Soft finger foods for babies

Best Early Finger Foods for Baby (With Tips, Visuals, and Recipes)

Use this list of safe, nutritious, and easy to eat finger foods for baby to help you know exactly what (and how) to offer at meals and snacks. Plus, find the best first finger foods, troubleshooting tips, and visuals of foods broken down by food group to keep things easy!

Finger Foods for Baby

After baby starts solids and is ready to move onto finger foods, you may feel a little confused by exactly what to serve and how to serve it. Which is totally normal because it can be scary to let baby feed themselves this way and we may not have any experience doing this—or we may have totally forgotten from our last kiddo!

This list of finger foods for baby will cover some great first finger foods to start with, then set you up with plenty of healthy options from each food group.

TIP: Find more info on starting solids here and the best foods to start with if doing baby led weaning or purees with baby.

Healthy Baby Food

I love sharing these ideas for baby food since they are easy to prepare and serve and because I know how hard it can be to continue to come up with flavorful and healthy meals and snacks for our little ones. Let me tell you, I’m on my third kiddo and it can be such a challenge to feed him during the chaos of parenting the rest of my crew! These foods are wholesome and nutritious—perfect for your baby.

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Best First Finger Foods

When baby is around 9 months, you’ll notice that they’re able to pick up smaller pieces of food with two fingers. This is known as the “pincer grasp” and is a sign that they’re ready to start finger foods. To be clear, when I say “finger foods” I mean small pieces of food that a baby (or toddler) can feed themselves.

Here are some of my favorite ones to start with that are all super soft, safe to eat, and easy to pick up.

Scrambled egg, broken up into small pieces
Roasted sweet potato mashed and broken up into small pieces
Fresh raspberries, broken up into smaller pieces
Oatmeal, cooked according to package directions and allowed to cool
Tofu, diced and sauteed lightly or steamed
Ground beef, chicken, or turkey, broken up into small pieces or lightly mashed meatballs
Shredded cheese or crumbled goat cheese
Mashed sweet potato, in little pieces
Peanut butter puffs

TIP: You can serve the tofu, ground meat, or meatballs in veggie puree from a pouch or a simple marinara sauce for extra moisture and flavor. Learn more about how and why to introduce peanut butter.

Finger Foods for Baby: Fruits and Veggies

Some of my favorite early fruits and veggies to serve babies are:

Mashed roasted sweet potato, broken up into small pieces
Warmed frozen peas, slightly mashed if desired
Roasted Zucchini
Diced Roasted Sweet Potato or Butternut Squash
Fresh blueberries, cut in half or quarters
Fresh raspberries, broken into small pieces
Banana, broken into small segments (they are less slippery this way versus slicing them)
Avocado, diced and mashed slightly (be sure it’s ripe and very soft)

TIP: A good rule of thumb is to serve pieces of food that are about the size of a pea to start and soft enough that they are easy to squish between your fingers. This will be easy for baby to pick up and eat and will also reduce chances of choking.

Finger Food Ideas: Carbohydrates

Offering complex carbohydrates can provide fiber, a variety of textures, B vitamins, and more. Try these with your baby.

Spinach pancakes (moisten with applesauce or plain yogurt if needed; this recipe is particularly moist and great for babies)
Oatmeal, cooked according to package directions and allowed to cool
Baby Puffs
Peanut Butter Puffs
Rice (it’s easiest if it’s in little clumps so baby can pick it up; this Coconut Rice or this Cheesy Rice are both good options)
Baby Banana Muffin
O cereal (soften in nondairy unsweetened milk or yogurt as needed)
Baked Oatmeal, diced

Finger Food Ideas: Proteins

Offering proteins will continue to expose baby to a range of nutrients. These are my go-tos for babies newer to finger foods—and toddlers too.

Shredded cheese (thicker cuts are a little easier to pick up)
Tofu, diced and sauteed lightly or steamed
Flaked cooked wild salmon
Lightly mashed meatballs
Shredded chicken, cut up finely (we love this Butter Chicken to share with baby)
Ground beef, turkey, or chicken, broken into smaller pieces
Lightly mashed beans
Scrambled eggs, broken up into small pieces
Diced egg muffins

I’d love to hear any questions you may have, or if you have foods that your babies enjoy that I didn’t include here.

