Fun fruity snacks for kids

Jazz up your fruit platter with colourful fruits cut into fun shapes (e.g. cubes, strips, stars, apple slinkies). Serve with yoghurt, cheese cubes or cream cheese.

Mix brightly coloured fruit in colourful plastic bowls and serve. Freeze any leftovers and serve as a delicious frozen snack on a warm day.

Serve with yoghurt, cheese cubes or cream cheese.

Chop colourful fresh fruit and serve in plain cones.

Thread kiwifruit, watermelon and pineapple pieces onto icy pole sticks to make colourful patterns.

Mix dried fruit in colourful bags, add cherry tomatoes and chopped cheese slices – great for an outdoor picnic.

Mix fresh or frozen fruit in a blender with milk and yoghurt. You can use any fresh seasonal fruit or leftover fruit from the fridge or freezer.

Use your choice of fruit to make a healthy crumble.

Try apples, peaches, pears and apricots served with custard or yoghurt.

Place peeled pear halves into an ovenproof dish, pour some water over them and bake until tender (around 30 minutes). You can serve with fruit muesli and yoghurt.

Make a cool treat by blending fruit with ice and a little water.

Chop fresh fruit (e.g. peeled orange or mandarin segments, grapes, bananas), wrap in plastic wrap, then freeze and serve on a warm day.

Drain tinned pineapple rings and freeze before serving.

Slice watermelon wedges and freeze before serving.

Thread hulled strawberries onto paddle pop sticks and serve fresh or frozen.

Thread peeled banana chunks onto paddle pop sticks, dip in yoghurt or custard and roll in rice bubbles. Serve fresh or frozen.