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Strawberry Banana Santa Hats
Here's one to try together!
Turn juicy strawberries and banana coins into a plate of jolly little Santas you can gobble up!
Reviewed by our team.
Safety first
- sharp knife - adult only
- choking risk from whole fruit pieces; cut small for children under 3
- milk allergen in yogurt
- scissors for snipping bag corner - adult help
What you need
- Berries, 6 to 8
- Bananas, 1
- Yogurt, 1/2 cup
- Knife (adult use only), 1
- Cutting board, 1
- Plate or tray, 1
- Spoon, 1
- Zip-top bag, 1 (optional)
How to do it
Grown-up prep: Rinse-ready strawberries, one banana and a little yogurt. A grown-up handles the knife and any snipping.
- Wash your hands, then rinse the strawberries in the cool water.
- A grown-up cuts the green tops off the strawberries. A grown-up does this
- A grown-up slices the banana into thick coins. A grown-up does this
- Set the banana coins on the plate for Santa faces.
- Stand a strawberry point-up on each banana coin. Ask: Do you think the strawberry hat will stand up or tip over?
- Spoon a yogurt band around the bottom of each hat.
- Add a tiny yogurt dot on top for the pom-pom. Ask: Look at your Santas! Which one looks the jolliest?
- Arrange all your Santas in a circle on the plate.
- Eat your Santas right away, then make a plate for someone else! Ask: Who would you like to make a Santa plate for next time, a friend, a grown-up or a guest?
Play it again
- Santa race: see how many Santas you can build before a song ends.
- Mystery Santa: close your eyes while a grown-up hides a pom-pom dot, then guess which hat is missing it.
- Elf crew: make some hats with no yogurt band and call them elves helping Santa.
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