Come the new school year, I’m usually on the hunt for some easy new snack ideas that get my son excited to open up his lunch box. There’s nothing more disappointing than refilling his lunch box in the morning only to discover that he barely touched what I sent him the day before. It feels like healthy and fun snacks rarely go hand in hand. and it can be tough to fight the urge to break out the bag of chips sometimes. For my son, the trick often lies in the presentation. Even something as simple as an apple gets an upgrade when I make it easier or more fun for him to eat.
From using leftover plastic Easter Eggs as year-round snack containers, to brilliant ways to make boring foods FUN, I’ve rounded up a ton of genius ways to play with food your kids will love. Don’t prep another snack without perusing this list first!
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Keep Your Cut Apple Fresh
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No Drip Popsicles!
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Dip and Veggies
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Perfect Orange Slices
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Use Fun Eggs As Cups
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Healthy Kabobs
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Make Your Own Popsicles
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Yogurt and Pretzel Popsicles
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Anything Goes Roll Up
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Throw Their Snack into a Blender
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Strawberry Wrap Sushi
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Colorful Yogurt Dots
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Healthy Rainbow Gummies
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Mummy Toast
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Make Your Own Baby Puffs
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Capri Sun Slushy
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Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
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Pumpkin Oranges
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Snails
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Banana Butterfly
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Hot Dog...Dogs
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Rainbow Pasta
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Sweet Sushi
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Safari Dip
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Corn Dog Muffin Pops
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Rice Krispie Cones
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Sweet Snail Bun
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Banana Sushi
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LEGO My Jello
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Tomato People
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Tic Tac Toe
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Veggie Skeleton
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Watermelon Toast
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Owl Pancakes
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Octo Dip
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Fruit Flowers
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Ladybug
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Rainbow
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Croissant Crab
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Veggie Bug
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Sprinkle Banana Bites
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Pearly Bites
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Celery Octopus
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Castle Quesadilla
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Potato Head
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Banana Plane
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Watermelon Pop
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Grape Caterpillars
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Crab Apple
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Fruit Snacks
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Banana Penguins
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Apple Sandwiches
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Apple Turtles
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Fruit Cars
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Tangerine Snail
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Gummy Bear Popsicles
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Jello Sail Boats
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Snowman Donuts
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Watermelon Porcupine
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Bear Toast
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Berry Butterflies
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Banana Cars
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Apple Nachos
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Veggie Snake
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Mater Sandwich
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Chocolate Covered Mice
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The Lorax
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Deviled Boats
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Veggie Rainbow
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Banana Caterpillar
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Cauliflower Sheep
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Fruit Turtle
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Sweet Snail
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Pear Mouse
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Bear S'mores
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Fruit Peacock
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Fishing Poles
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Yogurt Pretzels
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Bananas
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Lion
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Rolled Grilled Cheese
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Book Sandwiches
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Apple Krispie Treats
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Banana Sushi
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"Go Gurt"
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Spiderman Pancakes
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Fruit Pops
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Veggie Flowers
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Summer Jello
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Foodie Firetruck
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Sunny Quesadilla
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Tic Tac Toe House
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Fruity Cat
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Pretzel Tree
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Wormy Apple
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Bunny Sandwich
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Hard Boiled Chicks
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Sweet Acorns
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Mummy Dogs
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Watermelon Spears Instead of Wedges
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Fruit Train
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