Last weekend our local store, Buttonwood Market, held a fruit and vegetable art contest to celebrate their first year in business. Buttonwood Market has been a favorite place of mine, that I have been frequenting more and more lately. It is full of fun, healthy foods with a selection of organic, non-organic and locally grown/raised foods.
All of my girls wanted to create some veggie art and here are the master pieces!
Meg created The Princess and the Frog out of raisins, green peppers and spinach.
Mita used lentils to make a “Peace and Love” mosaic.
Enu made unicorn out of carrots.
Elle (with mama help) made a dog out of a banana!
Here are some places to check out some fun playing with your food projects you and your kiddos might like:
With any luck, some of the fruits and veggies will end up in your childrens’ bellies and they may not be so afraid of the healthy stuff!
It was great fun and Enu and Elle won $20 Buttonwood Market gift certificates for winning their age groups. I made them both buy me a jug of milk with their winnings, since I made the initial investment in fruits and veggies! They have had fun spending their winnings (pop corn, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, chocolate cake mixes!).
If you are local I encourage you to check out Buttonwood market. You may find Ethiopian coffee on sale right now! Elle bought some for her daddy…shhhh, he doesn’t know yet!
(I received no compensation for my mentioning of Buttonwood Market. I just really like this place!)
