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Peanut Butter & Jelly Activities

Peanut butter and jelly have long been paired together, ever since the first peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were made in the early 1940s by U.S. military men during World War II, according to the What's Cooking America website. Because childhood has become synonymous with this sweet partnership, entice your child into taking part in some activities by integrating peanut butter and jelly into the entertainment.

Mystery Ingredient Contest
- Anyone who eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich knows what ingredients it contains. For this game, add a separate, mysterious ingredient to the sandwich to see whether your participants can uncover the mystery. To begin, gather peanut butter and jelly, and bread. Then, come up with at least five mystery ingredients for the competition. Any kind of food works well, as long as you grind it or mash it up into small bits to try and blend it in well with the peanut butter and jelly. Cut each sandwich into equal pieces so each participant can try them. The players eat the first sandwich and try to guess the mystery ingredient before anyone else. The first to guess correctly earns a point. Have the players do the same with the rest of the mystery sandwiches. The player with the most points after you have finished the sandwiches wins the contest.
PB and J Sandwich-Eating Competition
- If you have a group of hungry kids begging for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, indulge them with this eating competition. Gather the peanut butter, jelly and bread. Divide the group into teams of three people each. Hand each team their own jars of peanut butter and jelly and loaf of bread. Tell the players their team has to consume the entire loaf of bread, as well as all of the peanut butter and jelly, before the other teams to win the competition. When you say "Go," the players can either take the time to make their sandwiches or they can each consume one of the ingredients of the sandwich. They can use any method they choose as long as they work together to eat all of the ingredients. The first team to consume everything wins the game.
Making Sandwiches
- See how well your child understands instructions by playing this game. First, write out the steps for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on separate slips of paper. Write "Open the lids of the peanut butter and jelly" on a piece of paper, then "Spread the peanut butter on the bread with a butter knife" on another. Once you have written down all the steps, mix the papers up in a bowl. Tell your child she has to arrange the papers in the correct order. Once she thinks she has organized the papers correctly, have her write down the instructions. He can then use the instructions to make a sandwich on his own.

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