Rocket Fruit Kabobs

Rocket Fruit Kabobs

Build your own edible rocket ships using colorful fruit—great for learning about shapes, sequencing, and healthy eating!
Ingredients:
Strawberries (rocket “nose cone”)
Pineapple chunks or melon (rocket “body”)
Green grapes or blueberries (rocket “boosters”)
Mini marshmallows or cheese cubes (cloud trail or “smoke”)
Skewers or craft sticks
Optional: Yogurt for dipping

Directions:
Create the Rocket Shape:
Thread fruit onto skewers in this order:
Pointy end: Strawberry (nose cone)
Middle: Pineapple or melon chunks (rocket body)
Base: Grapes or blueberries (rocket boosters)
End: Mini marshmallow to represent smoke!

Read & Eat:
While enjoying their kabobs, kids can listen to a read-aloud of a space book and talk about rocket shapes, space travel, or planets.

Learning Extensions:

Count the fruit pieces for math practice
Talk about what astronauts eat in space
Arrange fruit in rainbow order = color learning
Draw your rocket before or after building it