Chime in below in the comments!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Author Amy Palanjian

Cuisine American

Course Baby Food

Calories 124kcal

Servings 1

First Finger Foods (choose 1-3 per meal)

▢ 1 Scrambled egg (broken up into small pieces)
▢ 1/4 cup Roasted sweet potato, mashed and broken up into small pieces
▢ 1/4 cup Fresh raspberries (broken up into smaller pieces)
▢ 1/4 cup Oatmeal (cooked according to package directions and allowed to cool)
▢ 2 tbsp Tofu (diced and sauteed lightly or steamed)
▢ 2 tbsp ground beef, chicken, or turkey, broken up into small pieces or lightly mashed meatballs
▢ 2 tbsp shredded cheese or crumbled goat cheese
▢ 1/4 cup Mashed sweet potato (broken into little pieces)
▢ 1/4 cup Peanut butter puffs

Fruits and Veggies

▢ 1/4 cup mashed roasted sweet potato (broken up into small pieces)
▢ 1/4 cup warmed frozen peas
▢ 1/4 cup Roasted Zucchini
▢ 1/4 cup diced Roasted Sweet Potato or Butternut Squash
▢ 1/4 cup blueberries (cut in half or quarters)
▢ 1/4 cup raspberries (broken into small pieces)
▢ 1/4 cup banana slices (broken into small segments—they are less slippery this way versus slicing them)
▢ 2 tbsp avocado (diced and mashed slightly—be sure it's ripe and very soft)

Whole Grains and Carbohydrates

▢ 1 Spinach pancakes (moisten with applesauce or plain yogurt if needed; this recipe is particularly moist and great for babies)
▢ 1/4 cup Oatmeal (cooked according to package directions and allowed to cool)
▢ 1/4 cup Baby Puffs
▢ 1/4 cup Peanut Butter Puffs
▢ 1/4 cup fully cooked rice (it's easiest if it's in little clumps so baby can pick it up; this Coconut Rice or this Cheesy Rice are both good options)
▢ 1 Baby Banana Muffin
▢ 1/4 cup O cereal (soften in nondairy unsweetened milk or yogurt as needed)
▢ 1/4 cup Baked Oatmeal (diced or regular oatmeal broken into little pieces)

Dairy

▢ 2 tbsp Shredded cheese (such as mozzarella)
▢ 2 tbsp Tofu (diced and sauteed lightly or steamed)
▢ 2 tbsp flaked cooked wild salmon
▢ 1 lightly mashed meatballs
▢ 2 tbsp finely shredded chicken (we love this Butter Chicken to share with baby)
▢ 2 tbsp ground beef, turkey, or chicken (broken into smaller pieces)
▢ 2 tbsp lightly mashed beans
▢ 1 Scrambled egg (broken up into small pieces)
▢ 1 Diced Egg muffins

For each meal or snack, choose 2-3 foods from a mix of food groups. Aim to include some fat in most meals and protein in many too.
Prepare the food, cutting into small pieces and/or mashing as needed to make the food easy to eat.
Start with small portions and allow more as baby indicates according to their hunger.

Store leftovers in an airtight container for 3-5 days in the fridge.
Many foods you cook for your family will work as baby finger foods—just be sure they are easy to squish between your fingers and the pieces are small and easy to chew.
Babies very normally make a lot of faces when they eat, so don't assume they don't like something just because they scrunch their nose!
Flavors and textures can take time to learn to eat, so continue offering foods in small portions even if baby hasn't liked them in the past—and make sure they taste good to you!

Calories: 124kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 164mg, Sodium: 81mg, Potassium: 344mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 9857IU, Vitamin C: 18mg, Calcium: 51mg, Iron: 1mg

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Ultimate Guide to Starting Solids

With the advice on starting solids varying depending on who you ask, it can be hard to know when the milestone should happen for your baby. We go through the research on when to start solids—at 4 months or at 6 months—to help you make the best decision possible.

Starting Solids

Starting solids is one of the most fun and exciting milestones that we get to experience with our babies during the first year. But when to actually start a baby on solid foods, and which foods to go with, can be a little controversial.

