Should you haven’t hopped on the meals crafting bandwagon but, all aboard! I used to be, to be trustworthy, fairly averse to it earlier than I attempted it and noticed simply how a lot enjoyable my children had with it — and likewise how really simple it may be. It’s true: meals crafting needn’t be A Complete Large Factor.
Listed below are six enjoyable winter- and Valentine’s Day-themed meals crafts which can be all easy, wholesome, low-ingredient, and lovable:
1. Mozzarella and Toothpick Igloos
Use mini mozzarella balls (or cubed white cheese) and a bunch of toothpicks to construct an igloo or ice fort! You would additionally strive utilizing pretzel sticks as a substitute of toothpicks to make all the construction edible; to make this dairy-free, you may use grapes as a substitute of cheese. To get an excellent higher match, use peanut butter as a glue between items. And if an igloo is a bit bit a lot to your little one, you possibly can at all times construct an easier construction comparable to a home, star, or two-dimensional snowflake.
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(Notice: These pictures present the meals craft with marshmallows, however we love the cheese or grape substitution for a more healthy snack!)
2. Cucumber and Mozzarella Snowmen
Stick a toothpick by way of two mozzarella balls and use sliced cucumber for a sturdy base. Add seeds for eyes and buttons and a chunk of shredded carrot for the nostril! To make penguins as a substitute, fill one black olive with cream cheese after which spear a toothpick by way of it and one different black olive. Use a carrot spherical with a triangle reduce out for the bottom, and stick the remaining carrot triangle within the prime olive for a nostril.
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3. Penguin Crackers
Smear cream cheese (or any white spreadable cheese, comparable to goat cheese) onto spherical crackers. Break up an olive in half and set one half on all sides; add a carrot triangle for a nostril, almond slivers for toes, and seeds for eyes. You would additionally do this on a rice cake for a bigger model!
Should you desire to make snowman crackers, simply unfold the cheese onto round crackers and prepare right into a two- or three-tiered snowman, utilizing a carrot sliver for a nostril and seeds for eyes and buttons — non-obligatory to incorporate different veggies for “flare” like a shawl.
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4. Polar Bear Yogurt Bowl
Spoon plain yogurt (or non-dairy yogurt, as long as it’s white) right into a bowl and use bananas to type ears and a nostril. Add Amara yogurt melts for eyes and one further on prime of the nostril — that is actually a enjoyable one for breakfast 🙂.
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5. Strawberry and Mozzarella Coronary heart Particular person Sticks
We love this one for a festive Valentine’s Day snack! Use a toothpick to skewer two strawberries facet by facet (so it roughly resembles a coronary heart), then stick 4 pretzel sticks in (two on all sides) for legs and arms, and add mozzarella balls to the tip of every pretzel.
Use these Amara yogurt melts for eyes and a mouth!
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6. Amara Yogurt Soften Valentine’s Favors
Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of Amara natural smoothie melts right into a bag and tie it along with these free printable valentine’s playing cards. We love utilizing all of the flavors within the pink/pink/purple household (Blended Crimson Berries, Beets n’ Berries, and Carrot Raspberry) to stay with the Valentine’s Day coloration scheme. These favors are an ideal different at hand out in lieu of sweet!
Amara Natural Meals is dedicated to altering the meals trade from the underside up — beginning with the youngest of eaters, as a result of our kids deserve wholesome, scrumptious, nutritious meals that set them up for a lifetime of healthful consuming. All of our natural child meals blends and toddler yogurt melts are created from the freshest substances and ready utilizing our very personal nutrient safety expertise that seals in all of the vitamins and preserves meals of their unique construction. It’s as pure as selfmade and as simple as retailer purchased! And we promise you’ll by no means see something you do not like — together with any form of added sugar — on our ingredient labels.
