Pickle-Making Activity for Kids

.Evelyn Harris
Pickle-Making Activity for Kids

• Cooking Activity
• Preschool And Kindergarten

At Small Wonders Childcare and Preschool the children learned all about how pickles are made and then made their own!

Materials Needed for the Pickle-Making Activity

To do this pickle-making activity you will need:

• A brine mixture that you made or bought
• Cucumbers
• A knife
• A glass jar
• A refrigerator

How to Do the Pickle-Making Activity

1. Talk with your children about how pickling is when something is put in a special mixture to preserve it and can alter its taste too.
2. Take your cucumbers and cut them into circular pieces.
3. Have the children put the cucumbers in the jar.
4. Have the children help pour the brine in the jar.
5. Have the children help screw the lid on tight of the jar.
6. Put the jar in the refrigerator.
7. Leave the jar in the refrigerator for 5 days to a week, shake it every 2 days or so.
8. After it has been long enough open the jar up and eat your pickles!

Source for Photos: Small Wonders Childcare and Preschool