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Cute and Healthy Bug Snacks that Will Give Your Child All the Nutrients it Needs

June 25, 2020 by Angela Paris Leave a Comment

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you see the word bugs? Nothing pleasant, we’re sure. Bugs are nasty little critters that can make our skin crawl and we’d never associate them with snacks. Well, until you see these lovely pieces of sweet heaven. Healthy snacks are vital for children – according to studies, they contribute to over 20% of their daily energy intake. Of course, we’re talking about proper, homemade healthy snacks – not chocolate bars. The fruit and veggie bug snacks you can see below not only look cute – they will give your child all the nutrients and energy it needs during the day.

Cute Fruit and Veggie Bug Snacks

This is a great way to make your kid eat all the vegetables and fruits it needs. We all know how hard it is to make them eat broccoli or celery, but with these bug snacks, it’s effortless. They’re easy to prepare, taste great, and contains all the nutrients your child needs per day.

Here’s how to prepare them:

Ingredients

Veggie Bugs

  • 5-7 black olives
  • ½ cup cream cheese
  • 10 cucumber slices
  • 2-3 celery stalks
  • 1-2 small cucumbers
  • Chives
  • A cup of cherry tomatoes
  • 10 cashews

Fruity Bugs

  • A few strawberries
  • 2-3 celery stalks
  • 1 apple
  • A cup of green grapes
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • ½ cup cereal
  • ¼ cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

Veggie Bugs

Use a straw to cut out tiny eyes from the olives. Put small dots of cream cheese on a plate and decorate with the olive ‘pupils’. Leave the ‘eyes’ to chill in a freezer for a while.

Fruit Bugs

It’s the same process for the eyes except this time you’re using the chocolate chips for pupils. The chips should also be glued to the cereal with a bit of cream cheese or peanut butter. The process is the same for the body. Use the pic to do your best and get creative. You don’t have to stick to your bugs – you’re very welcome to create your own bug kingdom.

Filed Under: Kid Friendly, Recipe, Snack Tagged With: Bug, child, nutrients, Recipe, snacks

Bug Valentine Craft with Free Printables

February 10, 2018 by Kelly Dedeaux

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

Even though many of us are barely recovering from Christmas, Valentine’s Day is quickly creeping up on us – crazy, right? With 4 kids in school this year, we’ve got plenty of kids’ Valentines for school to deal with. Luckily, these Bug Valentine pencils are a super easy craft, turn out adorable, and we even included the free printables for you!

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

You all know I love joining in Craft Lightning every month – and we’ve done some awesome crafts for every theme! Remember the snowman fingerprint activity last month? For those that don’t know – with this party we only share 15-minute (or less) crafts. I was able to do at least a dozen in that time, so within an hour I had plenty for my kids’ friends. Here’s for not waiting until the last minute – Woot woot!

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

Supplies

  • These Printable Bug Valentines – Download the 8.5×11 sheet here
  • Pom-poms
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Hot glue/gun
  • Scissors
  • Googly eyes
  • Pencils
  • Hole-punch

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

Directions

  1. Glue a pom-pom onto each pipe cleaner at the top. Glue 2 googly eyes onto the front. These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com Cut the pipe cleaner to your desired length (or leave it longer, up to you) and wrap around the pencil. These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com
  2. Cut out the bug valentine cards. Hole punch at the top and bottom, then slide your pencil through.

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

That’s it – see, I told you it was a super easy Valentine idea! The kids are really excited to give these out – and were glad we did such a variety of colors for their friends to choose from.

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

Another bonus? It’s a non-candy Valentine idea, meaning less sweets to deal with! I like this partially because my kids don’t need even more candy, as I’m sure their friends don’t either – but while doing the craft I’d probably eat well more than I should if it was candy! I’m much safer with pencils and pom-poms 🙂

These super easy Bug Valentine pencils are the perfect Valentine for kids of any age! by BusyMomsHelper.com

Now head over to see the other amazing Valentine’s Day crafts for this month’s Craft Lightning!

If you missed our other Craft Lightning crafts….

Paper Plate Easter Basket / by Busy Mom's Helper

Free Printable Teacher Gift Tags / by Busy Mom's Helper

'Thank You' Wedding Favors / by Busy Mom's Helper

DIY Book of Spells / Harry Potter / Wizards / Magic / Halloween Craft Lightning / by Busy Mom's Helper

Filed Under: Holidays, Kid Friendly, Printable Tagged With: Bug, Craft Lightning, Gift, Valentine, Valentine's Day

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