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Because EVERYTHING is more fun when food is involved… We love doing projects that we can eat! Food makes learning so much more fun. Today I have a HUGE round-up of over 100 edible education projects. These are fun experiments, and learning activities that can actually be eaten. You know you love it… And since I had so much fun putting it all together, I started and Edible Education Pinterest board. Come by and follow along!
I have divided them all out by subject to make it a little easier to navigate. There are so many fun things to learn and do with food, I could probably o a whole other post with another 100 ideas! I hope this inspires you like it did me!
If you love edible education, you have GOT to check out my STEAM Kids in the Kitchen book!
1. Animal Cell Pizza & Plant Cell Cookie from Journey to Excellence
2. Edible Cell Biology (Jell-O) from Se7en & another from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
3. Sushi Cell found on Craftster
4. Edible Watermelon Cell (photo only)
5. 3D Cell Nucleus from Perfect Imperfection
6. 3D Cell Cake from The Pioneer Woman
7. Edible Rice Krispies Cell (photo only)
8. Edible Skin Layers Cake from My Mundane and Miraculous Life
9. Melon Brain
10. Candy Red Blood Cells from Big Red Kitchen
11. Parts of the Blood from My Montessori Journey
12. Candy Spine from Adventures in Mommydom
13. Anatomy of the Eye wit Cake Balls from Layered Soul
14. Pretzel & Marshmallow Bones from Food Mayhem
15. Veggie Skeleton from Feeding Frenzy
16. Cake Anatomy Model from Not So Humble Pie
17. Human Hand Bone Cookies from Almost Unschoolers
18. Nervous System with Candy from Journey to Excellence
19. Edible DNA from the University of Utah
20. Neuron Cookies from Almost Unschoolers
21. Cell Walls from Highhill Homeschool
22. Edible Bone Model from Science Matters
23. Edible Heart Model from Connections Academy
24. Nose and Smell Receptors project from Highhill Homeschool
25. Skeleton Gingerbread Cookies from Campfires and Cleats
26. Cookie Landforms from First Grade Wow
27. Earth Layers Pudding Cups from Left Brain Craft Brain
28. Ocean Layers Parfait from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
29. Edible Earth’s Core from Teach Beside Me
30. Edible Wetland
31. Metamorphic Edible Rocks from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
32. How Mountains are Made (with Graham Crackers) from We Made That
33. World Map Cookies from Almost Unschoolers
34. Great Wall of Krispies from Teach Beside Me
35. Continent Cake from Mama Jenn
36. Fossil Cookies from Martha Stewart
37. Oreo Plate Tectonics (photo only)
38. California Bean Dip Geography from Caress Family Favorite Recipes
39. Edible USA Map from Grateful for Grace
40. Fossil Sandwich from E is for Explore!
41. Rock Candy Geodes from How to Cook That (We tried it too!)
42. Soil Layers from Mrs. Feinman’s First Grade
43. Rock Classification 7 Layer Bars
44. Edible Aquarium from Hands on as We Grow
45. Cloud Parfait from Reading Confetti
46. Edible Amber Fossils from Education.com
47. Geology Cake (photo only)
48. Edible Molecules from Angelicscalliwags
49. Lunar Observations with Oreos from Susan Evan’s Blog
50. Sugar Cookie Solar System from A Moment in Our World
51. Solar System Snack from Natural Beach Living
52. Cookie Periodic Table of Elements from Not So Humble Pie
53. Moon Cake from Astronomommy
54. Solar System Cookie from Almost Unschoolers
55. Edible Moon Rocks from Rainy Day Mum
56. Constellation Cupcakes from Pieces by Polly
57. Constellation Cheesecakes from Diamonds for Dessert
58. Meringue Science from Education.com
59. Making Curds and Whey from Tinkerlab
60. Testing Food for Starch from Kitchen Pantry Scientist
61. Testing Iron in Cereal from Steve Spangler Science
62. Cake Chemistry from Teach Beside Me
63. Pie Crust Experiment from Teach Beside Me
64. Butter Candles from Kitchen Pantry Scientist
65. Apple Science from Teach Beside Me
66. Ice Cream in a Bag from Buggy and Buddy
67. Making Raisins from Learn Play Imagine
68. Ripening Pear Experiment from What Do We Do All Day?
69. Pancake Science from Classic Play
70. Candy Science from Home Cooking Memories
71. Making Fizzing Lemonade from Learn with Play at Home
72. Dreadful Dessert from Se7en
73. Taste Test Science from Education.com
74. Corncob Popcorn Experiment from Tinkerlab
75. Pioneer Taffy from Jamie Cooks it Up
76. Rock Candy from Steve Spangler Science
77. Kitchen Science: How does Food Change? from A Mom With a Lesson Plan
78. Yeast Bread Experiment from Teach Beside Me
79. Edible Candle from Science With Toys
80. Fruit Mural from Kids Activities Blog
81. All About Me Edible Face from Learn Play Imagine
82. Edible Color Wheel from Making Many Magnificent Marks
83. Cheerios Self Portrait from The Chaos and the Clutter
84. Edible Canvas Art from Be Different… Act Normal
85. Candy Art (photo only)
86. Painted Rainbow Toast from Learn Play Imagine
87. Jackson Pollock Painted Cookies from Hostess with the Mostess
88. Edible Books from Red Ted Art
89. Lego Candy Math from Teach Beside Me
90. M&M Math Pattern Cards from Teach Beside Me
91. Pretzel & Marshmallow Geometry from FlapJack Educational Resources
92. Area and Perimeter with Cheez-Itz from Mrs. Gold’s Class
93. Popcorn Math from Our Journey Westward
94. Cookie Fractions from my site
95. Tangram Cookies from Left Brain Craft Brain
96. Fraction Pie from B-Inspired Mama
97. Grape Geometry from Craft to Art
98. Fish Math Patterns from Coffee Cups and Crayons
99. Pythagorean Theorem with Cheez-Itz
100. Graham Cracker Fractions from Education.com
101. Learning Pi with Cookies from Campfires and Cleats
102. Toothpick & Marshmallow Geometry from my site
103. Hershey Fractions from my site
104. Marshmallow & Toothpick Geometry from Teach Beside Me
The iHomeschool Network has joined together to bring you 100 posts with 100 things! There are some other really great ideas being shared as well as a giveaway. Check it out!!
Susan Evans says
Ha! I’m on this list with the Lunar Observations with Oreos post. Thanks for including me. These are all really fun projects–kids always like their school work better when it’s edible!
Misty says
What an awesome list!!! I would have never thought about the majority of these….least creative mom ever here!
Jenny says
WOW! What an amazing list! Thank you so much for putting this together. I see lots of things I want to try!
Anne at Left Brain Craft Brain says
Wow wow wow! What an amazing list you’ve pulled together! I can’t wait for my daughter to get older for some of the cell model food. Thanks for including our Tangram Christmas Cookies, too!
Rosemarie says
Love these ideas!
I did a simple edible Math lesson with my son when he was five. He was learning ordinal numbers, so I lined up ten small crackers (a kind he really liked) on the table in front of him. I then told him to “Eat the second cracker.” He ate it and I immediately replaced it with another cracker. I continued the same way, randomly telling him to eat other crackers (fourth, tenth, first, etc) and replacing each one afterward. He really enjoyed it and it helped him practice his ordinal numbers. This could, of course, be done with any small food – goldfish crackers, M&Ms, blueberries, etc. And I guess it could qualify as a snack as well as a lesson!
Chris says
Karyn
Fantastic post!!!
Thank you for inc mine on the list at #25. What a surprise
.I look fwd to clicking to many/most and enjoying!!