Farm Theme Dinner & Party Food Ideas for Kids

Edible Vegetable Garden

Create a miniature vegetable garden that doubles as a colorful salad and farm-party centerpiece.

You Will Need

• Lettuce or mixed salad greens
• Cherry tomatoes
• Carrot sticks
• Cauliflower florets
• Green onions

Other vegetables to try: broccoli florets, whole mushrooms, small cucumbers, zucchini, radishes or baby corn.

Directions

1. Spread lettuce or salad greens across a large platter.
2. Arrange the vegetables in straight rows to resemble a planted garden.
3. Add different colors and shapes of vegetables to make each garden row look different.
4. If desired, add a small homemade scarecrow or farm decoration before serving.

Vegetable Salad on Sticks

Turn the vegetable garden into individual colorful skewers kids can help assemble.

Ingredients

• Cherry tomatoes
• Broccoli or cauliflower florets
• Cucumber slices
• Fresh mushrooms
• Other bite-size vegetables your family enjoys

Directions

1. Wash and prepare the vegetables.
2. Have an adult cut larger vegetables into bite-size pieces.
3. Thread the vegetables onto skewers in different colors and patterns.
4. Arrange the finished vegetable sticks on a platter and serve with a favorite dip if desired.

Egg Chicks

Turn hard-boiled eggs into little farm chicks for a fun protein-rich addition to the farm dinner.

You Will Need

• 5-10 hard-boiled eggs
• Ingredients for your favorite egg salad filling
• Black olives for eyes
• Carrot for beaks
• Salad greens for serving, optional

Directions

1. Let the hard-boiled eggs cool completely.
2. Carefully cut the top from each egg and scoop the yolks into a bowl. Save the egg-white tops.
3. Use the yolks to prepare your favorite egg salad filling.
4. Spoon the filling back into the egg whites, mounding it slightly to form the chick's head.
5. Cut tiny pieces of olive for eyes and small carrot triangles for beaks.
6. Add the egg-white tops and arrange the chicks on a platter lined with salad greens.

Easy Whole-Egg Chicken Variation

For an even simpler version, keep the hard-boiled eggs whole. Add pieces of bell pepper for the beak, comb and tail, then use tiny olive pieces for the eyes.

Sheep Cupcakes

Mini marshmallows give these easy cupcakes a fluffy sheep look and make them a fun dessert for a farm party or family theme dinner.

You Will Need

• Prepared cupcakes
• White frosting
• Mini marshmallows
• Chocolate sandwich cookies, chocolate wafers or dark candy for the faces
• Chocolate candy or fondant for the ears
• Candy eyes

Directions

1. Spread white frosting over the top of each cupcake.
2. Place a chocolate cookie, wafer or oval piece of dark candy near the front of the cupcake to make the sheep's face.
3. Add candy eyes and two small chocolate or fondant ears.
4. Press mini marshmallows into the frosting around the face until the cupcake looks fluffy.
5. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes and arrange them together for your farm theme dessert.