Creative food craft ideas
Here is a healthy way to let everyone know where to sit at your Thanksgiving table. These cute turkeys made out of a pear and dried fruit and vegetables is created by Beth at The First Year blog. This a fun idea that you can make with the kids and it is completely edible. Minus the toothpicks.
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Here are some fun and easy treats to make for the kids or with the kids for a Halloween party. Shari’s Berries shares how to make some really cute items that are baked or using semi-homemade items. The directions are below the pictures. Remember to keep the animals safe during this holiday. Keep the chocolate high and away from their … Read More ...
Here is a healthy and fun treat to serve your kids as a snack for after school or to snack on while getting ready to go trick or treating. This would also work well for a dip at a Halloween party. Jill Mills at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons shares how to make this dip and some spooky treats … Read More ...
Here is a fall appetizer that can also be used for the holidays. If your kids like pumpkin, they would enjoy this as a snack with their lunch or to have after school. Elizabeth and Sarah from Kiwi and Carrots shares how to create this healthy dip.
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Check out this healthy addition to a Halloween party–Jack O’ Lantern Fruit Cups–at Pennies on a Platter. Find the how-tos HERE.
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While there are still fresh fruits for the summer, how about making this fruit pizza with gingersnap crust for Labor day or any other celebration. This fruit pizza is gluten-free and healthier than other fruit pizzas. Michelle at Vitamin Sunshine shares how to create this pizza. A wonderful desssert to make with the kids.
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The kids go crazy over fruit roll-ups or fruit leather, but the sugar count and other ingredients make a parent cringe. You can make your own fruit roll-up with three ingredients. Mary Ann at The Beach House Kitchen shares her simple recipe and you can gladly put in the lunch box.
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The perfect dessert for the summer. Grill those fresh fruits along side the veggies for a dessert with your meal. Or if you are like me, this would be your meal because it is too hot to eat. Wish I had that problem in the winter time. Amanda at The Chunky Chef shares this recipe using Naan bread and ricotta … Read More ...
Got a bug lover in your family that enjoys searching under rocks and digging in the dirt? Then you might want to create these snacks for your bug lover to enjoy after their search. These would be cute for snacks at any party or a play date. Laura from Inspiration for Moms shares this idea on the Crafting Chicks
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Here is a refreshing way to enjoy the 4th of July, cheer for USA during the summer olympics, or just to cool off this summer. Giustina from Domestically Blissful created these fruit skewers with a patriotic flair. You can prepare the fruit ahead of time and show the kids how to create these skewers. On party day, you can get … Read More ...
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When it is too hot, I don’t have much of an appetite. I tend to eat a lot more salads in the summertime. Plus, with all those wonderful fresh vegetables from the garden, who wouldn’t want to live on salads. This beautiful salad combines fruit and veggies for a refreshing salad at your next event … Read More ...
photo credit: Two Peas & Their Pod
Summer is here and it’s a good time to work on routines with the kids and teaching them new skills. Breakfast is a good start, especially if they are going to be on their own when school starts. These breakfast fruit pizzas are a fast and easy breakfast and a good way to … Read More ...
photo credit: The Flavor Bender
Here is a refreshing way to cool off this summer. Plus it is healthy, gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan. We love fruit in this house, in fact we have to buy it twice a week. So I am looking forward to berry season, so we can pick and freeze the berries to save some money. This … Read More ...
This cute fruit pizza cookie will be a hit at all of your summer family gatherings. Enjoy a slice of cookie while you are playing with your kids in the backyard, poolside, or even at the beach. A great cookie to bring to an end of the school year party, if your kids are still in school. We have eight … Read More ...
photo credit: Evermine Occasions
Add some pizzazz to your water with some herbs from your garden and fresh fruit. There is no need to spend money on flavored water when you can make your own. A refreshing way to serve your water at your next event or barbecue. The flavors combination listed on Evermine Occasions are favorites of taste testers. … Read More ...