Let the Fruit Times Roll
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![Image of a clementine rolling down a chopping board and a colander holding an orange, lime, and clementine. A perfect set up for this food activity for kids.](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fruit-Times-Roll-Ready-1-1.png)
Ready
- Several pieces of round fruit (e.g. oranges, grapefruits, clementines, melons, etc.)
- Ramp materials (e.g. piece of cardboard, cutting board, sofa cushion, etc.)
![Image of two small children rolling clementines down a ramp in this food activity for kids.](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fruit-Times-Roll-Set-1.png)
Set
- Prop up your piece of cardboard, cushion or cutting board against a sofa, wall, box, or any other object to create an angled ramp.
- Place your fruit in a bowl/basket on the floor near your ramp.
![Image of two kids engaging in this kids food activity by rolling fruit down homemade ramps (cutting boards positioned on chairs).](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fruit-Times-Roll-Play-1-1.png)
Play!
Explore, experiment, have fun!
- Roll your fruits down the ramp to see how fast and far they go.
- Play around with the angle of your ramp.
- Create two ramps to see what happens when you roll different fruits at the same time. Or, use your two ramps to have a fun fruit race with a friend!
- Try sending a banana down your ramp. Not only will you have a good laugh you will discover pretty quickly that it’s ‘the round that makes the roll’.
- The next time you go to the grocery store look for new fruits with rolling potential. Why not try a coconut, guava, or pineapple? (After playing, you might even want to taste them)!
Play your way! What else can you do with these open-ended materials?
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Why Play This Way?
Getting comfortable with food sometimes has nothing to do with eating at all! When you explore food this way, not only will you enjoy all of the amazing shapes, colors, weights, and textures, you will also play with scientific concepts and get a great workout while doing so!
Better with a Book
At LᐧMᐧNᐧOᐧPlay!, we love to pair our play with a great book.
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Food & Large Motor Play
Extension Activities
Choose your own adventure! Select any of the extension activities or resources below and see where your play takes you next. They all build on the same play theme to extend your learning in even more ways.
![Button for kids food activity: Keep Rolling; Let's play ball](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Keep-Rolling-Blob.png)
![Button for kids food activity: Be a Food Sport (Hey Batter Batter)](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Be-a-Food-sport-Blob.png)
![Button for kids food activity: Food Delivery (Orange you so excited?)](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Food-Delivery-Blob.png)
![Button for kids food activity: Ramps and Tunnels; Blurred Lines](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ramps-Tunnels-Blob.png)
![Button for kids food activity: Spotify playlist featuring food related songs](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LMNOPlaylist.png)
![Button for kids food activity: Related Books and Materials](https://lmnoplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Related-Books-Materials-2.png)