B Is for Beautiful Butterfly

Snacks for letter B - Beautiful Butterfly snack

If your little ones are anything like mine were, eating fruits and veggies is a lot more appealing when they also get to help in the kitchen.

Not all my ABC Snacks are as wholesome as this one, but with the Beautiful Butterfly Snack, you might find that your little ones are actually excited to eat some of the “good-for-you” stuff.

In addition to providing you with great ways to help your preschooler learn the letter B, these do-it-yourself butterfly snacks can help you tackle two other bugs with one hand: a great kid-friendly activity and a healthy snack.

These two certainly had fun making their beautiful butterfly!

Beautiful Butterfly Snack

Print Recipe

Here’s what you’ll need to make one butterfly:

6 apple slices, about ½ inch thick
2 baby carrots
2 thin strips of celery, 1 ½ inches long
4 raisins

Directions:

Cut apple (core removed) into six thin slices.
Place a baby carrot in the middle of a large plate.
Form wings by arranging apple slices around the butterfly’s carrot body.
Add thin celery strips as antennae near one end of the carrot.
Decorate the butterfly wings with carrot slices and raisins.

Variations:

Don’t like raisins? Try using dry cereal pieces or chocolate chips instead.
Serve with powdered sugar or fruit dip.

Adapted from Kid Activities

Teaching Tips

As you and your child arrange the apple slices, practice saying /b/–/b/– beautiful butterfly together.
See how many ways you can create the letter B out of your ingredients as you create your butterfly snack.
Read a butterfly book together. Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors is a fun one.
Download ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills for more teaching tips.

Want More Snacks for Letter B?

Find snacks for letter B and more with the ABC Snacks Cookbooks series that includes more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!

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Karena Kersten

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August 2, 2016 at 5:45 pm

This is a great idea! I like how you incorporate crafts and food!

Bonnie

August 1, 2016 at 8:48 pm

What a wonderful way to teach the alphabet and get my child to eat fruit and vegitables at the same time. It also would help with coordination to be able to build the different food shapes

Jamie M

September 28, 2015 at 7:34 pm

We just started the Pre-Reading level of AAR and can’t wait to try this tomorrow when we learn B!

Robin E. at All About Learning Press

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September 29, 2015 at 8:35 am

Jamie,
What memories you will make as your eat your way through the alphabet! I hope you have a wonderful time.

Emma

January 24, 2014 at 12:17 pm

How cute!!!!

Britty W

January 22, 2014 at 7:43 am

My daughter loves butterflies, she would love this idea too!

Christine

January 20, 2014 at 7:56 pm

I love it fruits a vegetables and the kids get to put it together and take it apart. Also add some blueberries and you got another B word.

Melissa

January 16, 2014 at 6:54 am

I love allowing the kids to assemble the snack.

Krista Smith

January 15, 2014 at 8:28 pm

My daughter is going to adore this tomorrow during snack time! Thanks for the great ABC snack ideas!

Paula Cate

January 14, 2014 at 8:56 pm

What a great idea! These look appetizing and fun!

Lynne B

January 14, 2014 at 4:46 pm

Ha! Butterflies before Caterpillars but these are some great ideas. Thank you!

Patty Lawson

January 14, 2014 at 10:40 am

What a great snack idea! I’m sure my children would love this – thanks!

Lori H

January 14, 2014 at 8:21 am

This is so neat. I’ve never thought about making fruit into animals or insects. Cute idea. I will try it with my little ones :)
Thanks

Megan

January 14, 2014 at 6:06 am

My son has food allergies so I just knew he wouldn’t be able to eat these snacks. But this one he can!! This could be fun!!

Marie Rippel

January 14, 2014 at 7:30 am

I’m so glad you found a recipe that your son can eat! Many of the recipes in our ABC Snack series have ideas for adapting them for different diets, so hopefully you’ll find some more that you can use!