And the advice can seem to change depending on who you ask. Many families start at 4 months, and many wait until 6. There’s no one right answer, but there are some factors to consider.

We’ll cover them below to help you make an informed decision that works for your family.

Starting Solids at 4 Months

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting to start solids until a baby is 6 months, and to go with wide variety of foods, introduced one at a time. But many pediatricians still say it’s okay to start rice cereal at 4 months.

If your pediatrician recommends this at the 4 month check up, ask their thoughts on the recommendation from the AAP.

Newer research, as written about in the book First Bite, also suggests starting closer to 4 months, but with a wider range of flavors to take advantage of a window of greater flavor acceptability in younger babies. It’s thought that by introducing a lot of flavors early on, you might be able to ward off picky eating in toddlerhood.

I am not convinced that there’s that direct of a correlation since most kids go through a very normal phase called neophobia when they are more fearful of new foods during the ages between 2-6. And that happens to kids no matter how they were introduced to food.

But, it is interesting to know that the thoughts on exactly when to start solids is a little more fluid than many of us might have assumed.

TIP: Read more on the phase of neophobia for the full information.

Starting Solids at 6 Months

Megan McNamee MPH, RDN, CLT is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in pediatric nutrition and runs Feeding Littles. She’s also an expert in helping parents start solids and she gives such helpful advice for how to know when your baby is ready to start solids.

She recommends that we pay attention to these readiness signs:

How well they can sit up on their own.
How good their head control is.
Whether they show interest in food when sitting at the table.
How they sit when they’re in the highchair—can they sit upright without being extensively propped up?

TIP: These markers look at a broader context of the child’s development than just age, and can give you more information when deciding when to start.

Which are the best foods for starting solids?

For most babies, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it doesn’t really matter which foods you start with as long as they’re whole foods without added salt or sugar.

You can start with single-grain baby cereals like Baby Rice Cereal or Baby Oatmeal, or go with fruits or vegetables, either as purees or BLW style foods.

Babies are born with a preference for sweet foods, but that doesn’t mean you need to avoid fruits or just offer veggies to start. Aim to do a mix of flavors! We like banana, avocado, sweet potato, pureed peas, butternut squash, and pureed fruits.

And you can introduce meat, which is a great source of iron and zinc and are more readily absorbed than from plant-based sources.

TIP: This baby food introduction chart is a great month-by-month resource on which foods are great to offer during baby’s first year.

Starting Solids: Purees

Purees are an easy, nutritious option to start solids. You can use store-bought baby food or go with homemade purees. There are so many No-Cook Baby Food options that are fast and simple, and each stores well in the freezer, too.

Typically, you would start with one meal a day, then gradually work up to two meals, then three with the goal of being at at least three meals by the time baby turns one. (Many kids are having three meals and two snacks by age one, but it may depend on how many bottles or breastfeeding sessions, and generally their unique hunger level. )

Babies vary widely in their eagerness to eat solids and may or may not be interested. Offer food when baby is rested and has a full tummy from their milk feeding as it will take them time to connect the dots between this new solid food and its ability to satisfy their hunger.

Let baby take the lead on the amount of food they eat and stop the meal when they close their mouth, turn away from the spoon, or start to fuss. You can even put some of the puree onto a spoon and offer it to baby to feed themselves.

First Puree Recipes to Try

Here are some simple purees that work well to start solids.

Favorite Sweet Potato Baby Food

You can serve this as wedges, a thick mash, or a thinner puree to your baby or toddler. (Adults will love the wedges, too!)

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Banana Puree Baby Food

Use a ripe banana with at least some brown spots for the best flavor in this puree.

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Best Apple Puree (with Flavor Combinations + Storage Tips))

There’s no one right serving size for every child, so start with a smaller amount and offer more as indicated by baby. When they turn their head or close their mouth, end the meal—it’s usually pretty obvious when they want to be done!

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Easy Pear Puree (Plus Easy Storage Tips)

Use ripe pears—they should give just a little to the touch and smell like a pear—for the best flavor in this puree. Some babies may want a few spoonful, some a bowlful. Follow baby’s cues to determine the right amount for them.

