Fish Tank

My work schedule has changed, so I'm now working full time and won't be able to greet Diva off of the bus each day.  Since I'm down to once a week this year anyway, I figured I do a Saturday or Sunday snack instead.

Today is a fish tank, modeled after Diva's fish tank (she has Sponge Bob and Patrck figurines in there).

 

Fruit leather tank outline, yogurt covered raisin and sprinkle rocks, lettuce plants, sponge bob and patrick cheese nips, goldfish crackers.

 

 

Chalkboard

Chalkboard

wheat thin stick outside, blueberry board, string cheese letter and chalk
 

Back to School

Diva started back to school today as a 1st grader.  She was so excited.

Munchie Mom's summer break has come to an end so here's the first installment of the 2012-2013 school year.  I don't think I can maintain the amount of snacks I made last year, so I plan on this being a once a week deal from here forward, pending nothing changes.

Pencil

 

 

banana, pink marshmallow eraser, Bugel and mini chocolate chip tip, Trader Joe's Schoolbook Cookies

Day 141- Summer Break

Today is Diva's last day of school and she's off for summer break, which means I'm taking a break too.  I can't tell you what the fall will bring, so stay tuned. 

Sandcastle

graham cracker sandcastle, marshmallow door and flag, pretzel stick flag pole, cheerio sand

Day 140

Lightening Bug / Firefly

apple body/wings, pineapple light, pretzel legs and antenna, cracker head, mini chocolate chip eyes, fruit snack mouth

Day 139

Olympic Rings

blueberries, corn, chocolate chips, peas, fruit snacks

Day 138

Seahorse (slightly different camera angle this time because it ended up pretty sideways)

apple, shark cheddar crackers

Day 137

Hello Kitty

string cheese face, fruit snack bow, mini chocolate chip eyes, sprinkle nose and whiskers

Day 136

Captain America
(this is my, meh, good enough for a Friday snack)

apple star and white ring, watermelon

Day 135

Spiderman

watermelon

Day 134

Wonder Woman

apple crown with strawberry star, WW schoolbook cookies

Day 133

Batman

banana

Day 132

I'm attempting a super hereos week this week.  We'll see how it goes!

Superman

strawberry S, golden delicious apple triangle

Day 132

Robot

cheese it head, body and legs, pretzel stick arms and antenna, sprinkle eyes, fruit snack hands, feet and mouth

Day 131

Dinosaur

honeydew melon dinosaur, fruit snack spikes, sprinkle eyes and edible marker features

Day 130

Fly Guy (if you don't know, it's a Tedd Arnold book)

giant marshmallow eyes with edible marker, pear body and nose,  pea pod wings, pretzel legs and antenna

Day 129

horse

grape head, body and legs, fruit snack mane and tail, sprinkle eyes

Day 128

Chicken

ritz cracker body, cheese head, feather, and tail, pretzel stick legs and feet, sprinkle eye

Day 127

Cow

string cheese body, head, legs, and tail, mini chocolate chip spots, sprinkle eyes and nostrils, pink Peep utters

Day 126

Farmer

blueberry overalls, raspberry shirt and hat, vanilla wafer head decorated with edible markers, wheat thin stick arms and feet, pretzel and cheese-it garden hoe

Day 125

Tractor

green apple tractor, vanilla wafer wheels, chocolate chip ground, mini chocolate chip exhaust

Day 124

Sunflower

chocolate chip center, banana petals

Day 123

Hydrangea

blackberry flower, snow pea leaves and stem

Day 122

Daffodil

pineapple chunk petals, banana center, snow pea stem

Day 121

Hyacinth (Diva's favorite flower)

cucumber stem and leaves, grape flowers

Day 120

Zoo

schoolbook cookie letters, pretzel cage, animal crackers

Day 119

Elephant

apple body, ear, tail, marshmallow nails, sprinkle eye

Day 118

Zebra

red pear face, ears, stripes and hair, cheerio and sprinkle eye, fruit snack mouth

Get Down and Get Funky

I really felt like I was in a bit of a funk here for the past two weeks as far as snack making.  I'm not going to lie in that I'm anticipating summer break where I too can take a summer break and maybe just move to Saturday Snacks or Monday Munchies instead.

Anyway, I feel like I'm a bit back on my game with the giraffe today, and here's why.  As much as I am creative, I'm also a planner, and thinker.  The days I felt the snacks were ho-hum I didn't do a lot of prep work-- didn't think about it before hand (I have to let things marinate a little sometimes), didn't do a sketch, didn't google the image for ideas, didn't plan out what foods I had on hand that worked.  I just tried it, and, well, it passed, but I didn't feel great about it.  I'm trying to get renewed energy to get back in my game to finish out the school year strong.  31 more days of kindergarten to go!

Day 117

Giraffe

banana body, head, ears and antlers, fruit roll up spots, sprinkle eyes and nostrils, celery grass

Day 116

Snail

cucumber, wheat thin stick, pretzel stick and sprinkle

Day 115

Barbie

red pear, B schoolbook cookie, 2 red gummy life savers

Day 114

Basketball

orange

Day 113

Daisies
Diva had a play date again today- one of her friends from Daisy Girl Scouts so I made them Daisies.

rice krispie treat center and stem, apple slice petals

Day 112

Soccer ball

mini bagel with cream cheese, blackberries

Day 111

Baseball

apple baseball, wheat thin stick bat

Day 110

Easter bonnets (may have to use your imagination a little on this one)

vanilla wafer bottoms, banana slice tops, decorated with sprinkles and mini chocolate chips

Day 109

Cake Eggs

Diva had a play date over today, and on Monday my sister gave me a baking pan she didn't want anymore that makes egg shapes, about the size of a cupcake, maybe a little bigger.

(sorry, I only have an after picture, and no idea where the pan is from)

We put the play date, the pan, some cake mix and frosting I had on hand together, and voila!  decorate your own cake Easter egg.

Here's the cast of characters:

and the delicious finished product as decorated by two 6 year old girls, who are now all hyped up on sugar.  There is lots of giggling going on!

Day 108

Easter eggs (and jellybeans)

pear eggs, Jelly Belly jelly beans

Day 107

Bunny

giant, big and small marshmallows for the bunny, grape grass

We are off for spring break next week- so Munchie Mom will be back April 3!

Day 106

Chick

mini bagel with cream cheese body, bagel wings and feathers on top, cantaloupe feet and beak, chocolate chip eyes

Day 105

The Lorax

cantaloupe body, arms and legs, banana moustache and eye brows, mini chocolate chip eyes

Day 104

Truffula Trees (from The Lorax)

cotton candy tops, pretzel stick bottoms

Day 103

Shamrock

kiwi shamrock, fruit loop rainbow border

Day 102

Ant

grape body, pretzel legs and antenna, sprinkle eyes, clementine sun

Day 101

Umbrella

strawberry umbrella top, letter cookie handle, blue sprinkle rain, marshmallow cloud

Day 100

Day 100!  Whoop!  Whoop!

Pot O' Gold

apple pot, rolo gold

(sorry the picture isn't as good and crooked.  my camera battery was dead upon arrival)

Day 99

Blast Off!

apple space ship and Saturn, fruit by the foot exhaust and Saturn's rings, cheese it grips stars