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March 6, 2015 by dating sites for 24 year olds

We’ve used sandwiches to make all kinds of lunches here at Creative Kid Snacks. We’ve thought of lots of ways to turn a sandwich into something creative, such as upward christian dating ad, http://www.creativekidsnacks.com/cairns-singles/, Camping Tents, Dragon Fly wings, an Owl, Hello Kitty, and more.

Our latest and greatest idea was to turn our PB and J into a recliner! Why not, right? We even added a little man made of baby carrots to enjoy the La-Z-Boy sandwich!

Here’s how we did it.

Step 1: Make a simple PB and J and cut into four squares.

Step 2: Place one square in the center, then stand up one section behind it, and then stand up one on each side for arms.

You’ve made a recliner! Add your little man and you are ready to serve up a funny little lunch to your little one! My little girl joked that it looked like Daddy in his La-Z-Boy watching his show!

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Volcano Lunch

February 8, 2014 by dating sites for 24 year olds

My daughter (5 years old), is really into volcanoes. She likes to study them, watch videos online about them, and find out all about how they work. For awhile, she was saying that she wanted to be a geologist when she grew up! We had made a volcano lunch last year, (click right here to see it), but I decided it was time for an upgrade to that version.

Volcano Lunch

This updated version of our volcano has more veggies and healthy ingredients than our first one. The volcano itself is a grilled cheese sandwich (well, the equivalent of half of a sandwich as it was sliced into a triangle shape) – and this is because my girls are just crazy about grilled cheese. I try to buy organic cheddar cheese and minimally processed bread to use in their sandwiches. Place thinly sliced red pepper atop the volcano to look like lava. Fresh red bell pepper is packed with vitamins and has a sweet, refreshing taste that my kids really like. The “ground” beneath the volcano is made up of avocado, which is a great source of healthy fat and considered a superfood. A sliced boiled egg as the sun in the sky will provide some good protein, and thin strips of baby carrot provide the sun’s rays.

Make Your Own Volcano

When my daughter Grace first heard about lava on a Disney show called “Little Einsteins”, she suddenly wanted to know everything about it. I explained to her how a volcano works, talked about the magma underneath the earth’s surface and all of the details about how pressure forms inside the volcano until it erupts. She asked tons of questions, and that evening when we got home she asked to watch videos of lava.

Thanks to Youtube, we were able to see all kinds of lava flows. This was one of my favorite ones (if your kiddo is into volcanoes too). Or, check out these great general videos on how volcanoes work.

After several days on the lava bandwagon, I had the idea to actually make a volcano with her. Why not right?

Here is what we made, followed by some instructions on how to make your own:

Materials to gather:

Cardboard

Plastic (disposable) cup, cut down to half it’s original height

2 teaspoons baking soda

4-5 drops of red food coloring

1/4 – 1/2 cup vinegar (any kind)

Large surface to catch the flowing “lava”

Directions:

First, build a “volcano”.

We used a cardboard box, (rolled up and taped together), but you could mold one out of play-dough, use paper maché, or even a mound of real dirt.

Next, place a small cup inside the top hole. The cup should sit snugly in the opening at the top of the volcano. I used a plastic cup that I cut to be shorter (about the size of a cup measurement). The cup is where your explosion ingredients are mixed.

Add 2 teaspoons of baking soda.

Next, add 4-5 drops of red food coloring.

Finally, take about 1/4 cup of vinegar and slowly pour into cup over the baking soda.

The explosion fizzes out and runs all the way down the volcano.

The “lava” is red because the food coloring mixes with the baking soda as the eruption happens so no need to mix the food coloring all the way through.

Have fun learning all about volcanoes, and then eating one!

Tell me what some of your favorite “experiments” or learning activities are for the kiddos. I know you all have great ideas! Feel free to link to a post you wrote about it in your comment. I’d love to check it out!

Octopus

August 18, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

Looking for a healthy and fun after school snack for the kids? Try this fun little octopus, which they’ll be sure to love.

