Creative food craft ideas
Check out this (kind of odd and creepy) 1960s commercial for the original Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head
. The first version of the toy used real potatoes. Find the link to the video HERE at Serious Eats.
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Pure sweet brilliance. That’s what I think of this candyland cake. Find the inspiration HERE at A delightful day, found via the lovely Gordon Gossip.
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More from the kid side of Apartment Therapy, Ohdeedoh. Here is there round up of the best food and mealtime posts of 2009. Love these pea pops from Weelicious.
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I wonder how many kids would put the whole puzzle together before eating the pieces of this cute Christmas puzzle cookie from Martha. Find the how-tos here.
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Find a recipe to make your own finger paints HERE at Martha. As the paints are made with sugar and corn starch, I think the term “recipe” can apply, though how appetizing they’d be is questionable. Certainly non toxic, though.
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What a cute idea for getting kids or grownups to eat healthier: skewer up a stoplight from fruit. Find the idea HERE at Test with Skewer.
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The Crafty Crow, one of my favorite go-to sites for crafts, has a lovely turkey day roundup HERE, featuring such great finds as cranberry finger paints from Learning Vicariously, this pumpkin vase from Chasing Fireflies, and an apple turkey from Chica and Jo. Oh, and they, tee hee, including the “cookie turkey dinner” … Read More ...
Click HERE to learn how to make these polar bear cupcakes from Family Fun.
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A reader requested ideas for kid-friendly, edible Hanukkah crafts. Here are some cute marshmallow dreidels from Martha Stewart Kids (oh how I miss that magazine). I’ll keep my eye out for more! And a side note to the reader, if you’ve not already found it, FamilyFun.com offers an endless supply of edible treats that preschoolers can make, though their Hanukkah … Read More ...
Cute cute cute li’l fishy candy cards! Found via The Crafty Crow, the how-tos come from Katherine Marie Photography. (Also find how-tos for cute cute cute li’l dude candy cards.)
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The Crafty Crow has a roundup of kid-friendly apple treat and craft ideas HERE, like this cute apple tin from Her Cup Overfloweth or this no bake apple pie from Chasing the Goose.
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I love love love this snack idea from 
Little Nummies: Monsters on a Stick. Find the how-tos HERE,
Dress up fruit with these cute tags from Alpha Mom. Find the free printables HERE.
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Visit parents.com for a slideshow of snacks for kids, including these easy-to-make breadstick snails.
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Increase your kid’s smarts with snacks. Find a slideshow of tips on teaching colors, numbers, letters, even bugs, to kids with food HERE at parenting.com.
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