At Lily's preschool they celebrate birthdays with a special sharing circle. The teacher outlines the student on a big sheet of paper and the classmates note how they appreciate the birthday child. Parents are invited to bring in a treat to celebrate the day. This year we decided to skip the cupcakes and make a more healthy and fun alternative. We made birthday fruit flower baskets and each child got their very own fruit flower to eat. It was very special and fun. I did add a chocolate butterfly I made to Lily's flower treat to recognize her specialness, but in the future I might omit that part as it melted very quickly.
STEPS: Using bamboo skewers I cut out cantaloupe circles, and stars with cookie cutter shapes. I added grapes as the center piece and pineapple chunks at the base below the cantaloupe cut outs to prevent then from sliding down the skewer. Strawberries make a nice fruit flower, but we had a child with a strawberry allergy so we did not use them. I used homemade play-dough wrapped in plastic wrap as the base and mounted the flowers to it in a basket. Scan the fruit bouquet web sites for ideas on flower arrangements. I just needed a simple basket in the middle of winter, but local summer market options would be fresh and healthy alternatives. Super fun, super healthy and super easy!
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