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Quinoa Baby Food (Easy Baby Cereal)

Transform nutrient-rich quinoa into a delicious baby food—with options for older kids and parents to share it—using this simple method. (Find flavor variations and storage tips too.)

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Easy Carrot Baby Food (Puree and BLW-Syle)

Turn fresh carrots into a simple, nourishing baby food for baby with this easy method to make Carrot Puree. Read the Notes for additional flavor options and storage information.

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Starting Solids: Baby Led Weaning

The feeding approach known as “baby led weaning” or “BLW” for short, is a style of feeding infants that has become increasingly popular over the past decade. It allows babies to feed themselves right from the start with food that is easy to hold in their hands—or foods offered on preloaded spoons.

The food is typically offered in thick finger-size pieces so baby’s little hand can hold it securely. And the foods are soft and easy to squish between your fingers for a low risk of choking.

This option has the benefit of allowing you to, very often, share the food that you’re making for the rest of the family with baby with simple modifications.

(I love this method, but want to add that there can be so much shaming online if a family decides not to go with BLW. There is no one right way to feed a family. You can do purees and BLW-style foods. BLW is not magic and it can be incredibly stressful for some people. Every family has a unique set of circumstances and we all need to judge each other a little less.)

My full Guide to Baby Led Weaning has the complete information on using this approach.

First BLW-Foods to Try

Here are some easy and nutritious options to start baby-led weaning.

Ultimate Guide to Baby Led Weaning (and Best First Foods)

Below are some of the best first foods to start baby led weaning. Choose one at a time to offer and make sure that the fruits are ripe so that they are soft and taste good. (Nutrition will vary based on the specific foods you offer.)

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Easy Egg Yolk Puree (with BLW option)

This is an easy method to introduce eggs to baby, whether they’re starting solids on purees or with the baby led weaning approach. Adjust the number of eggs up or down as you like.

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Best Broccoli for Babies (Puree and BLW-Style)

Learn how to make nutritious Broccoli Puree and a super easy method for baby led weaning style broccoli. Both start with the same technique, so you can do either (or both!).

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Favorite Zucchini Baby Food

Learn the easiest way to make flavorful Zucchini Baby Food—with options for baby-led weaning zucchini and also zucchini puree—with one simple method. Plus: Find storage and serving tips.

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Easy Roasted Carrot “Fries”

These baked carrot fries are a simple side to go with burgers or chicken and pair perfectly with ketchup.

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The Best 2-Ingredient Pancakes (Baby and Toddler Approved)

This recipe makes one small batch of super tender 2-Ingredient Pancakes. It usually makes 1-2 little-kid-size servings. To make more, simply double the recipe. These are delicate pancakes with a texture that's sort of custardy like French toast, so be gentle when flipping them. See the NOTES at the bottom for the flavor variations.

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How many meals should I offer baby each day?

You can start with one meal a day, then gradually increase as baby becomes more interested in food and it works naturally with your schedule. There’s no one right way for every family, but generally aim to reach 3 meals (and possibly even two snacks if it works with your schedule) by the first birthday.

Refer to baby feeding schedules for more information and options.

I’m worried about choking—what should I do?

The best thing would be to take an infant CPR course so you feel armed with information. You can also read this post on Toddler Choking Hazards, which will give you all of the info you need about foods to watch out for an avoid to keep mealtimes safe and enjoyable.

Generally, if the food you offer is soft and easy to squish between your fingers, baby is sitting down and has water to drink throughout a meal, you can lower choking risks.

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When can baby have peanut butter?

Experts advise introducing it soon after you start solids—assuming there is no history of severe food allergies in the family and baby has not had eczema. Read more about introducing peanut butter here and find my favorite peanut butter puree!

When can baby have milk?

Babies should have formula and breastmilk as their primary food and water with meals once they start solids. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that we wait to introduce cow’s milk until baby has turned one since, unlike the proteins in dairy like yogurt and cheese, the ones in cow’s milk are harder to digest.

Cow’s milk also contains a large amount of proteins and minerals, which can stress a baby’s kidneys or cause iron-deficiency anemia if given in large quantities. This is in the context of potential issues if you were to put cow’s milk to a baby bottle or sippy cup.

You can use an unsweetened nondairy milk in the meantime.

