Turn Your Kitchen into an Art Studio: Edible Crafts & Creative Recipes
At Playful Chef, we believe the kitchen is more than a place to cook — it’s a place to create! With a little imagination (and a few everyday ingredients), kids can turn food into art that’s fun to make and delicious to eat.
This is a FANTASTIC project to do with friends. Make memories while you’re making your snacks!
Fruit & Veggie Mosaics : Ages 6-8
What You’ll Need:
- Graham crackers, rice cakes, or tortillas
- Cream cheese, nut butter, or hummus (as “glue”)
- Assorted fruits and veggies, sliced thin or cut with small cookie cutters
How To:
- Spread “glue” on your cracker or rice cake base.
- Arrange fruit and veggie pieces into flowers, animals, or abstract mosaics.
- Eat your masterpiece piece by piece!
Creative Vocabulary:
- Mosaic – Art made from many small pieces.
- Pattern – A design that repeats.
- Composition – How you arrange all the parts to make a whole picture.