Ingredients:

1 slice cheese (any kind)

8 baby carrots

1 red grape

2 black beans or raisins

Directions:

Slice your piece of cheese into a large, oval head with a bit of a neck on the bottom. Lay that on the plate towards the top. Next, slice your baby carrots into 5-7 circular sections each. Throw all of your little carrot circles into a small bowl. Arrange eight legs coming out of the octopus’ body, starting with the larger sized carrot rounds and ending the leg with the smaller sized carrot rounds. This will look more realistic. Add two black bean eyes, and slice a thin section off of a red grape that has been sliced in half. Place onto your octopus to look like a happy smile.

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Kids Dinner Menu: Healthy Hot Air Balloon

June 21, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

Do you struggle to provide dinners for your child that are nutritious and yet appealing? Maybe you have a picky eater. Maybe you need some ideas for those nights when just the kids are eating.

Here at Creative Kid Snacks, we focus a lot on healthy lunch ideas for kids, as well as lots of healthy snack ideas, but today we have a healthy dinner with chicken, fresh carrots, red pepper, corn, avocado, and cheese. They will not be able to resist! (By the way, if you’re interested to see our lunch version of a hot air balloon, here it is).

Healthy and Creative Kids Dinner: Hot Air Balloon Ride

Ingredients:

1/2 grilled chicken breast

3.4 c corn

1/4 diced red pepper

2 t guacamole

1 baby carrot

1 piece string cheese

Directions:

Grill or saute a chicken breast. We love to rub this spice on our chicken before cooking. Cook a 1/2 – 3/4 inch thick chicken breast 4 minutes per side on medium high heat. After removing from grill or saute pan, let sit for 2 minutes, then cut into shape for a balloon basket. Next, slice rounds off of a piece of string cheese and arrange off to the side of the plate to look like a cloud. Slice two thin strips from the remaining portion of string cheese for strings coming up from the basket. Create the balloon by adding your heated corn to the plate in a circular shape. Sprinkle the red pepper in with the corn. Next, slice a baby carrot lengthwise into a thin section. Cut in half width-wise to look like a person in the balloon. Slice 4 little strips from the remaining carrot and place two next to the little body to look like arms, and two along the bottom of the plate to look like tree trunks. Add a dollop of guacamole atop each carrot, and your dinner is complete.

Healthy and Creative Kids Dinner: Hot Air Balloon Ride

Nutritional Benefits of this Plate:

This plate is full of lots of wonderful, whole foods we want our kids to eat!

Chicken: a wonderful source of lean protein

Red Pepper: tons of Vitamin A, C, and K

Avocado: beneficial fats, protein, anti-inflammatory properties

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Finding Nemo Snack

May 6, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

Finding Nemo is one of Disney’s most beloved movies. Even my two year old, who is scared of some of the other Disney movies at her age, likes Finding Nemo (although she does hold her sister’s hand during the shark part when we watch it at home). We love all of the characters, including Dory, Marlin, Squirt, Crush, Mr. Ray, and, of course, Nemo.

Finding Nemo Snack

Ingredients:

2 baby carrots

1 green grape

1 slice of cheddar cheese

1 T of yogurt (plain, Greek, etc.)

1 raisin or currant

Slice a baby carrot in half lengthwise, and lay each half on the plate. This will be Marlin and Nemo’s bodies. Take another baby carrot, slice in half lengthwise, and slice two triangles out of one of the halves. Place these triangles onto the back of each body for tails. Next, spoon a tablespoon of yogurt (I love to use plain Greek yogurt here, it’s got the most protein, and it’s actually better that it’s not sweetened, because it’s being served atop a carrot!). Snip a tiny corner off of the bag, and pipe yogurt onto the fish’s bodies, making two stripes on the body, one on the tail, then an eye and a smile for each fish. Finish the look by using the remainder of the yogurt to pipe little waves across the top of the plate to look like the fish are under water.

Slice a green grape in half lengthwise. Next, slice each half into thin sections, and arrange on the plate to look like sea plants. So simple, yet so adorable!

More Fun and Healthy Disney Snacks

Check out the other Disney snacks we’ve made. Making your child’s favorite Disney characters using healthy foods is a great way to delight them as they eat, and encourage them to gobble up all of that healthy stuff you’ve used to make them! Here are some examples:

Winnie the Pooh

Mickey Mouse Breakfast

Tangled

Lion King Lunch

“Up!”

