We have a family dinner suggestion for August 18—mark your calendars, because it’s National Fajita Day!
The beloved Tex-Mex dish that originated in the 1930s got its start when Mexican food vendors began selling fajitas in Southwest Texas, using scrap cuts of meat provided by butchers that they called “faja.” The cooks prepared the meat on grills or heated pans, and they traditionally were served in tortillas with grilled peppers and onions.
If you’re getting hungry just thinking about it, serve up even more fajita fun with this FREE National Fajita Day-themed Printable activity for kids from Melissa & Doug: Can you find all the matches to make a brilliant fajita with our Fajita Matching game?!
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The Fajita Day Fun Continues with Toys from Melissa & Doug!
Fill & Fold Taco & Tortilla Set
Create pretend play tacos, burritos, fajitas, and more! Choose play food ingredients, pretend to grill sliceable wooden ingredients on the skillet, fill a felt tortilla or a durable hard taco shell, and serve with a choice of play toppings! The 43-piece set includes three reusable, double-sided menu and recipe cards, and a wooden knife and spoon. Fun play food sides, fillings, and toppings include sliceable proteins and vegetables, felt rice, beans, cheese, and crema, a hot sauce bottle, and a salsa bottle that “squirts” string. Kids 3+ will love choosing, chopping, grilling, and filling to create play versions of some of their favorite meals! Promotes gross and fine motor skills, narrative ability, and creative expression while encouraging kids to develop independence and self-care skills.
Spice up playtime with touchable, tactile taco play food pieces! Fill a happy-faced, fabric-covered soft taco shell with crinkling, squishy, multi-textured pieces to delight the senses. Pull out the pieces and refill the taco again and again! The Soft Taco Fill & Spill is an engaging way to help infants 6+ months develop important sensory, fine motor, and color recognition skills.
Make sensational pretend play salads fresh to order! The all-inclusive 52-piece set includes felt salad greens (kale, lettuce, and spinach) in hinged containers, and slice-able wooden vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, and green peppers), proteins (shrimp and grilled chicken), and toppings (olives and croutons). For the finishing touch, two salad dressing bottles "squirt" string! Place an order on the reusable menu card, slice ingredients with a wooden knife on the cutting board, toss with wooden salad utensils in the bowl, and then enjoy a fresh salad using the fork with self-stick tabs. Promotes gross and fine motor skills, narrative ability, and creative expression while encouraging kids to develop independence and self-care skills.
Deluxe Grill & Pizza Oven Play Set
Fire up pretend play with this perfectly kid-sized wooden barbecue grill, smoker, and pizza oven play set! Pour pretend wood chips into the smoker box in the back of this lift-top grill. Place wooden play food “uncooked” side up on the grill, griddle, or side burner, set the built-in timer, pretend to baste, then flip with the included utensils to see grill marks! Create a yummy wooden pizza with toppings, then slide it from the pizza paddle onto the grill through the side pizza oven opening. Turn dials to raise and lower “flames,” and press the removable thermometer into holes in the play food to check when food is “done.” After mealtime, the more than 60 accessories and play food pieces all store neatly on the grill and storage shelf for easy clean-up. Promotes hand-eye coordination, sorting and counting skills, and imaginative play.
There’s plenty of room to get playtime cooking and to satisfy hungry imaginations in this roomy “two-in-one” food truck play tent! With service windows on both sides, the large, sturdy fabric playhouse lets kids pretend to serve barbecue from one side and ice cream from the other. The truck’s exterior is covered with vibrant, incredibly detailed, realistic full-color artwork. This unique play space is packed with playful details, such as door and window flaps that roll up, a roof flap that opens, mesh fabric in the front window, and durable floor material. It comes with a double-sided reusable menu to make ordering extra fun. The play tent is easy to assemble and easy to pack away in the handy take-along storage tote.
Come 'n get it! This set has everything an aspiring chef needs to cook up yummy treats. The role play costume—sized for kids ages 3+—includes a chef's jacket with big pockets and red-gingham accents, chef's hat, oven mitt, three wooden utensils, a set of plastic measuring spoons, and a name tag so kids can personalize their outfit. The high-quality fabrics and solid construction ensure durability so little ones can wear it over and over again. The jacket can be machine washed, and it comes with accessories that can easily be wiped clean. The costume set helps promote narrative thinking and creative expression, along with independent and cooperative play.
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