dinosaur themed party food
When it comes to throwing a dinosaur-themed party for your dinosaur-obsessed youngster, one of the many questions we get is how to customize the food to fit the theme of the dinosaur party. It’s not easy finding dinosaur-shaped sandwiches and treats at your local grocery store, but you don’t need to spend a fortune to make sure your dinosaur-themed party buffet cuts through the “Mesozoic mustard.”
For example, dinosaur-shaped cookie cutters are inexpensive and can be used to create prehistoric animal-shaped cookies. However, don’t be limited to just the sweet items on your buffet when it comes to using the cookie cutters. We’ve used tin and plastic cookie cutters to create dinosaur-shaped savory snacks. With a cookie cutter, it’s simple and easy to make your own dinosaur-shaped sandwiches.
Using soft bread (we found that a quality white or whole wheat bread works best); and a number of simple fillings can be created such as spreads: peanut butter, jelly, chicken or honey paste, dinosaur shaped sandwiches and light bites simply by using the cookie cutter to cut the slices once done. prepared the sandwich A firm push into the sandwich with the cookie cutter is all it takes, but keep a pair of kitchen shears or a sharp knife handy in case you need to cut off any bits. This is a simple and straightforward way to decorate your dinosaur party plate.
Most of the dinosaurs known from the fossil record were vegetarian, so don’t forget to pack plenty of salad for young dinosaur fans. They are used to seeing strange plants like cycads and tree ferns alongside the dinosaurs in their picture books and you can use this to encourage them to eat their greens. A mixed green salad containing delights like arugula and a bit of watercress can resemble the most exotic of ancient prehistoric plants. To give it more flavor, you can put a handful of washed dandelion greens in the salad bowl. Dandelion leaves are edible, but don’t forget to wash them and use them sparingly as they are diuretic. The “jagged” edges of the leaves are a great prehistoric addition to any salad, we’ve even called them T. rex jaws, it’s fun to watch young party guests trying to find a green T. rex jaw and put it on your plate at mealtime.
Take a cocktail stick and colored paper, prepare a label for the sandwiches using simple dinosaur vocabulary. A quick look at your child’s dinosaur book should provide you with plenty of names for inspiration—for example, we’ve created “Jurassic Jam” and “Hypsilophodon Honey” sandwiches in the past. The cocktail stick can be used to glue the label onto the snack plate nicely, but don’t forget to blunt the end pointing up, we don’t want any of your little monsters to prick their fingers.
