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Nature Cat

Fruit and Veggie Caterpillars

Nov 14, 201830 min activity

Does your child love all things nature? Add some friendly insects to your backyard party invite list by assembling these tasty fruit and vegetable snacks that look like caterpillars.

Materials

Directions

1

Prepare the fruits and vegetables: Rinse all of the fruits and vegetables and pat dry. Cut the celery into several pieces, each 3"-4" long. Then slice the bottom “peak” off of the celery so that it lays flat. If necessary, slice the grape tomatoes in half. Arrange the fruit and vegetables on the celery (before “gluing” them down with the peanut butter) to make sure they fit properly.

2

Fill each celery stalk with peanut butter or cream cheese and top with grapes, blueberries or grape tomatoes for the body. Use a grape for the head. (For young children, you may want to cut the grapes in half.)

3

Make the antennae. Cut the cilantro stem to size. Using your toothpick, poke a hole where you want each antennae to go. If necessary, wiggle the toothpick a bit to make the hole big enough to fit the cilantro stem. Insert the stem.

4

Using the toothpick, dab a bit of peanut butter onto the back of the candy eyes and then adhere them to the grape.

5

Arrange your fruit and vegetable garden grubs on a plate and serve.

Activity Type
Recipe
Show: Nature Cat

Nature Cat is designed to encourage kids to explore and develop connections with the natural world.

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