Prepare A Feast With DIY Star OneLittleGeek

What can we use if we don't have a star-shaped cookie cutter or a plastic knife?

If you don't have a star-shaped cookie cutter, press the rim of a clean small cup or carefully cut a star with a butter knife to make the star-shaped bread pieces in Step 4, and use a butter or blunt table knife to spread filling in Step 6.

What should we do if the bread tears or the filling keeps falling out of the mini sandwiches?

If the bread tears when cutting in Step 4 or the filling spills from Step 6, press the cutter straight down without twisting, chill the bread briefly to firm it up, and stick to the two teaspoons of filling measured in Step 5 so sandwiches hold together.

How can we adapt the activity for different ages?

For younger children, have an adult handle cutting larger fruit into bite-size pieces and threading skewers in Step 9–11 while letting them spread icing and add sprinkles in Steps 12–13, and for older kids let them measure fillings (Step 5), design colorful skewer patterns (Step 11), and decorate independently.

How can we make the star mini feast more creative or special?

To personalize and extend the activity, try different fillings and other cookie-cutter shapes for the bread pieces, use yogurt or colored icing when you squeeze icing onto cookies in Step 12, add themed fruit patterns on skewers in Step 11, and share your finished plate on DIY.org as the final step suggests.