Ingredients:
Mini tortillas (we used four-inch ones)
Two or three colors of food coloring
New or VERY clean small paintbrushes
Two or three ramekins with a tablespoon of water in each
Shredded cheese
Toaster oven
Directions: Prepare the ramekins by adding a few drops of food coloring into the water and mixing it with the paintbrush. One color for each bowl. Invite your child to dip her brush into a color and paint a design on her tortilla. Let her use each color. If the tortilla gets very watery, blot it a little with a paper towel. We didn’t have a problem with it being too wet. When the “painting” is finished, let your child drop some shredded cheese on her tortilla, spreading it around a little bit with her fingers. Then bake it in a toaster oven briefly—just until the cheese has melted. Let it cool for a minute or two, then it’s ready to eat! We folded the tortilla in half like a taco and ate it that way.
