Nibble With Willow

Helping families build healthy eating habits through play.

By shifting the focus from the fear of ‘picky eaters’ to the joy of discovering the new and delicious, this evidence-based program succeeds in reducing the barriers to children’s healthy food acceptance.

Who is this program for?

This program is designed for 3k, prek, K, 1st grade, SNAP-Ed, WIC Centers, Pediatric clinics or any learning environment for young children and their parents.

“Our mealtimes have changed! Since my daughter will try new foods, I feel much less tense and enjoy mealtimes more.”

- HAPPY BROOKLYN PARENT

“Parents definitely told me that they got closer to their kids because they work Monday to Friday. They told me that they incorporate Willow into their lives and it helped them bond when their kids cooked with them at home.”

- HAPPY HARLEM PRESCHOOL TEACHER

“We have more happy and less stressful meals now than at the beginning of the year.”

- HAPPY BRONX PARENT

“My students saw all their peers eating the new foods, so they were more likely to try . Willow helped them develop healthy eating habits at the younger age”

- HAPPY BRONX PRESCHOOL TEACHER

“My child wants to try new foods; she’s not as afraid of new textures and wants to help me cook. So now I try to offer more variety of fruits and vegetables”

- HAPPY BRONX PARENT

“My kids love Willow and want to hug her. All those behaviors and experiences of sharing and being kind and caring about the feelings and the needs of others in Willow are really beneficial to their development.”

- HAPPY BROOKLYN PRESCHOOL TEACHER

“My child wanted to buy carrots and eat them at home. He was motivated because Willow ate carrots too!”

- HAPPY QUEENS PARENT

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Nibble with Willow provides young children with a unique and impactful learning experience through puppetry and hands-on engagement with seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Willow, the lovable bunny character and hand puppet, is at the center of this seasonal recipe-based interactive program designed to introduce young children to fruits and vegetables while teaching parents to use fun and discovery for healthy family meals. Nibble with Willow provides monthly fruit and vegetable discovery lessons - based on play, tactile and sensory activities that deepen learning through repetition.

The process of exploring, touching, smelling and tasting together, encourages children to ‘nibble like Willow.’

Program Features

Willow the bunny hand puppet & Magical garden apron
Felt pieces depicting seasonal foods that pop out of the apron
Exquisite fruit and veggie posters depicting how foods grow
Colorful recipe cards for parents (Spanish & English)
Valuable parent handouts on ‘cooking with young kitchen helpers’ and how to translate Willow program techniques to the home setting (Spanish & English)
Animated Video series for children and parents to follow along at home (Spanish & English)
Willow storybook – free Kindle download for your school library and all participating parents (Spanish & English)

Measurable Benefits

Cognitive
Language skills
Executive functioning
Motor skills

Social/Emotional
Adaptive
Relational
Healthy food acceptance

Willow in action

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