9 Letter "B" Activities Featuring Veggies

We're having fun featuring a new letter each week in our house, and since this is Veggie Buds Club plenty of our activities feature healthy veggies! Below find 9 activities that teach your preschool-aged kids about the letter "B" (and that veggies are fun and tasty!).

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1. Read Books!

Enjoy our recommended "B" books featuring veggies and fruit (and honey!):

• "The Beeman" by Laura Krebs and Valerie Cis
• "Beans on Toast" by Paul Dowling
• "Eating the Alphabet" by Lois Ehlert
• "Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli" by Barbara Jean Hicks
• "There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream!" by Emily MacKenzie
• "The Lima Bean Monster" by Dan Yaccarino

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2. Paint with Broccoli

Simply dip broccoli florets in washable paint and use them as "paintbrushes" and/or slice broccoli florets in half to make "tree stamps". So simple and so fun!

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3. Letter "B" Tracing

Download this FREE letter "B" tracing sheet from Veggie Buds Club.

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4. Bake Some Beet Brownies!

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5. Letter "B" Coloring Pages

Download these FREE letter "B" coloring pages from Veggie Buds Club.

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6. Bake Some Broccoli Nuggets

Enjoy this delicious kid-approved recipe that was included in Veggie Buds Club's "Kids Love Broccoli" box! You can find the recipe on on our blog here. 

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7. Make Beet Watercolor

Materials Needed

• 1 small red beet
• Salt
• White vinegar
• Paper
• Paintbrush

Instructions

1. Peel beet and cut into cubes​
2. Place the cubed beet and 1 cup of water in a pot
3. Bring the pot of water to a boil on the stove top and boil until the beet cubes are soft and the water is a rich red color (approximately 15-20 minutes); remove beet cubes and set aside to eat at a later time
4. Mix a pinch of salt and splash of vinegar into the hot water (the salt will act as a preservative and the vinegar will brighten the color)
5. Pour the beet watercolor into a bowl and let cool
6. Now have fun painting pictures with your homemade beet watercolor!

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8. Broccoli Activity Sheets

Have fun with these Broccoli activity sheets! Create the letter "B" by using dot stickers or dot paint with Activity Sheet #1. Fill in the letter "B" with broccoli florets with Activity Sheet #2 (bonus if you have a laminator!).

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9. Play Bean Tic Tac Toe

Make a Tic Tac Toe board out of green beans and use two different types of dry beans as the X's and O's! You can also go a step further and create the letter "B" with dry beans and greens beans. Be sure to eat some green beans as a snack while you play!