Make snacks for a 4th of July party
Prepare patriotic snacks like red, white, and blue fruit kabobs, star shaped sandwiches, and decorated cupcakes, practicing safe food handling with adult supervision.
Step-by-step guide to make snacks for a 4th of July party
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Step 1
Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds so your snacks stay clean and safe.
Step 2
Clear a space on the table and put the cutting board plate and all your materials where you can reach them.
Step 3
Rinse the strawberries and blueberries under cold running water to clean them.
Step 4
With adult help use the butter knife on the cutting board to remove strawberry tops and slice large strawberries in half.
Step 5
With adult help carefully thread strawberries blueberries and mini marshmallows onto wooden skewers in a red white blue pattern.
Step 6
Press the star-shaped cookie cutter into a slice of bread to cut out a star shape.
Step 7
Spread your chosen sandwich filling on one bread star and top it with another bread star to make a sandwich.
Step 8
Put the finished star sandwiches on a plate and refrigerate them if your filling is perishable.
Step 9
Spoon frosting into a piping bag or use a butter knife and spread frosting on each plain cupcake.
Step 10
Sprinkle red white and blue sprinkles and add small fruit pieces to decorate each cupcake.
Step 11
Clean up by washing the used utensils cutting board and any surfaces with soap and water.
Step 12
Take photos of your patriotic snacks and share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use instead of wooden skewers, a star cookie cutter, or a piping bag if they’re hard to find?
Use sturdy plastic drinking straws or short bamboo skewers for threading strawberries, blueberries and mini marshmallows, press a clean small cup rim or trace a star and have an adult cut the bread instead of a star cookie cutter, and fill a zip-top bag with frosting and snip a corner to mimic a piping bag for the cupcake step.
Why do my strawberries and marshmallows slide off the skewers or my bread tear when cutting stars, and how can I fix that?
After rinsing, dry the strawberries and blueberries, slice large strawberries in half as instructed to make them sit flatter on the skewer, have an adult press the star cutter firmly on a flat bread slice on the cutting board to prevent tearing, and chill cupcakes briefly if the frosting is too runny before spreading.
How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?
For toddlers, have an adult pre-cut berries and assemble unskewered fruit stacks and star sandwiches, for elementary kids supervise them using the butter knife to remove tops and thread fruit, and for older kids let them pipe frosting, decorate cupcakes, and take photos to share on DIY.org.
What are simple ways to enhance or personalize the patriotic snacks?
Add white-chocolate-dipped pretzel rods with red-white-blue sprinkles, cut extra shapes from bread or fruit with other cookie cutters, write names or messages with frosting on cupcakes, and arrange your star sandwiches and skewers on themed plates before photographing and sharing.
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Facts about cooking and food safety for kids
⭐ The U.S. flag has 50 stars—use star-shaped cutters to make sandwiches that celebrate each state!
🍓 Blueberries are native to North America and give a natural blue color to fruit kabobs without artificial dyes.
🧁 Cupcakes became popular in the 19th century because they baked fast and fit perfectly in small tins—ideal for party baking!
🌡️ Keep perishable snacks out of the 40–140°F 'danger zone' and don't leave them out more than 2 hours (1 hour if very hot).
🇺🇸 The first official Fourth of July celebration was held in 1777 in Philadelphia—people love parades, fireworks, and backyard picnics!
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