celery & apple bugs

TOP TIP

Use a plastic knife to teach your child to cut banana, avocado, grapes or any other soft foods. You may have to guide their hand at first.

YOU NEED

• 2 sticks of celery, washed

• 1 slice of red apple

• ½ carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks

•peanutbutter

• a few raisins

METHOD

1 Cut the celery into 5cm pieces. Fill both celery valleys with peanut butter.

2 To make the snail, pipe a spiral of peanut butter onto the apple slice. Stand the apple slice upright in the celery. Use two carrot matchsticks for feelers and two raisins for eyes.

4 To make the centipede, place carrot sticks on each side of celery stick to form legs.

Use two more sticks for feelers and two raisins for eyes.

TOP TIP Children can help measure, stir, crack eggs and whisk. They can also use their hands to put ingredients into bowls for you, or pour liquids into and out of measuring cups.