Making food is even more fun when crafting something creative! Food can be art too. Best of all, you can eat and enjoy it at the end. Yum! Try any of these cool food crafts for kids to make.
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Cheesy Domino Tiles
Build your own delicious dominos. When you’re done playing with them, eat them up!
Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Servings: 8 squares or 4 dominos
Ingredients:
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 3 carrots, thinly sliced
Materials:
- Oven
- Parchment paper
- Baking tray
- Canola oil cooking spray
- Butter knife
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Place parchment paper over a baking tray. Apply canola oil cooking spray over the paper.
- Slice 4 squares out of each puff pastry.
- Make grooves of ¼-inch lines from the squares’ sides toward the center. Use a butter knife for this.
- Place the squares onto the baking tray. Put the tray in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven.
- Use your fingers to push down the squares’ centers. The centers should be sunken down in between raised borders.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese inside the centers.
- Place 1-6 carrot slices inside the centers. Arrange them so they look like dots on a domino.
- Put the tray in the oven again. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Make a domino by placing two squares next to each other. Have fun mixing and matching different domino sides!
Pen and Pencil Fruit Skewers
Many creative projects start with pens and pencils. Get inspired by using fruit to build pens and pencils! Not only do these motivate you to create, but they’re yummy!
Prep time: 5 minutes | Servings: 2 skewers
NOTE: Always stick the fruit pieces through the skewer’s pointy (not flat) end. This keeps the fruit intact.
Pencil ingredients:
- 1 wooden skewer
- 1 watermelon cube
- 1 banana slice
- Cantaloupe cubes (as many as needed)
- 1 pineapple piece
- 1 blackberry
Pencil directions:
- Eraser: Slide the watermelon cube to the dull end of the stick.
- Metal band: Slide the banana slice next to the watermelon.
- Body: Slice several cantaloupe cubes through the skewer. Leave enough room for one pineapple and one blackberry.
- Wood: Slide the pineapple piece next to the last cantaloupe. The pineapple’s pointy end should face the skewer’s pointy end.
- Lead: Stick the blackberry at the skewer’s pointed tip. The blackberry’s pointy end should face the skewer’s pointy end.
Pen ingredients:
- 1 wooden skewer
- 1 diagonally sliced banana piece
- Any fruit color of your choice (as many as needed)
- 1 pineapple piece
- 1 blueberry
Pen directions:
- Clip: Slide the diagonally sliced banana to the dull end of the stick.
- Barrel: Slide several pieces of any fruit color you want! Leave enough room for one pineapple and one blueberry.
- Tip: Slide the pineapple piece next to the last fruit piece. The pineapple’s pointy end should face the skewer’s pointy end.
- Ball: Stick the blueberry at the skewer’s pointed tip.
Mango Molecule Balls
Calling all science fans! Build your own molecules out of mango balls.
Prep and cook time: 15 minutes | Servings: 16 balls
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup desiccated coconut
- ¾ cup dried mango pieces
- ½ white chia seeds
- Water (amount varies)
Materials:
- Food processor
- Lots of toothpicks
Directions:
- Put all ingredients (except the water) into a food processor.
- Blend until the mixture is thick. Between blends, put in water (a tablespoon). Check to feel the mixture with your hands. It should not be too dry and not too sticky. Keep trying until the mixture holds shape without sticking to your hands.
- Wet your hands. Pull apart the mixture with your hands. Make several balls out of the mixture.
- Stick toothpicks into the balls. Connect the balls together using the toothpicks. Make any molecule structure (lines, triangles, etc.) you want!
Fruity Pizza Slices
This might be the first cold pizza you would enjoy!
Prep time: 15 minutes | Servings: 6 – 8 slices
Ingredients:
- 1 watermelon
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup cherries
Materials:
- Knife
- Bowl
- Stirring spoon
- Silicone spatula
Directions:
- Lay down the watermelon horizontally. The sides should face to your left and right.
- Cut one 1-inch slice down the watermelon’s middle. The slice should be shaped round and cut straight down.
- Cut the big slice into 6 or 8 smaller triangular slices. They should look like pizza slices.
- Put the yogurt and maple syrup in a bowl. Mix well.
- Smother the yogurt evenly across each slice. A silicone spatula works well for this.
- Place the blueberries and cherries onto the yogurt’s surface.
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