Nutty Kids Lunch: Squirrel Sandwich (in 3D!)

Ingredients:
 
What You’ll Need:

1 peanut butter sandwich
baby carrots
purple grapes
sprinkle or mini chocolate chip

Directions:

To Make Squirrel Sandwich:

Make a peanut butter sandwich. Cut the top section (rounded crust) of the sandwich off for the tail. Cut one corner off of the bottom section and shape it for the head, using the corner crust for the ear. Shape the remaining portion into the squirrel’s body. “Glue” each piece together using peanut butter. (You may need to use a toothpick for reinforcements when standing the squirrel up on a plate, but it’s just as cute lying down on a plate, too!) Put the sprinkle or mini chocolate chip in place for the eye. Make the acorns: cut the ends off of the baby carrots and the grapes, and again, “glue” them together using peanut butter.

Purr-fect Kids Lunch: Green-Eyed Kitty

Ingredients:

What You’ll Need:

1 sandwich (your choice)
2 kiwi slices
banana

Directions:

To Make Green-Eyed Kitty:

Using a cup or round cookie-cutter, cut a circle out of the center of the sandwich. Use crust corners for the ears. Put kiwi slices in place for the eyes. Cut a banana slice in half and use the halves for the inner ears. Shape another slice of banana into a nose. Thinly slice crust and put in place for the whiskers.

So simple. So cute.

Snappy Kids Snack: Fruity Crab

Ingredients:

1 apple
2 strawberries
1 large marshmallow
2 chocolate chips

Directions:

To Make Crabby Snack:

Core the apple and slice in half. Place on plate as shown. Cut marshmallow in half. Press one chocolate chip each, pointy side down, into the sticky side of each marshmallow half. Put in place above the apple for the crab’s eyes. Cut each strawberry into 4 slices. Use 2 slices for each set of pincers. Cut the other slices in half. Use the end halves for the pincer connectors. Use 4 halves for the legs. Arrange everything on the plate as shown.