Comments on: Painting Toast

By: Fantastic Fridays « MassiveTruth

Fantastic Fridays « MassiveTruth — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:16:03 +0000

[...] Painting Toast Very cool idea, especially with the kiddos. [...]

By: Kayla Jean

Kayla Jean — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:28:58 +0000

I think this looks very cute. I was thinking perhaps you could make a french toast sort of batter, then put the coloring in, and make a french toast so its not as soggy? But then it might get too brown from cooking it in a pan like that… Oh well, I’ll just have to try both ways. Thanks for the idea =)

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:26:43 +0000

Kate - I’m also a former preschool teacher and mother of 3 and find no harm in this Painting Toast activity. It’s meant to be a fun science/art activity with my children. I see nothing wrong in having a little fun that is out of the ordinary. Thanks for your opinion and I agree with you that it’s about the experience, but read the rest of my blog and you’ll see I do all kinds of worthwhile activities with my kids.

Carole & Daycareworker - Thanks!

By: daycareworker

daycareworker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:55:41 +0000

Personally i think this is a wonderful idea!
I do not see how eating white bread, milk, and a teensy bit of food coloring will hurt you.
It’s not like a someone will do this for their kids EVERY single day. I work at a daycare and we’re always looking for fun and creative things to do with the children and this is brilliant! Not only do they get to “paint”, they get a tiny snack out of it too.

To the person who said “junky gadget food”…….it’s bread and milk? Come on.

Thanks so much for sharing with those of us who appreciate it!
I’ll introduce the idea to my fellow co-workers tomorrow!

By: Nascar

Nascar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:48:32 +0000

delicious.

By: carole

carole — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:32:05 +0000

Get a grip people. The kids aren’t going to eat it every single day. Loosen up and have some fun…………..stop thinking too much.

I love it.

By: Kate, Retired preschool teacher and mother of 2

Kate, Retired preschool teacher and mother of 2 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:59:55 +0000

You have to be joking about this! Kids eat enough junky gadget food without adding to it! Why on earth do people think this is a fun thing to do?

If you are going to do food preparation with children then try some worthwhile activities - like cutting up bananas and adding them to plain yoghurt and stirring in honey. Kids will get a thrill out of normal food - it is the involvement with the adult and the adult activity that is what makes it attractive.

How does white bread taste better with coloured milk painted on it?

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:52:33 +0000

Knows Better - Thanks for your input. But with only a couple drops of food coloring in all that milk and hardly any of the milk mixture really getting on the toast, I feel just fine about giving this to my kids. And this activity works just as good on wheat bread as well, but I don’t mind giving them white bread once in a while.

By: knows better

knows better — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:54:46 +0000

White bread is a simple starch, akin to eating white sugar. (obesity crisis,m anyone?) Food colorings are linked to toxicity in children, everything from allergic reactions to full blown allergies. this looks like fun to play with, but no way would I allow a child to eat it.

Nancy, MD–pediatrics

By: Nyssa

Nyssa — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:41:17 +0000

My mom and I used to do this, except she called it “monster toast.” You had to try to paint a scary face on your bread, and it was always fun to smear apple butter over then once the bread was toasted!