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When can baby have water?

When you start offering foods, you can offer a little water along with it to help baby get into the habit of drinking water and to make foods easier to eat. Read more about babies and water—and why we want to wait until 6 months to start it.

Babies and Salt

It’s a good idea to review the recommendations on avoiding salt for babies—and how to do it without making yourself crazy. You can read my full post on babies and salt here.

When can baby have honey?

Honey is a no-go for kids under age one because it can cause a very rare, but serious, condition called infant botulism. While most foods not recommended for babies are due to choking hazards or allergy concerns, the deal with honey is completely different. And we need to avoid it raw and cooked.

Learn more about babies and honey and know that you can add a lot of flavor to foods using fruit purees like applesauce or mashed banana.

Best Early Finger Foods for Babies

Once a baby reaches around 9 months of age, they will have the ability to pick up smaller pieces of foods with their fingers. At that point, you can start offering more finger foods. Aim for them to be very easy to chew—you should be able to squish them between your fingers easily.

TIP: Find my full list of the best Early Finger Foods for easy reference.

Which highchair is best for a baby?

You’ll want a highchair that allows a baby to sit upright, rather than slouched back in a reclining position which could be a choking hazard. It’s also a good idea to choose a highchair that has a food rest which can promote proper body positioning while sitting.

Two of our favorites are the Stokke Tripp Trapp, which I’ve had for 7 years now and can say that it’s incredibly durable and easy to clean. We also love that it transforms into a stool once the kids are too big for the highchair components. It’s totally worth the price!

Another highchair that’s great for babies is Keekaroo Height Right Kids Chair that has nice cushions for added support.

TIP: Find my full list of favorite Highchairs for Babies and Toddlers for more information.

Learn More About Starting Solids

For my full information on starting solids. check out my Yummy Baby Food ebook. It takes you through the first year, with step-by-step advice, recipes, and tips in an easy to use digital format.

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This post was first published October 2018.

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You can prepare a wide variety of snacks for a children's birthday. When choosing recipes, it is worth combining fruit, vegetable and meat dishes.

The main emphasis in recipes for children's snacks is on the design of dishes. You can cook sandwiches with the image of cartoon characters, food in the form of birds and animals. It is worth trying a variety of recipes. After all, children love the unusual serving of food. You can show your imagination and experiment by adding your own ideas to the recipes.

Simple appetizers according to recipes will help you set a festive, unusual and tasty table for the birthday boy and his friends.

Children's snacks should be healthy. Do not use fatty and unhealthy foods when preparing snacks for a children's birthday. It is not recommended to offer children specific delicacies that they have not yet tried - some seafood, cheeses, meat and fish delicacies.

How to prepare snacks for children's birthday - 15 varieties

“Frut brothers”
Bananas in chocolate on skewers
ladybug on the cracker
“Chickens” from quail eggs
cheese panels
Fruit hedgehog 9000 with sauce
Minion Sandwiches
Angry Birds Sandwiches
Olive Penguins
Stuffed Mice
Mini Animal Pizzas
Vegetable sailboats

Fly agaric

Fly agaric is a poisonous mushroom. But edible fly agarics can be served on the children's table. A bright and light snack is sure to attract the attention of guests.

Ingredients:

Cherry tomatoes
Quail eggs
Sour cream or mayonnaise
Greenery

Preparation:

Boil and peel quail eggs. They will be the "fly agaric leg". Hats are made from tomatoes. It is necessary to cut them in half and scoop out the pulp with a spoon or knife. We connect the parts of the "fly agarics", put white dots with mayonnaise or sour cream.

We decorate "mushrooms" with greens. Serve on a platter (for this you should cut off a convex piece of the egg from the bottom for stability) or on a wooden skewer.

Chocolate-covered banana skewers

This recipe is very simple. Dessert will be to the taste of every child.

Ingredients:

Bananas
Crushed nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts) or shredded coconut
Chocolate (no filler)

Preparation:

Liquid chocolate is required. Therefore, we melt the tile in a water bath. We cut each banana into 4-6 equal parts. The slices should be quite large. We prepare a large shallow plate or dish, lay parchment on the surface.

