This gluten-free snack for kids is so very delicious and the best part — kids can largely make this by themselves (after an adult slices an apple). It looks like a doughnut but it’s actually apple slices… this gluten-free snack for kdis will not last long and is sure to be a hit! We came up with the celiac-friendly snack after reading I’m a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog, written by Michael Baby and illustrated by Ela Smietanka. We learned a lot about celiac disease from the book!
Above you’ll find illustrated instructions for your child to lead this gluten free snack for kids ‘activity.’ Here’s a cheat sheet on the four steps illustrated above for the adults:
- Collect: 1 apple, 4 oz of cream cheese, 1/4 up of melted chocolate, sprinkles
- Ask a grown up to slice an apple and punch out the core
- Add the cream cheese to the melted chocolate
- Spread the mixture onto each apple slice and top with sprinkles; repeat
TALKING POINTS FOR I’M A GLUTEN-SNIFFING SERVICE DOG:
- What was your favorite part of I’m a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog
- Did you like that the dog was telling the story? That seems new… was it confusing at all?
- Why is it taking Chewie so long to graduate from service dog training school?
- What does distracted mean?
- Can you name two things that distract Chewie?
- Have you ever been distracted?
- (If yes) what distracted you?
- What did you do to be able to focus better?
- What does Chewie do to be able to focus better?
- What do you think it means if someone has celiac disease?
- Do you know anyone with celiac disease?
- Is there anything specific about the I’m a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog book you’d like to talk about?
- Is there anything in the book that you didn’t understand?
