Lets make this Christmas extra festive & healthy at home with these fun projects for the family!
- Christmas Tree Fruit Platters
Whether you have a gift for crafting, or you need a little help with getting started, making a fruit platter shaped like a Christmas tree is an easy & fun way to impress. Use a cake mold or toothpicks as a guide, create freehand, or even stack fresh fruit using toothpicks and an apple as a base. Add cheese and vegetables & for healthy appetizers that everyone will appreciate. Get a great recipe here from Iowa Girl Eats on Pinterest.
2. Christmas Fruit Kabobs
Make up some pretty fruit skewers & display Christmas characters in kabobs. Stack grapes, bananas, and strawberries for healthy & edible Santas (or Mr. Grinch)! Slice bananas & decorate with cacao nibs or chocolate chips for lil’ snowmen, or stack in any way you can think of for big fruity fun (like Christmas tree shaped pineapple stacked on cherries, apples & berries).
3. Healthy Gingerbread House
Instead of gingerbead or cookies, use crackers, graham crackers, or pretzels. Replace the candy with fruit slices & berries, or veggies cut into fun shapes! Here’s how to make this one from Food Network.
4. Fruit Garland
String up some garland with dried fruit! We have it dried & ready for you in the pantry, or start from scratch & make this pretty holiday accent from Our Tiny Nest.
5. Citrus Centerpieces
The aroma of oranges and cloves warm the soul & fill the home with holiday spirit. Before you add clove studded oranges to cider, design them any way your heart’s content! Add them to a centerpiece, or hollow out your citrus & fill with fresh herbs. Get some instructions on how to make the orange tree from Sweet Lil’ You.