Last week I did a chocolate mania program. My kids really enjoy the food based programming! Here is what we did:
Chocolate tasting- I bought a few different brands of different types of chocolate bars (white, milk, dark). We went from white to dark, tasting one at a time. I had the teens talk about the texture, creaminess, and flavor. Then for each one I asked them to describe it in one word. This was fun for talking about different brands and companies. When we got to the sample of Midnight Reserve 86% cocoa one teen said "that's not real chocolate". That was a good conversation too.
Chocolate trivia- My teens love trivia, so I scoured the internet for random chocolate facts and turned them into trivia questions. I did 15 questions, and gave a prize to the teen with the most correct answers.
M&Ms sorting- I gave each teen a cup of M&Ms (choice of dark or milk chocolate) and the first one to sort them into their different colors won a prize. I went through 2 medium bags of M&Ms for 6 teens.
Pick up M&M with chopsticks- I had the teens count out 10 of their M&Ms, and the first one to put them back in the cup one at a time using chopsticks won a prize.
Kit Kat Jenga- During the program I had a bag of mini Kit Kats in the fridge, to make sure there was no melted chocolate to contend with during the game. We built the tower after having everyone wash their hands. This was a fun way to end the program.
For prizes I had non chocolate boxes of candy, like sour patch kids.
Chocolate tasting- I bought a few different brands of different types of chocolate bars (white, milk, dark). We went from white to dark, tasting one at a time. I had the teens talk about the texture, creaminess, and flavor. Then for each one I asked them to describe it in one word. This was fun for talking about different brands and companies. When we got to the sample of Midnight Reserve 86% cocoa one teen said "that's not real chocolate". That was a good conversation too.
Chocolate trivia- My teens love trivia, so I scoured the internet for random chocolate facts and turned them into trivia questions. I did 15 questions, and gave a prize to the teen with the most correct answers.
M&Ms sorting- I gave each teen a cup of M&Ms (choice of dark or milk chocolate) and the first one to sort them into their different colors won a prize. I went through 2 medium bags of M&Ms for 6 teens.
Pick up M&M with chopsticks- I had the teens count out 10 of their M&Ms, and the first one to put them back in the cup one at a time using chopsticks won a prize.
Kit Kat Jenga- During the program I had a bag of mini Kit Kats in the fridge, to make sure there was no melted chocolate to contend with during the game. We built the tower after having everyone wash their hands. This was a fun way to end the program.
For prizes I had non chocolate boxes of candy, like sour patch kids.