Teach kids to “eat the rainbow” — one felt veggie at a time. This handmade felt rainbow salad set turns healthy-eating lessons into hands-on play. Every piece is lovingly cut and stitched by an experienced felt sewer, so the colors are bright, the details are charming, and the set is built to stand up to years of little hands, classroom centers, and nutrition demos.

Learners build their own colorful salad on the felt plate, name each vegetable, sort by color, and discover why a plate full of different colors means a plate full of different nutrients. It’s a favorite tool for dietitians, preschool and elementary teachers, feeding therapists, and families encouraging adventurous eating.

What’s included (23 felt pieces)

• 1 green salad plate
• 3 pieces of lettuce in 2 shades of green
• 2 cucumber slices
• 1 avocado slice
• 2 yellow pepper rings
• 2 corn strips
• 2 carrot slices
• 2 tomato slices
• 2 radish slices
• 4 strips of red cabbage
• 2 blueberries

Plus a companion 11-page PDF book

Every set comes with printable digital resources — a Leader Guide and a Build-a-Rainbow-Salad Activity Workbook with an eat-the-rainbow guide, salad-building prompts, and a coloring sheet. Delivered as a digital download so you can print them again and again.

Why you’ll love it

• Handmade quality — sewn by hand by an experienced felt artist, made to last.
• Learning built in — colors, counting, sorting, vocabulary, and real nutrition concepts.
• Play it your way — build right on the green felt plate, or set a real or toy plate on top and use the felt as a bright green background.
• Quiet, mess-free play — no batteries, no cleanup, endlessly reusable.
• Classroom & clinic ready — perfect for centers, circle time, and one-on-one sessions.

Because each set is handmade, small variations make your set one of a kind.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this for?
Dietitians, preschool and elementary teachers, feeding therapists, and families encouraging adventurous eating.

What grade or age level is it for?
Preschool and early elementary (toddler and up).

How is it used?
A hands-on felt play set (23 pieces) with a companion PDF book, for classroom centers, circle time, nutrition demos, and one-on-one sessions.

What does it teach?
Eat the rainbow: naming and sorting vegetables by color, and why a plate of many colors means many nutrients, plus colors, counting, and vocabulary.

What guidelines does it reference?
USDA MyPlate (eat a variety and make half your plate fruits and vegetables).

What products pair well with it?
The MyPlate Kids tearpad and bookmarks, the Build-a-Plate kit, and the fruit-and-vegetable prizes.