{"id":2229,"date":"2017-12-27T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:56:04","slug":"blazes-new-years-eve-countdown-fruit-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/blazes-new-years-eve-countdown-fruit-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaze&#8217;s Fruit Salad Countdown Tracker for NYE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice counting to get your kid revved up for the New Year \u2014\u00a0without having them stay up until midnight. This <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sweet fruit salad prep ties in the STEM skills they learn on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blaze and the Monster Machines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Start by counting up the number of pieces that go into the fruit salad. Then count all the way down to ring in the brand new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-article4x3.jpg\" alt=\"Blaze's New Year's Fruit Salad\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-article4x3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-article4x3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-article4x3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-article4x3-180x136.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to switch up the types and quantities of fruit according to your preferences. This recipe is as easy as 3, 2, 1!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Difficulty Level:<\/strong> Easy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Serves 2)<\/p>\n<p>10 grapes<\/p>\n<p>9 blueberries<\/p>\n<p>8 strawberry halves<\/p>\n<p>7 clementine wedges<\/p>\n<p>6 banana slices<\/p>\n<p>5 chunks of pineapple<\/p>\n<p>4 Tbsp of orange juice<\/p>\n<p>3 cantaloupe wedges, chunked<\/p>\n<p>2 kiwis, peeled and sliced<\/p>\n<p>1 apple, cored and sliced<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step One: <\/strong>Help your child to count each piece of fruit that goes into your bowl. For a New Year\u2019s twist, make sure the fruits count down from 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Two: <\/strong>Mix all the fruit together.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Three: <\/strong>It\u2019s time to serve your salad! Ask your child to count how many pieces of each fruit they have on their plate. Then, have them count down as they eat. This is an easy and nutritious way to practice counting with your little one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blaze-countdownFruitSalad-animation4x3.gif\" alt=\"Blaze's New Year's Fruit Salad\" width=\"776\" height=\"582\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a happy and healthy New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practice counting to get your kid revved up for the New Year \u2014\u00a0without having them stay up until midnight. This sweet fruit salad prep ties in the STEM skills they learn on Blaze and the Monster Machines. Start by counting up the number of pieces that go into the fruit salad. Then count all the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[140,314,17,375],"tags":[38,206,42,54,205,43,48,33],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11332,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions\/11332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}