To decorate cooked peas red pepper kidney beans baby whole corn cobs carrot or cucumber
Children's age Three to eight
Serves Four people
Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
T= together A= adult
A Hard-boil the eggs for ten minutes.
A Boil a kettle. Help the child measure out 100g pasta. Place the pasta in a saucepan and add 1 tsp oil or margarine to prevent sticking.
A Pour boiled water over the pasta to cover, add a pinch of salt, and bring slowly to the boil over medium heat. Check packet for cooking times.
A When the eggs are cooked, run them under cold water, then stand them in cold water in the saucepan.
A If the pasta is soft but still has a little bite to it, it is cooked. Drain through a colander and set aside.
A Open the tin of kidney beans. Slice the top off the tomato with a knife.
T Allow children to scoop out all the flesh using a teaspoon.
T Allow children to crack and peel eggs while you make the vegetable pieces to decorate Humpty.
T Put the egg in the top of the cut-out tomato and decorate with peas for eyes, kidney beans for nose, a slice of red pepper for mouth, baby corn cob for arms and grated carrot and cucumber pieces for hair and feet.
A Make a bed of pasta, adding tuna, ham or chicken, and the Humpties.
