Written by monthly contributor, Kristen, from Celebrate Every Day With Me.

Looking for a simple and fun after-school snack for kids?  Today, we’re skipping the granola bars and fruit snack pouches!  We’ll engage creativity and craftiness as we make Banana People.  Your kids will love designing their own little man and you’ll love the healthy options this snack can deliver.

Ready, mom?  It is as simple as gathering a few decorating options . . . (a.k.a raiding the pantry).  I had chocolate morsels, mini-marshmallows, grapes, walnuts, coconuts, pretzel sticks and the true hit, candy eyeballs which were left over from a party.

I gave the kids cheese spreaders so that they could more easily spread the peanut butter onto the banana.  The kids loved it (and truthfully, so did I)!

Decorate as much as you like.  And of course, the last step…Eat ’em!

 What kind of snacks do you like to serve?  

If you like the build-you-own kind of snack, check out my apple ring delights for another healthy snack option.  There is also a round-up of 5 Peanut Butter and Banana Recipes.

 

Kristen of Celebrate Every Day With Me is a fun-loving mom to two kids who keep her busy and laughing. Add her great husband and the Lord to the mix and her life is one fantastic (and sometimes crazy) adventure. She is a former youth leader, professional wedding and event planner and has a degree in Christian Thought/Christian Ministry. She loves long lists, diet soda and playing jokes on her husband.

Kristen is the author of Teach Me To Serve:  99 Ways Preschoolers Can Learn To Serve & Bless Others.  On her blog, you’ll find fun ideas for children’s activities, creating memorable moments and party planning.