🕒 Ready in 15 minutes
(5 minutes prep · 10 minutes fun)
Today’s Snackitivity? It’s Rice Cake Animals! Let your little ones build, name, and snack on their fruity-faced friends. Whether it's a bunny, a bear, or a totally made-up creature with spaghetti whiskers, this activity is bursting with creativity, laughter—and no baking required!
Ingredients
Here’s what you need (but they’ll take it from there!):
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🧁 Rice cakes – plain or lightly salted
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🥜 Peanut butter or Greek yoghurt (or any spread you like)
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🍌 Banana slices – for eyes, ears, or snouts
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🍓 Strawberries, halved – perfect as pointy ears
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🫐 Blueberries – for eyes or noses
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🍇 Raisins, halved grapes, or other fruit you have to hand
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🍝 Uncooked spaghetti strands – for silly whiskers!
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✨ And of course… a big spoonful of imagination
Method
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Spread the base:
Let your child spread a generous layer of peanut butter or yoghurt onto the rice cake. -
Create a face:
Add banana slices for eyes or a snout, blueberries for the nose and eyes, strawberries for ears, and break spaghetti strands for whiskers. -
Make it a game:
Encourage them to name their animal creation before they munch it! -
Snap a pic!
Share their masterpiece before it disappears—those faces don’t last long 😂
Serving Suggestions
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Great as a lunchbox treat or afternoon snack
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Set up a “Snackivity Station” with bowls of fruit and spreads
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Pair with a fruit smoothie for a colourful after-school boost
Storage Tips
These are best eaten fresh! If needed, you can pre-slice fruit and store it in airtight containers in the fridge, but assemble right before eating to keep the rice cakes crisp.
Easy Variations
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Allergy-friendly: Use sunflower seed butter or dairy-free yoghurt as a spread
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Go sweet or savoury: Try hummus with cucumber and cherry tomato faces!
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Theme it: Bunny day, jungle animals, or even mythical monsters
FAQs
Can I use flavoured rice cakes?
Yes, but stick to mild flavours like lightly salted or plain for best taste combos.
Is uncooked spaghetti safe?
Yes—as a fun, edible decoration, just remind little ones not to chew the hard strands too quickly.
Can older kids join in?
Absolutely—it’s a great after-school wind-down activity for all ages!
Tip
🍽️ Pop everything into little bowls and let them serve themselves! It turns snack time into a hands-on activity—and you’ll be amazed at what they create.
Share Your Snackivities!
Have you tried this recipe? We’d LOVE to see your creations!
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…and don’t forget to tell us their animal’s name before it’s eaten! 🐾