Mike Wazowski

Peter Pan Veggie Tray

“Under the Sea” Snack

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Rocketship lunch

April 14, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

3-2-1 Blastoff! What kid wouldn’t love a rocket ship going off into space for their lunch?

Awhile back I guest posted over at Build a Menu sharing this Rocket Ship Lunch. I made a new one that is even better! Today’s plate incorporates carrots, yellow pepper, fresh turkey breast, a high-protein wrap, and greek yogurt. I made this lunch for my girls several times and each time I did, they were so excited! I think it is one of their favorites!

Ingredients:

1 whole grain tortilla wrap (I use the Ole Xtreme wellness Multi-Grain. It has the highest protein and fiber bang for your buck)

2 baby carrots

3 thin slices yellow bell pepper

1 T yogurt (any kind – I used greek for the high protein content)

To make Rocket Lunch:

Assemble your turkey wrap by placing some mayo or miracle whip,turkey breast and any other desired elements into tortilla. Roll as you would a burrito. Slice off one end completely so you have a straight bottom edge for your rocket. For the top of the rocket, slice your wrap into a point shape. Take a small portion of the tortilla you cut off and slice two thin triangles to place on the sides of your main wrap as shown above.

Next, slice a baby carrot into wheels. Use two wheels for windows on the rocket. Slice another baby carrot in half lengthwise and cut about 1/3 off of the top of each half to create a straight edge. Place one half carrot in the center beneath the rocket, and slice your other remaining half in half again. Arrange carrots with two thin slices of yellow bell pepper as shown. Now you have your flames coming from the rocket!

Finally, it’s time to make your smoke trail and stars. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of yogurt into a plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag, and use the bag to pipe little stars all around the rocket as well as little trails of smoke beneath the rocket.

*I’ve mentioned before that I can get away using any kind of yogurt when it becomes a design piped on a plate. Although my kids would never reach for a cup of unsweetened Greek yogurt from the fridge, they lick it all up when it’s served on a creative plate like this! *

If you enjoyed today’s snack about outer space, you might like our Solar System snack as well!

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Butterfly Quesadilla + Weekly Kids Co-op

March 21, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

Butterflies are a sign of new life. Spring always gets me motivated to get outside, enjoy nature, and celebrate it with our food, too! My daughter has been very in to butterflies lately, and she has even requested a rainbow butterfly birthday party! We’ve already made delicious fruit butterfly for a snack, and today’s butterfly will be a lunchtime butterfly treat.

Butterfly Quesadillas

I have two daughters. I made one quesadilla with a 8-inch tortillas, (I love to use the whole wheat or multi-grain tortilla wraps), and cut it into 4 equal portions. Place two quesadilla “wings” on your plate.

Create the body by slicing the end off of some beautiful green grapes and laying them on your plate to look like a body.

Thinly slice a baby carrot into strips to use for antennae, and place two blueberries on top of the carrots to complete the look.

If you feel so inclined, you could even use a food marker to draw a happy face on the top grape for your butterfly.

That’s it! Super easy and so fun for the kids.

If you enjoyed this, check out our other animal snacks, as well as our nature themed snacks. The kids will love them! I know mine did!

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Tangled

March 11, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

My kids love Disney’s Tangled. If you’ve seen our Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Lion King, Monster’s Inc, “Up” and Peter Pan snacks, you can tell that we are big Disney fans. Tangled is no exception.

To create Rapunzel, I sliced 12-14 red grapes in half lengthwise. I arranged them on the plate to look like her dress. Making the dress first helps to scale the head, feet, and arms. Next, cut a slice of white cheese (I used mozzarella) into shape for a neck, feet, arms and head. I wasn’t ambitious enough to create hands with tiny little fingers using cheese, so I hid her arms behind her hair. For her lips I used a tiny slice of a grape, two tiny currants for eyes, and a small slice of cheese for her nose.

Next, boil a small handful of thin spaghetti noodles until cooked. You can make a quick cheese sauce for it if desired, or just use a little olive oil or butter and place it right onto the plate.

