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The girls had a ball making their own little mini "gardens" for snacktime today. It was a warmup for a party I'm doing this weekend (I'll let you know how it turns out:)). PARTY UPDATE: Major success! I made the little garden at the top as well as a fruit garden on half a watermelon with watermelon/cherry/pineapple flowers.
INGREDIENTS: (you can really use anything, it's a great way to clean out the fridge)
Apple
Toothpicks
Sliced Cheese
Grapes
Thinn sliced ham
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Cut apple in half and core it. This is going to be the base for your "garden" and also a tasty way to end your snack. You can fill the center with peanut butter or cream cheese if you want.
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Cut cheese into flower shapes. If you don't have pastry cutters, let the kids use butter knives to cut flower shapes out of the cheese.
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Slice ham into strips and cut grapes in half. You're ready to assemble! Here's a little assembly video:
In case that didn't make sense, my daughter has some instructions of her own:
Happy Cooking!