Have a picky eater in your house? Boy, do i wish i had known about some of these ideas when my babies were little. Give one of these ideas a try if you want to WOW your kids. They will love you for it.
This blog post idea began when i stumbled on this...a little repulsive to me, but kids will think it's the bomb diggity! I have to admit, my first impression was shock..."how the heck did they do it?" and then, "why didn't i think of that?" Seriously, genius! Megan of Plum Pudding has all the details here...
We've definitely done this one...always a crowd pleaser with the toddler set...simply use your kitchen scissors to slice the dog half way up and cook! For a double dose of gross, serve your octo-dogs on a bed of green Ramen noodles (a.k.a. "seaweed"!)
I dare your kids not to giggle with a plate full of smiles like these from family.com:
My Little Mermaid obsessed daughter would have loved this from Ziggity Zoom:
Look at these amazing ideas from Funky Lunch, who has a book coming out this year. Seriously, this is food art:
My kids all adored this book, How are You Peeling? Foods With Moods {a great lunch table read}:
Want to thwart any bullies from stealing your kid's lunch? Perpetual Kid offers these hysterical and gag-worthy "fake mold" lunch bags {that your kids will love!}.
Check out Perpetual Kid for these fun with food tools:
Finally, forget the kids...this mom wants this tear off pad of placemats called Doodles at Dinner available on the Catching Fireflies website!:
TGIF, my friends! Have a fun day!
Cute, but really? I don't have the time. I do admit to making the octopus dogs. The kids love them and they are easy. I might have to try the hotdogs with spaghetti too. That one doesn't look too hard. Love all your ideas. Happy Friday!
Posted by: Missie | March 19, 2010 at 01:50 PM
Some of these are hilarious! I'd like to make those bizarro hotdogs with spaghetti for myself ;-) Fun stuff!
Posted by: Jen | March 19, 2010 at 04:40 PM
My kids are older, but I'm still going to try the apple smiles...I think they'll get a kick out of them! And I LOVE Perpetual Kid...such a fun site!! Have you seen http://www.spoonsisters.com/ ? More fun goodies!! Thanks Lori!
Posted by: Leslie | March 19, 2010 at 09:54 PM
I used to make some of these wacky foods when my kids were little, what fun times! Thanks Lori for bringing back some wonderful memories!
Posted by: Jane | March 20, 2010 at 08:43 AM