Encouraging (not forcing) students to use their senses, one at a time, is a helpful tool in identifying which senses the child does well with (or struggles with). This teaches us as therapists, teachers and parents which foods to go back to and further explore.

Next time when you are at home eating with your child, go through the four senses in this order:

1. SIGHT

2. SMELL

3. TOUCH

4. TASTE

Ask your child if they are ready to move to the next sense. If not, stop it there and try next time.