Finish the scene with some celery grass and a couple orange tulips made from carrots.

I loved the scene in the movie where Rapunzel feels the grass and the earth for the first time. This lunch was pattered after that.

Enjoy!

Don’t forget to check out our other Disney snacks: Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Lion King, Monster’s Inc, “Up” and Peter Pan

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Butterfly

March 4, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

When Spring starts to peek around the corner after Winter finally ends, it’s fun to embrace the feeling of new life, warmth, brightness, and outdoor fun. Nothing says new life to me like a butterfly! The butterfly snack we have for you today is refreshing, super healthy, and beautiful for the kids to enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 piece string cheese. (You can also use just half of one, sliced lengthwise).

8-10 green grapes, sliced in half

3 strawberries

1 baby carrot

Directions:

To make this guy, simply place a piece of string cheese in the center of the plate. Next, slice your green grapes in half and lie them on the plate as the outline of the butterfly’s two wings. Slice strawberries and fill in the outline formed by the grapes. Next, slice two round slices from the end of a baby carrot. Slice two thin sticks, and slice a tiny bit off each stick. Arrange antennae as shown, place two tiny carrot bits on the string cheese for eyes. Enjoy!

Continue the Fun with a “READ.PLAY.EAT” activity

READ.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is such a classic story book! Just like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?, The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an Eric Carle staple I’ll bet most of us have in our bookshelves (if not memorized) and read often. I know it’s been a favorite for my girls.

The story is told of a caterpillar that hatches from an egg, grows, and eats and eats and eats until he is so full that he becomes big and fat. He builds his cocoon, stays inside for more than two weeks, and becomes a beautiful butterfly. It’s the classic metamorphosis story.

PLAY.

Create a “beautiful butterfly” with your child that they can play with over and over again. Follow the simple steps shown below:

My girls love to make these, and they only take about 5 minutes. I love them because they aren’t messy, and they don’t involve too much skill on the parent’s part! We have quite a collection, and my oldest daughter Grace plays with hers often. She loves to hold the butterfly by the stick and swing him around to flap his wings.

It is also fun to make each one unique and different. One thing we have done is make a butterfly for everyone in the family. The kids have fun deciding which colors, patterns, and designs best reflect each person. So fun!

EAT.

Make a healthy caterpillar for lunch!

Very Hungry Caterpillar: Creative Kid Snacks

Take a large strawberry and slice to create his head. Next, create his eyes by using little bits of pineapple cut into circles and place sliced green jelly belly candies in front. Form his body with green grapes , carrot feet, raisin mouth, and ham antennae. He is walking on an oatmeal ground and taking in the cheddar cheese sun!

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Downhill Skier

January 21, 2013 by dating sites for 24 year olds

Do you love skiing? Have you taken a family trip to Colorado to hit the slopes this year? Even if you haven’t gotten to go in person, celebrate the fun of winter sports with this cute little lunch.

Cottage chesse is a favorite in our home. Any lunch with cottage cheese as one of the elements is sure to be gobbled up quickly!

To create this lunch, take a baby carrot and slice it in half lengthwise so it lies flat on the plate. Chop off one of the rounded edges from the bottom. This will be your skier’s body. Next, slice the other half of the carrot you didn’t use for the body into small sticks to serve as the arms and legs. Create the look of bended knees by cutting what would be one leg in half and laying on the plate to look like it is bent.

Take some thinly sliced celery and cut to desired length for skis. Add two small pretzel sticks for the poles.

Now, take a spoon and spread the cottage cheese onto the plate to look like it is sloping upward on one side as a mountain would.

I decided to add a fun touch in the background by using some string cheese for a chair lift. Use a small rounded edge of a carrot for a little guy, and give him one leg (that you are seeing from the side), and one ski.

Give each skier a cap to keep warm. I used turkey breast cut to shape with a little puff of cottage cheese on top.

Your kids will love this protein and fiber filled snack.

Check out some other winter snacks:

Cottage Cheese snowman, Snowman Popcorn Cups, Snowman Milk Chugs, Snowman party poppers.

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