Pierce a piece of banana with a toothpick or skewer and dip into melted chocolate. You can immerse the slice in chocolate completely, you can only half. After that, immediately roll the banana in nuts (or in coconut flakes). Lay out on a platter.

Put the dessert in the freezer for 1.5-2 hours. Serve chilled.

Ladybug on a Cracker

A simple and cute recipe. Bright "ladybugs" - a light snack for the festive table.

Ingredients:

Cherry tomatoes
Pitted olives
Green onion
Curd cheese
Cracker round

Preparation:

Spread curd cheese on the cracker. Cut the tomatoes into 4 slices. We place 2 pieces of tomatoes on each cracker, spreading them a little to make ladybug wings. We place olives on the cracker - they will be the “head”. We make “antennae” from onions, stick them into olives. We make black dots on the “wings” from small pieces of olives.

The dish is ready for the children's party!

"Chickens" from quail eggs

A funny appetizer will decorate the festive table: bright and cute chickens will surely please kids.

Ingredients:

Quail eggs - 4-5 pcs.
Sour cream - 3-4 tablespoons
Grated cheese - 2-3 tbsp. spoons
Boiled carrots and fresh herbs for garnish

Preparation:

Boil and peel eggs. With a small knife, zigzag each egg in half. Take out the yolks, put them in a bowl. On the squirrels, cut off a small piece at the bottom to give stability to the forms.

Add cheese and sour cream to the yolks, stir. You should get a homogeneous mass. From it we sculpt small balls. We lay them out in proteins, which will be "shells" for the chicks.

We cut out scallops and beaks for "chickens" from their carrots. Put finely chopped greens on a dish. And we launch our chicks on the "grass".

Chicken eyes can be made from small balls of black bread or olives. If you prepare such a dish for an adult table, then you can use peppercorns for the eyes.

Cheese Pans

If you're planning a holiday table for a young Harry Potter fan, this original recipe is a must-try!

Ingredients:

Soft cheese
Salty bread sticks
Natural yogurt
Green onion
Fresh cucumber

Preparation:

Very thin square slices of cheese need to be cut. Or buy a product cut in this way right away. Fold the square in half, make cuts in strips about 2/3 long. Wrap the resulting piece around a bread stick, tie a "panicle" with green onions.

Add grated cucumber to yogurt, salt to taste.

Serve the panicles with sauce.

Fruit hedgehog

This edible hedgehog will decorate the holiday table and bring benefits to children, because it contains only fruits.

Ingredients:

Pear
Carnation and olive for decoration
Green grapes

Preparation:

Peel the top of the pear. We pierce each grape with a toothpick. Then we stick toothpicks with berries into the unpeeled part of the pear.

From carnation flowers we make eyes for the "hedgehog", and from olives - a nose.

Funny fruit guest is ready to meet the kids!

Sweet tartlets

Small desserts are always welcome at a children's party. Tartlets are a neat and pretty dish.

Ingredients:

Cooked shortbread dough baskets - 10-15 pcs.
Condensed milk - 1 can
Cream - 1 cup
Gelatin - 2 table. spoons
Nuts, chocolate, fruit for decoration

Preparation:

Soak gelatine in cold water. Then combine it with condensed milk and cream. Fill the tartlets with the resulting mass. Leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours until the cream is completely solidified.

Decorate tartlets with chocolate, fruits and nuts as you wish. You can post pictures or compositions.

Fruit Skewers with Marshmallows

You can improvise this sweet snack with any fruit ingredients you like. This recipe is simple and versatile.

Ingredients:

Marshmallow
Strawberry
Grapes
Cherry
Or any fruits and berries

Preparation:

You will need long wooden canapé sticks. All ingredients must be strung in any order on skewers. If the dish will be served to young children, you can first remove the seeds from berries and fruits so that the kids do not swallow them by accident.

Put the finished skewers on a large dish.

Skewers can be topped with melted chocolate or icing.

Fruit waffle skewers with sauce

The dish will appeal to all children without exception. Skewers are easy to eat, they are sweet and fruity.

