Toy Story Alien Snack
Toy Story 3 is one of the highest rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes, a movie review website my husband checks religiously before we go out to see a movie. Kids love the excitement, adventure, and charming characters in this movie. Even my little girls love the Woody doll that Grandma keeps at her house, and […]
Columbus Day Snack
Columbus Day is celebrated the second Monday in October across the United States. Teach the kiddos about why we celebrate Columbus Day with this easy snack! Take one apple and slice to make the bases of each ship. Next, slice a stick of celery to make the pole for the sail. Finally, add a […]
Read.Play.Eat: Blackout
I’ve mentioned the awesome series going on at Sugar and Spice (my personal blog) on Learning and Literacy. Each day, one of three cool bloggers share a kids story book along with an activity to go along with it. Since I can’t resist making creative snacks, I’m also sharing those in each of my posts […]
A Pair of Pair Snacks
Have a play date coming up? Need a 45 second snack for a crowd? Try one of these snacks! Create two little flowers by peeling a clementine and arranging it as petals. Next, slice some green grapes in half to make the stems, and finish with a ground of cereal. I used Kix. Easy and […]
Winnie the Pooh
We are in love with Costco’s strawberries. We’ve bought them all summer and they are consistently delicious. This week I had some strawberries in the house as well as some organic colby jack cheese, also from Costco. I decided a Winnie the Pooh snack was in order. Cut cheese to shape using a sharp knife. […]
Healthy Christmas Tree Snack
Healthy Christmas Tree Snack Ingredients: 1-2 stalks celery 1 slice ham 1-2 baby carrots 1 cheese stick small section of a yellow pepper Directions: Use cut celery arrange on an angle to create the shape of the tree. Slice a baby carrot into wheels for the ornaments. Cut a yellow pepper into the shape of […]
Camp
Have you had a memorable family trip like this one? Why not re-create it? Camping scene: Tent is made of a peanut butter sandwich, the tree trunks and ground are made of Triscuit crackers, the leaves on the trees are made of cucumber and the campfire is made out of a base of walnuts and […]
A Day at the Beach
We had our last beach day of the summer this past weekend. So sad to say goodbye to the lazy days of summer, but we can still commemorate them with a creative snack. This snack is made by laying turkey breast along the bottom of a plate to look like sand. Slice some watermelon squares […]
Grover
Blueberries are known to be a superfood, containing lots of antioxidants, fiber, and other vitamins that are so beneficial for our kids. Why not have a great big serving by creating Grover the monster for our snack? This Grover was made on a 6 inch kids plate. Make the eyes by slicing the sides (lengthwise) […]
The Flood
Genesis 6-9 tells the awesome story of Noah and the ark. This story has fascinated kids for all time, and they love to picture all of the animals filing in two by two to be rescued in the safety of the ark from the great flood. Read the story with your kids, or read the […]
