Things You’ll Need
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Apples
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Seedless grapes
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Knife
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Cutting board
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Rounded toothpicks
Fruit race cars are healthy and fun. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Stimulate children's creativity and get them to help in the kitchen by putting together these fun snacks. Edible race cars are fast and easy to make and kids will be zooming them into their mouths before you can say, "Drivers, start your engines!" Ask kids to be your "pit crew" and compete for the best time in putting in the grape tires. Let them know that in this case, it is OK to play with their food and have fun, as long as they eat it too! Top them off with a checkered flag made from a free printable. Get ready, set, go!
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Step 1
Clean fruit naturally with a mixture of baking soda and salt. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Wash and prep your fruit. To remove wax residue, rinse with water and rub with a mixture of 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Rinse again.
Step 2
Leave the healthy apple skin intact. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Cut the apple in quarters and cut each quarter in thirds. Each apple yields 12 individual snacks.
Step 3
An adult should cut the apples for the kids. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Make a straight cut on the apple wedges to remove the hard core and seeds.
Step 4
Toothpicks help to build the race cars. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Push two toothpicks transversely through each flat end of the apple wedge.
Step 5
Grapes make cute and healthy tires for the race cars. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Push four whole grapes through the toothpicks ends. The bigger the grapes, the more stable the car will be.
Step 6
Add a fun checkered flag. Image Credit: Flavia Andrews
Make checkered flags with toothpicks and this free printable.
Tip
For a fun twist, use tangerine or oranges wedges. Bananas and celery sticks also make good race cars. For the wheels, try using blueberries instead of grapes.
Skip the toothpicks and adhere halved grapes with creamy peanut, almond or other nut butter.
Warning
Ask little kids to help once the cars are ready to assemble and all knives have been removed from the working surface.
Supervise small children while eating, as whole grapes pose a choking hazard.
