Making Food Fun Photo Gallery

save

Sometimes kids just need a little inspiration to try new things. With this collection of ways to make food more fun, you'll encourage your kids to play with their food.

Average rating of 4/5. (5 Ratings)

My rating

I love it!
I like it a lot!
I like it.
Just okay.
Not for me.

View Recipe

Cheesy Chums

Here's an easy way to dress up an after-school snack.
View Recipe

Egg Heads

These edible collages make for a quick, nutritious snack-tivity to fill an afternoon — and an empty stomach.
View Recipe

Eat Your Worms!

Worms are delicious — when they're our bookworms made from crispy rice and marshmallows.
View Recipe

Tuna Fish Sandwich

For a kid-friendly lunch with a protein punch, try this lighter version of the midday classic.
View Recipe

Nutty for Acorns

Kids are sure to fall for these bite-size sweets, made from mini vanilla wafers and chocolate kisses.
View Recipe

Candy Apple Cookie Pops

These cute cookie pops are sure to put happy faces on your child's classmates at the next school celebration.
View Recipe

Kiwi Fuzzy Faces

Making kiwi faces is a lot like carving pumpkins — with a clever approach (plus a toothpick and some black-eyed peas), you can create an infinite number of moods.
View Recipe

Strawberry Shortcake Snake

Your kids will get a kick out of helping to shape this summertime treat into a curvy strawberry-and-biscuit snake.
View Recipe

Serve a Meal on Wheels

For a no-fuss dinner, bake up a fleet of drive-in hot dogs.
View Recipe

Nut Butter-Fly

Create a healthy snack from nut butter and apple slices.
View Recipe

Garden Octopus

Encourage your kids to try a fresh bell pepper by turning it into a crunchy creature from the deep.
View Recipe

Snail Snack

This silly-looking snack may appear to be moving at a snail's pace, but it goes together — and disappears — quick as a wink.
View Recipe

Cucumber Race Car with Radish Driver

Turn a cucumber into a Formula One racer with this creative idea.
View Recipe

Funky Fruit Snack

Give your child's after-school snack an appealing twist with a homemade hybrid.
View Recipe

Banana Octopuses

Give a banana a deep-sea life of its own by turning it into an octopus.
View Recipe

Cute Cornucopia

This mini horn of plenty guarantees that hungry young guests will have something to nibble on. Set one at each place as a meal-starter, or make a bunch to serve as a kid-friendly hors d'oeuvre platter.
View Recipe

Strawberry Mice

These fun mice made of strawberries will have your kids happily nibbling on a healthy snack in no time.
View Recipe

Teeny Turkeys

Looking for a fun snack that will tide over the kids until the big feast? These bite-size birds are easy for kids to make and are sure to be gobbled up.
View Recipe

Fruity Frog

This apple-phibious treat is so charming, your kids may not even notice that it's good for them.
View Recipe

The Very Tasty Caterpillar

Your child can't help the famously ravenous caterpillar turn into a butterfly, but she can help him metamorphose into a pizza! Shaping and topping dough are perfect jobs for a (supervised) young chef.
View Recipe

Pine-Tree Fruit Kabobs

The "pine tree" in this festive holiday centerpiece is a pineapple laden with colorful fruit-kabob branches.
View Recipe

Sandwich on a Stick

How do you turn a sandwich into a fun snack? Make it a stick-wich!
View Recipe

The Cherry Hungry Caterpillar

Turn a handful of bing cherries into a healthy treat that's as cute as a bug.
View Recipe

Edible Indian Corn

Ears a sweet fall treat that's great for a classroom or scout meeting — marshmallow cobs filled with colorful fruit kernels.
View Recipe

Chew on Your Pencil

These noteworthy pencil-shaped snacks are sure to earn high marks as a treat after school or at the next classroom gathering.
View Recipe

Frosty the Bagel

Brrr-ing an open-faced bagel to life with veggie earmuffs and a colorful smile.
You might also like…

30 Mexican Lunch Recipes

Cool Summer Drinks

Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, profile photo and other personal information you make public on Facebook (e.g., school, work, current city, age) will appear with your comment. Learn More.