Can I make soft shell tacos for 1 and 4 yr olds??

sunandsand

Its our turn to host family dinner night, I was thinking of making a taco bar (ground beef) and getting tortillas for the nephews who are 1.5, almost 2, and 4. I read something about closing off one end with a chip clip...would that work or think of something else?

true_norskie

We do tacos quite often at our house.  My girls love them. 

We sort of do "modified" tacos.  I melt the cheese and meat together on the tortilla and fold the tortilla in half then cut it like a quesadilla.  You could probably melt the cheese and meat together and roll it up, as well.  That way the stuff won't fall out.

We usually do fresh veggies off to the side--they probably wouldn't eat the taco if it had the lettuce and stuff in it.

They do tacos at daycare but I have NO idea how they serve them there.  My guess is it is a big mess and they wind up eating with forks/spoons and their fingers.

KrisBriMcBunny

roll it up like a burrito closed up at both ends

jettagurl

We do tacos here....for the kids (2/4) I do meat/cheese/lettuce and maybe sour cream in a rolled up totilla.  i but it all over, then roll from one side to the other and cut in half.  DD usually loses 1/2 her 'stuff'', but DS does fine. 

 

Angela814

We do tacos/burritos all the time at home. We either just wrap it as best we can and let it get a little messy or make it into a quesadilla. We generally just do meat, whole or refried black beans, cheese, and black olives on DD's. She doesn't like salsa, tomatoes, or avocado.

joseysbride

My dd loves tacos, too, and we just fold the ends in before rolling.  She knows not to set it down! 

Just make sure the meat isn't too spicy for them.

KoriBrett

envelope fold the ends to hold everything in, or just fold it in half like a quesadilla and cut in triangle slices.

Or, cut up so they can eat it with a fork if they're picky.  DD only does hardshell or fork.

joseysbride

Also, my dd's favorite meal is corn chips (like Fritos) with taco meat, cheese, and sour cream on top.  She eats it with a spoon.

MsKellDel

i make a soft taco into a quesadilla- put the meat and cheese then fold and microwave a few seconds then slice. its easier for him to pick up

Rebekah1021

Fold the bottom of the tortilla up and then fold the sides over like a baby blanket and then no food will fall out

Marce921

We do them all the time, DS loves them! We put beans on his so it stays closed. When he was younger we'd cut it into slices, so he'd have little rolled slices of taco that made it easier to eat. But now, he does fine just holding it.