Food Art: A Fruity Butterfly Snack

This fruity butterfly snack is sure to delight even the pickiest of little eaters.  With only a handful of ingredients, this snack can be made in just minutes and kids will love helping in the kitchen!

What You’ll Need

Ingredients:

2 slices of naval orange

A handful of green grapes

1 baby carrot

2 black sesame seeds

Tools:

A kitchen knife (please supervise children if allowing them to slice)

How To Make It

1. Slice your naval orange slices in half, creating 4 pieces.  Place these 4 pieces on a plate to make butterfly wings.

2. Grab some green grapes and place them in a line between the butterfly wings to make the butterflies body.

3. Using your knife, slice 2 thin pieces off the baby carrot.  Place these thin carrot slices above the top green grape to make antennae.

4. Finally, stick your 2 black sesame seeds on the top grape to make eyes for your butterfly.

Jill Dubien is a working mom who loves to craft and cook with her kiddos in her spare time.  Before she had kids, Jill couldn’t cook much of anything except toast and cereal, and really despised being in the kitchen. People who know her personally find it extremely humorous that she is now the self-proclaimed “Queen of fun food.” Jill blogs at Meet the Dubiens, where she shares lots of fun foods and crafts for kids.