5 Snowman Snack Ideas for Kids

This week’s #PLAYfulpreschool theme is snowmen! In addition to arctic animals, the preschool kiddos have been into snowmen this month. So I decided to brainstorm and create 5 snowman snack ideas for kids.

Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board?

My son and one of his buds helped put them together, as well as taste test each! According to them, my preschoolers will like each of the snacks. Some of the snacks are healthier than others, and one definitely falls under the “treat” category!

snowman snack ideas for kids #1 – Apple Snowman

Ingredients
1.Thin apple slices, cut into circles (we used a shot glass, but a cookie cutter or small glass would work)
2. Pretzel stick, broken in half, for the arms
3. Mini chocolate chips for the eyes and buttons
4. Tiny triangle of cheddar cheese for the nose
5. Red icing “pen” for the mouth.

snowman snack ideas for kids #2 – Cheesy Snowman

Ingredients
1. Circles cut out of thin cheese slices. We used a shot glass to cut the circles out of Monterey Jack cheese. A small cookie cutter or another small glass would work too.
2. Mini chocolate chips for the eyes
3. Pretzel stick, broken in half, for the arms

snowman snack ideas for kids #3 – Bagel Snowman

Ingredients
1. Mini plain bagel, pulled apart
2. Plain cream cheese for the “snow” on the bagel
3. Mini chocolate chips for the eyes and mouth
4. Pretzel sticks for the arms

snowman snack ideas for kids #4 – Marshmallow Snowman

Ingredients
1. 2 large marshmallows for the body
2. A dab of peanut butter to hold the marshmallows together
3. Mini chocolate chips for the eyes
4. A pretzel stick, broken in half, for the arms
5. Red icing “pen” for the mouth
6. Hershey’s Kiss for the hat (my son and his friend came up with this on their own!)

snowman snack ideas for kids #5 – Cracker Snowman

Ingredients
1. 3 peanut butter crackers for the body
2. 1 pretzel stick, broken on half, for the arms
3. Mini chocolate chips for the eyes and mouth

The kiddos can be involved in every step of creating these snowman snacks. Of course, I’m sure they’ll also love to be involved in the eating of the snacks. You can change out ingredients based on what you have at home, what foods your preschoolers like, and any food allergies you have at home or at school. I had intended to use raisins for some of the snacks . . . but apparently we ran out!

The learning
Here are some concepts that can be covered when creating these snowman snacks:

• Shapes, colors, and counting
• Tastes (sour, sweet, savory, etc.)
• Literacy – when I make these snacks with my class, I plan on using a written recipe like we did with our reindeer snacks
• Fine motor skills

Do you have any favorite winter snack ideas for kids? Are there special snowman snacks they enjoy? Feel free to share ideas in the comments below.

Be sure to see what the rest of the #PLAYfulpreschool crew is up to for snowman week – at The Educators’ Spin On It.