Ingredients:

Small Viennese Wafers
Banana
Strawberry
Blackberry
Or any other berries and fruits
Greek yogurt (or regular natural) - ½ cup
Maple syrup - 1 table. spoon
Cinnamon ¼ teaspoon

Preparation:

We string waffles, berries and fruits in any order on multi-colored tubes or wooden skewers. Mix yogurt with syrup and cinnamon.

Children can dip the skewers in the sauce - it's very tasty!

Sandwich minions

The appetizer is prepared quickly - even children can cope with the recipe. Unusual sandwiches are made in the form of cartoon characters - mischievous minions.

Ingredients:

Bread
Cheese
Olives
Cucumber

Preparation:

“Cut out” circles from bread and cheese using a cup. We make sandwiches out of them.

Cut the olives into rings and half rings. We spread them on sandwiches like glasses and a mouth. We cut the cucumber into thin strips, which will become the bow of the glasses.

Cute minion sandwiches are ready!

Angry Birds Sandwiches

Angry Birds are extremely popular among children and teenagers. Therefore, their appearance on the table will delight young guests.

Ingredients:

Butter
Buns round
Sausage
Cheese
Olives

Preparation:

Spread butter on the bun halves. You can replace it with cottage cheese if you wish. We make “bird plumage” from cheese and sausage, which we spread on sandwiches.

We make eyes from butter and olives. Do not forget to make black eyebrows "tick" - this is the main thing in the image of Angry Birds.

You can experiment and cook "evil birds" from different products. For example, red or green cheese, tomatoes, boiled beef or any other yellow, red or green foods will come in handy.

Olive Penguins

Bright and pretty penguins are very easy to make. These birds will decorate the festive table.

Ingredients:

Pitted olives large and small
Carrot
Cream or curd cheese

Preparation:

Cut the carrots into circles, but not too thin. Cut out a triangular slice (in the shape of a piece of cake). The larger part will be the “penguin legs”, and the smaller one will be the “beak”, we stick it into a small olive tree - the “bird's head”. We fill a large olive with cheese so that the “penguin” has a “white breast” visible.

Take a skewer of medium length and use it to connect all the parts.

Penguins are ready to serve!

Stuffed “mice”

There is a place for rodents on the table. If only they are prepared according to our recipe.

Ingredients:

Chicken eggs
Cheese
Garlic
Lettuce leaves
Mayonnaise or sour cream
Carnation
Radish (or cucumber or carrot)

Preparation:

Cut boiled eggs in half. Set aside the yolk. Mix grated cheese with garlic, sour cream (mayonnaise) and egg yolks. Fill with egg halves. Lay them on a lettuce leaf, stuffing side down.

We decorate the "mice". We make eyes and a nose from cloves. We make two cuts on the egg, with the help of which we fix round thin “ears”. We make them from radish (cucumber, carrot). We make "antennae" and "tail" from greenery.

The mice are ready for the holiday!

Animal Mini Pizzas

Everyone knows that kids love pizza. This dish is sure to be a hit! The recipe for mini pizzas is designed specifically for children.

Ingredients:

Yeast - 1.5 tsp
Flour - 3 cups
Salt - 1.5 teaspoons
Sugar - 2 table. spoons
Vegetable oil - 3 table. spoons
Bulb — 1 pc.
Garlic - 2 cloves
Tomato juice - 1 cup
Tomato paste - 1 table. spoon
Boiled shredded chicken meat
Cheese, grated
Quail eggs
Sausage
Olives
Tomatoes

Preparation:

Pizza dough is prepared in a bread machine. We put in it yeast, flour, salt, sugar and vegetable oil. We turn on the “Dough kneading” program for 1.5 hours. 3 minutes after the start of kneading, add 150 ml of water.

If you do not have a bread maker, you can use ready-made yeast dough or replace the mass yourself.

Fry finely chopped onion and garlic. Add tomato juice. Then tomato paste. The sauce should simmer for 10 minutes until thickened. We bring the mass to homogeneity in a blender.

Divide the finished dough into small balls. Let's roll them out. From small pieces of dough we sculpt "muzzles" and "ears". Lubricate the pizza base with sauce.

Place chicken and cheese on pizzas. We put in the oven for 20 minutes.

Now it only remains to show your imagination: decorate the muzzles of the "animals" with eggs, sausage, olives, tomatoes. You can add herbs or any other ingredients.