Fresh Fruit Kabobs, Tacos, Cones, Parfaits and MORE Crazy Combos!

 It's that time of year again.......

Warm weather, Summer Holidays, Picnics, Fireflies and Family Fun!

It's also the time of year when so many fruits are at peak season........

which means fresh, healthy, fun snacks!

I'm all about EASY.  And DELICIOUS!  And if a snack can be FUN, even better;)

I swear, I can think of all kinds of treats for kids (or young at heart).

Just don't ask me to do sophisticated, please! 

So here are some SUPER FUN and EASY treats for a picnic, birthday party, cookout or anytime in between........

Summer Holidays usually have a bit of red, white and blue going on,

so why not make our treats that way too!

1.  Red/White/Blue Parfait.......just layer whipped cream (or yogurt) with blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.  Personally, I'd add a cherry on top:) BHG

2.  Fruit "Sparklers" or Kabobs:)  Berries and Marshmallows in the shape of a flag.  Berry Kabobs

3.  Flag Fruit and Cheese Tray......Don't just bring a boring fruit and cheese platter.....dress it up like a flag! Red, White & Blueberries & Cheese Tray

4.  Watermelon Pop Stars.........Star shaped pieces on a popsicle stick! Watermelon Pop Stars

5.  Flag Fruit...........This is also a cute and simple way to display fruit....The stars are black raspberries and the stripes are rows of banana slices with strawberries on top.

More Fruit Fun.........

1. and 2.  Kids LOVE fruit in an ice cream cone.  Trust me on this one:)

3.  Sugar Cookie Fruit Taco........so cute and delicious! Just a Pinch

4.  Chocolate chip cookie cups with fruit.......cookie cups

Don't you think the little picnic munchkins will love these ideas?  The not-so-little ones do too:)

If these summery fruit ideas don't get you excited for summer......how about these?

Summer flowers.......daisies in a glass of water with food coloring aded.  Cute:)

Guess that's it for now, my chicas!

Sno Cone Cupcakes and Teddy Bear Treats. . . .

just when you think you've seen it all,

some brilliant person (Bakerella?) discovers 

sno-cone cupcakes.

aren't they the cutest idea for cake since. . . . .

cake pops?

here's the good news. . . . .

they're super easy to create yourself.

first, buy some short paper cups or

paper sno-cone cups from a party store,  like party city..

you're gonna need those on hand or you have a regular cupcake:)

next, make vanilla cupcakes. . . . 

color them if you want the cupcake to be colored like the frosting.

try to make them so they have at least a bit of a rounded top.

when cooled, remove from wrapper and place

in the short ice cream cup

 or sno-cone cup.

finally, frost and add sugar sprinkles.

pop a pretty little straw or mini spoon in the cupcake and

enjoy your sno-cone cupcakes:)

here's another cute treat. . . . 

help me now, this is adorable!

Teddy Bear's in a Bubble Bath!

awwwwww. . . .

the recipe uses cake mix but it seems

to me it would be just as easy with a brownie mix.

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
24 Rolo chocolates, unwrapped (optional)
2 cups miniature marshmallows
48 Teddy Grahams honey graham snacks (any flavor) or 48 Teddy Grahams chocolate graham snacks (any flavor) or 48 Teddy Grahams cinnamon graham snacks (any flavor)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake mix, melted butter and egg together. This should be like a soft dough. Take a spoonful of batter and roll into a small ball. Push dough ball into a mini-muffin tin. Take a Rolo and push into the center of the batter. Fill up the muffin tin and bake for 10 minutes. Take the muffin tin out and add 3-4 mini-marshmellows on top of each treat. Push in 2 Teddy Graham bear cookies into each treat. Bake for 2 more minutes to melt the marshmellows a bit. Cool and enjoy!NOTE: Please use muffin tin liners and spray with cooking spray -- these treats get sticky!

(food.com)

it's hard to beat yummy and cute!

***************************************

don't forget about the giveaway for an Origami Owl Locket!

all you have to do, if you want to do the least possible,

is go to tammybrewer.origamiowl.com and see what you like most,

then come back to leave a comment on my blog 

or

my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ShabbyChicksNaples

that's it!

come on. . . .you know you want this!

xoxo

Suzanne

How To Be The COOLEST Mom EVER.....FUN FOOD edition

okay, some of you may or may not know i have another blog,

confessions of a cool mom.

SERIOUSLY!

i love that little blog because being a fun, cool, down to earth mom

is hard in this world.

being a christian mom trying to raise her children with

FAITH, values and morals is even tougher sometimes.

it's a subject that means a lot to me.

mine are teens now.....and it STILL means a lot to me.  

maybe even more.

ONE of these days i'm going to get that blog going again.

you can visit it if you like:)

but for NOW, i'll share some COOL MOM ideas

i found recently, right here on this blog.

hope you like them and take the time to try just one.

kids love this stuff:)

 here are some FUN food ideas,

starting with one of my favorites.....

cause i LOVE giraffes:)

now i THINK this is a PBJ with a little extra detail but i could be wrong.

still.....SOOOO cute!

 for a fun way to eat fruit.....

just make a tiny slit in the rind and VOILA.....

WATERMELON POPS!

or how about some apple cars?

about those pancakes.....

you could be BORING i mean traditional, and make them the usual way.....

or you could start your child's day with RAINBOWS.....

bears.....

snowmen.....

mr. potato head.....

and a good ol pumpkin!

if you're not too worn out.....

maybe you could pack a lunch like this.....

next time you make pasta,

add a bit of food coloring to make this.....

and for dessert, 

how about PAINT BRUSH rice krispie treats?

see.....pretty cool!

now, it wouldn't surprise me if these are so YESTERDAY.....

because I'm always a bit behind:)

but maybe this served as a refresher course.

until next time, when i share a few cool PARTY ideas!

Be Blessed,

Suzanne

p.s.  don't you just love this?