From Summer Activities for Children, Part 2:

Turn the “silly food” you thought up into a game like Mr. Steig’s Pizza Game. You can see how it is done at Summer Fun or from the book, PETE’S A PIZZA by William Steig. Get ready for lots of giggles and fun. And, decide ahead of time how many games you’re willing to play, because this one is a game you’ll be asked to do over and over.

• You and your child will take turns being the main ingredient of the silly food you have made up. The other person will be the “cook.”
• The “cook” will gather all the ingredients that you and your child made for your silly food.
• The “cook” will assemble all the ingredients by chopping, stirring, kneading, tossing, and patting the “food.” (This means you will knead, stir, and pat your child as though he is a food – and he will do the same to you.)
• The “cook” will cook the “food” – in a stove, skillet, grill, etc. (under a chair for a stove, in a box for a skillet, etc.)
• The “cook” will serve the silly “food” – on a plate with gravy, in a sandwich, on a stick, etc.
• Switch roles as “food” and as “cook” and try the game again.

Come back to Daily Parenting Tips each day for another fun activity.

See more activities at Summer Activities for Children (2015), Part 1 and Summer Activities for Children (2015), Part 2.