{"id":1635,"date":"2025-01-27T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:37:54","slug":"diy-smoothie-station-pretend-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/diy-smoothie-station-pretend-play\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Smoothie Station Pretend Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do your kids love fruit and smoothies?\u00a0 Mine are major fruit consumers, so when I learned about this DIY Smoothie Station DIY activity from Teach Nutrition Maritimes, I was excited to try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"DIY smoothie station pretend dramatic play\n\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7462-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the instructions, sample recipes, and labels are provided for free on the Teach Nutrition Maritimes <a href=\"https:\/\/maritimes.teachnutrition.ca\/en\/material-and-resources\/products\/pretend-play-smoothie-station\/\">website<\/a>. The free download includes materials requirements and instructions for how to make the DIY blender and all the fruit loose parts. There are even labels to stick on the containers and sample smoothie recipes. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimes.teachnutrition.ca\/en\/material-and-resources\/products\/pretend-play-smoothie-station\/\">Smoothie Station Instructions and Printable Labels<\/a> (When you click DOWNLOAD, there are 2 files: one for for the instructions and one for the printable props)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recipes: <a href=\"https:\/\/maritimes.teachnutrition.ca\/en\/material-and-resources\/products\/strawberry-banana-smoothie\/\">Strawberry Banana Smoothie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/maritimes.teachnutrition.ca\/en\/material-and-resources\/products\/green-banana-smoothie\/\">Kiwi Banana Smoothie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1627\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"DIY pretend food\" class=\"wp-image-1627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7446-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1628\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"recycled container pretend play for\" class=\"wp-image-1628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7448-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1630\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"pretend play food DIY\" class=\"wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7450-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favourite things about this activity is it&#8217;s made from recycled containers and simple craft supplies. It&#8217;s a inexpensive and easy way to make a fun and educational dramatic play setup for your kids. Here&#8217;s how mine turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"recipes for pretend kitchen play\" class=\"wp-image-1632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7463-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1625\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"DIY pretend play blender\" class=\"wp-image-1625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7444-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1629\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"pretend play food milk and yogurt\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7449-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"DIY fruit and vegetable slices\" class=\"wp-image-1624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7430-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The kids thought having a Smoothie Bar where they could create their own smoothies was so fun!&nbsp; They followed the printed recipes at first and then quickly launched into dreaming up their own recipes. I love dramatic play because it has so many benefits.&nbsp; The kids learned about nutrition while practicing reading, measuring, math skills, cooperation and sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is such an amazing variety and amount of fruit parts in this activity.&nbsp;My kids wanted to try out each kind (naturally) so it kept them busy for ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start saving your recyclables! This is such a fun DIY project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"smoothie pretend food play setup\" class=\"wp-image-1626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7442-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do your kids love fruit and smoothies?\u00a0 Mine are major fruit consumers, so when I learned about this DIY Smoothie Station DIY activity from Teach Nutrition Maritimes, I was excited to try it. All of the instructions, sample recipes, and labels are provided for free on the Teach Nutrition Maritimes website. The free download includes &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/diy-smoothie-station-pretend-play\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DIY Smoothie Station Pretend Play&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,28],"tags":[404,405,407,406,409,408],"class_list":["post-1635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-diy","tag-diypretendplayfood","tag-diysmoothiestation","tag-dramaticplayactivities","tag-kidsnutritioneducation","tag-pretendplaykitchenactivities","tag-smoothiedramaticplay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1635"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1639,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635\/revisions\/1639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}