9 Animal Themed Party Food & Dessert Ideas
When my kids were younger, we had lots of fun in the kitchen together.
Sometimes they would just be my assistant and hand me things while I was making dinner.
But the best times were when was we made “decorative food.”
Here are 9 animal-themed sweet treats that you and your kids will love making as well as eating.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Chocolate Teddy Bear Cupcakes
- 2 Healthy Fruit Bug Snacks
- 3 Owl Cookies with Oreos
- 4 Shark Cool Whip and Jello Dessert Cups
- 5 Ladybug Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups
- 6 Mini Marshmallow Sheep Face Cookies
- 7 Chocolate Hedgehog Cupcakes
- 8 Chocolate Covered Nutter Butter Penguin Cookies
- 9 Rainbow Dragonfly Pretzels with M&Ms
Chocolate Teddy Bear Cupcakes
Who can resist an adorable teddy bear cupcake?
These sweet bears are made with a delicious chocolate frosting recipe and a few quick decorating tips. Even kids will easily be able can decorate them.
from Kristy at On My Kids Plate.
Healthy Fruit Bug Snacks
My kids (and I) love fruit — and here’s a way to make fruit even more fun (and tasty!)
Using a mixture of chocolate chips and coconut oil, plus some mint leaves, you and your kids can easily create:
- Grape Caterpillars
- Apple Beetles
- Strawberry Ladybugs
- Strawberry Banana Beetles
- Melon Butterflies and Dragonflies
from Kristy at On My Kids Plate
Owl Cookies with Oreos
These owl cookies are incredibly easy. No baking required!
Ingredients:
- Graham crackers
- Green candy eyes
- candy corn
- Oreo cookies
- White candy melts
From Alli at Dancing Through the Rain.
Shark Cool Whip and Jello Dessert Cups
Looking for Shark themed food for a shark birthday party or a beach-themed summer party?
These fun shark snacks are made with yogurt and jello and topped with a gummy shark.
Ingredients:
- Tub of Cool Whip whipped topping
- Vanilla yogurt
- Package of Jell-O (and boiling water)
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Gummy sharks
from Mommy’s Fabulous Finds.
Ladybug Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups
Celebrate spring with this adorable twist on classic chocolate dirt cups. Ladybug dirt cups are simple to make and are a huge hit with the kids!
Ingredients:
From Alyssa at Arts & Crackers.
Mini Marshmallow Sheep Face Cookies
These adorable no-bake sheep graham cookies are perfect for little lunch boxes, kid parties, school snacks or fans of Shaun the Sheep!
Ingredients:
- Graham crackers
- White frosting
- Mini marshmallows
- Black candy melts
- Small candy eyes
From Alli at Dancing Through the Rain.
Chocolate Hedgehog Cupcakes
This cute and easy cupcake decorating idea isn’t just for kids: they’re perfect for anyone who wants to make an adorable cupcake but has never used a piping bag before.
Ingredients:
- Plain cupcake
- Chocolate frosting
- Slivered almonds
- Hershey Kiss
- Black decorating gel
From Jacinda at Northern Nester.
Chocolate Covered Nutter Butter Penguin Cookies
These penguin cookies are an irresistible combination of chocolate and peanut butter and perfect for a holiday or winter-themed party.
Ingredients:
- Nutter Butter cookies
- Ghiradelli chocolate melting wafers
- Ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafers
- Small edible eyes
- Mike & Ike candy
- Sour Patch Kids candy
- Tootsie Rolls
From In the Kids Kitchen
Rainbow Dragonfly Pretzels with M&Ms
These cute and colorful Rainbow Dragonfly Pretzels are a delightfully different summer kids recipe.
Ingredients:
- Thin pretzel sticks
- Mini pretzel twists
- White candy melts
- Sixlets candy
- Black rope licorice
From In the Kids Kitchen.
Now that you’ve found the perfect treat, have fun with your kids in the kitchen!
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