Food doesn’t have to be boring! It can really be fun to create more than just the sandwich, or some carrot sticks. Fun food may even encourage your child to try something new (and even healthy!).
Here are some ideas I’ve found to make food more interesting for kids. Even better yet, let them help you [...]
Fun Food Ideas
Mischievous Strawberry Mice
These mischievous mice will have your kids happily nibbling on a healthy snack in no time.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Fresh strawberries
Mini chocolate chips
Black decorators’ icing
Almond slivers
Toothpick
Red lace licorice
Wedge of Cheese (Your choice)
1. For each mouse, slice a small section from the side of a strawberry so it sits flat.
2. Press a mini chocolate chip into the tip for [...]
A Chicken Egg!
A Chicken or an Egg?? Thanks to Anna from Anna the Red for this fun little foody project!
It’s so easy that I don’t even know if I need to do a how-to on this, but this definitely is the simplest & easiest way to turn an ordinary egg into a cute chicken in under 3 [...]
Tasty Pizza Caterpillar
Remember the story – “The Hungry little caterpillar”? Well here’s the ‘Tasty little Caterpillar’!!
Your child can’t help the famously ravenous caterpillar turn into a butterfly, but she can help him metamorphose into a pizza! Shaping and topping dough are perfect jobs for a (supervised) young chef.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Store-bought pizza dough (half a bag)
2 white button mushrooms, [...]
Watermelon Rubiks Cube
It’s watermelon season, and the National Watermelon Promotion Board has some wonderful watermelon recipes to share. One of the most interesting is this recipe for a watermelon Rubiks® Cube.
Watermelon Rubiks® Cube
25 equal size cubes each of watermelon, white jack cheese, yellow cheddar, smoked turkey and summer sausage
1 cup ranch dressing
Build a Rubik’s®-style cube by methodically [...]
The Wall-E Sandwich
If your kids loved the movie, they are sure to love this master piece! Created by Anna from Anna the Red - thanks Anna!
How to make a Wall-E sandwich]
- Four slices of whole wheat bread
- Turkey & mayonnaise (or ham, or peanut butter, whatever you want!)
- Cheese singles slices
- Blueberry
Take the crust off the bread (all [...]
