My older son is almost three and is at the stage where the presentation of the food is almost as important as the food itself. Needless to say that I have been practicing my art skills in the kitchen. During a recent experiment where I was trying to paint a picture with ravioli {random, I know} I realized that cutting cheese into shapes actually turns out better. It is super simple which allows you to make detailed scenes in a matter of minutes. And it’s perfect because I’ve been trying to find alternate uses for my cookie cutters.
This scene is a very basic example. The possibilities are endless and either you can serve your kids a completed scene or you can let them create their own. I served my toddler the pumpkin patch with a full moon and he liked making his own jack-o-lanterns. The following day he asked for it again!
| Halloween Crackers and Cheese |
- Crackers
- Colby Jack cheese or another orange cheese
- Olive slices for garnish
- Pretzel rods for garnish
- Slice the cheese and then use round cookie or biscuit cutters to cut out small pumpkins and a large moon.
- Use pieces of olive to make jack-o-lanterns and bats.
- Use pretzel rods as pumpkin stems.
- Serve the cheese scene with crackers.