A Kids Charcuterie Board is perfect for how most kids eat anyway – grabbing a little bite at a time while playing! So why not cater to that and just make a little snack board that they can graze on for dinner. This is especially helpful at a party where the kids would rather be playing than eating.
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If you are also feeding dinner to a gang of hungry kids, any one of these recipes are really kid friendly:
- Chicken Noodle Soup for Kids
- Chicken Meatballs for Kids
- Pizza Roll Ups
- Italian Style Meatballs with Spaghetti
Charcuterie
A charcuterie is typically a board that is full of cold meats and cheeses. Since this board is specifically for kids we are expanding that to include chips, crackers, sweets, fruit, pizza and chicken nuggets!
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For the kids board I like to think in terms of food groups and including a few items from each of these groups:
- Cheese 1-2 items
- Protein (entree) 2-3 items
- Dip or Sauce 1-2 items
- Cracker or Chip 2-3 items
- Fruit 2 items
- Veggie 1-2 items
- Sweets 2 items
Kid Friendly Charcuterie Items
I set my board with the things I know my kids like, however you can build your board to suit your kids taste. Here are a few items to consider including:
- fresh mozzarella pearls, cheese sticks, cheese cubes, mini babybel cheese, yogurt tubes, applesauce pouches
- mango, pineapple, watermelon, blueberries, blackberries or raspberries
- cucumber slices or mini cucumbers, olives, celery, mini pickles, mini sweet peppers, sugar sap peas, baby carrots, carrots chips
- trail mix, Chex mix, Fritos, Doritos, crackers, veggie straws, Cheez-its, pretzel thins, popcorn
- pizza rolls, mini pb&j, chicken fingers or chicken meatballs, salami, rolled up deli meat
- Reese’s Pieces, gummy bears, gummy worms, Starbursts, Twizzlers, Hershey kisses
More Kid Favorite Recipes
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Kids Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- cheese sticks
- dino nuggets
- mini pizza bagels
- mini pepperonis
- dips – ketchup and/or mustard, and ranch
- grapes
- strawberries
- carrots
- ritz crackers
- goldfish
- pretzels
- pringles
- snack mix or trail mix
- M&M's
- mini Reese's peanut butter cups - be careful of peanut allergies!!
Instructions
- Arrange all the components on a large surface, board or plate. Let the kids graze on the board either before dinner or FOR dinner!
TAS
Great idea for a kids party!!!! Super fun!