{"id":3370,"date":"2014-09-17T20:58:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T01:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2020-12-23T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T17:53:52","slug":"i-is-for-insect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/i-is-for-insect\/","title":{"rendered":"I Is for Instant Insect Nibbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-Featured-540x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Completed ABC snack\" width=\"540\" class=\"left\" \/>\r\n\r\n<p>If your little ones squeal at the sight of a bug, this recipe might be just what you&#8217;re looking for!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Try calming their fears by introducing these colorful, ladybug-inspired <cite>Instant Insect Nibbles<\/cite> into your snacktime.<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p>Your junior entomologists (and even your bug haters!) will gobble up this delicious, easy-to-create snack. And with a healthy snack like this one, you won\u2019t mind letting your little bug catcher have more than one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If your family is buzzing about this fun recipe, be sure to try more of the kid-friendly snacks featured in my <a title=\"ABC Snacks\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/category\/abc-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Series<\/a>. We've put together more than fifty snacks designed to help you teach your preschooler about the alphabet. Dig in!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients for insect snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-2-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Child spreading cream cheese on crackers\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"box printArea\">\r\n    <h2>\r\n        Instant Insect Nibbles\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div><a class=\"btn btn-primary print\">Print Recipe<\/a><\/div>\r\n    <h3>Here's what you'll need to make four insect nibbles:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>2 large or 4 small cherry tomatoes<\/li>\r\n        <li>4 black olives<\/li>\r\n        <li>4 round crackers<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 ounces softened cream cheese, or hummus<\/li>\r\n        <li>1 stalk of celery<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <h3>Directions:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <ol>\r\n        <li>Spread cream cheese or hummus on each round cracker.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cut each cherry tomato into two or four pieces depending on the size of the tomato.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Form the ladybug\u2019s head by placing one whole black olive in the cream cheese on the edge of a cracker with the hole facing up.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Form wings by arranging two tomato pieces beneath and to the left and right of the olive head.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Dice an olive into tiny pieces. Dot each wing with the pieces.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Form the antennae by slicing slivers of celery. Insert two slivers into the hole of each black olive.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n    <h3>Variations:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>Add a bit of garlic salt or parsley to the cream cheese. Instead of celery, use scallions or chives for the ladybug\u2019s antennae.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Try a sweet version of this snack. Spread whipped cream on a cookie for the base. Use sliced strawberries as wings and blueberries or blackberries for the head.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <p class=\"muted\">Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/Recipes\/Ladybug-Appetizers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taste of Home<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-3-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Small boy chopping celery\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-4-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler assembling insect nibbles\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n<h2>Teaching Tips<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>As you build your insects, practice saying <span class=\"italic\">\/\u012d\/\u2013\/\u012d\/\u2013instant insect <\/span>together.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Before adding the celery slices to your insects, use them to make the letter <span class=\"italic\">I<\/span>.<\/li>\r\n    <li>While you snack on your cute ladybugs, read <a title=\"The Grouchy Ladybug\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VCWcp2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>The Grouchy Ladybug<\/cite><\/a>, a story about a ladybug with a bad attitude.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Download <a title=\"Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.allaboutlearningpress.com\/downloads\/ABC_Snacks\/ABC-Snacks-Tips-for-Pre-reading-Skills.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills<\/cite><\/a> for more teaching tips.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Insect-Nibbles-5-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Little bou enjoying a cracker snack\" width=\"600\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2> Want More Snacks for Letter I? <\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Find snacks for letter I and more with the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/abc-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Cookbooks<\/a> series that includes more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" id=\"hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c.png\"  alt=\"Free ABC Snacks Cookbook\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(434478, 'eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c', {}); <\/script><\/span><\/p>\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<p class=\"muted\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_ourlittlehomeschool_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_ourlittlehomeschool_<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your little ones squeal at the sight of a bug, this ABC Snack might be just what you\u2019re looking for!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,9],"tags":[52],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I Is for Instant Insect Nibbles (With FREE Teaching Tips for Letter I)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you need fun snacks for letter I? 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