These adorable bug snacks are a fun and healthy way to celebrate spring! Kids will love assembling their own edible insects using fresh fruits and simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
For Butterflies:
- Celery stalks
- SunButter
- Mini pretzels
- Candy eyes
For Caterpillars:
- Grapes
- Wooden skewers
- Candy eyes
- Icing gel or edible black marker
For Ladybugs:
- Crackers
- Cheese slices
- Grape tomatoes
- Black olives
- Candy eyes
- Icing gel or edible black marker
Instructions:
Ladybug:
Use a cracker as a guide to cut your cheese to size, then place the cheese on top. Slice a grape tomato almost in half, leaving a small section connected, and lay it open on the cheese. Cut a black olive in half and place it at the top for the head. Add candy eyes and use icing gel to create the spots.
Caterpillar:
Rinse and dry about 20 grapes. Carefully thread them onto a wooden skewer. Use icing gel to draw a smile, then add candy eyes to complete your caterpillar.
Butterfly:
Rinse and cut celery into 3–4 inch pieces. Spread SunButter down the center and insert two mini pretzels to create wings. Finish by adding candy eyes.
