{"id":3577,"date":"2022-10-19T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2022-10-21T14:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T19:40:20","slug":"x-is-for-x-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/x-is-for-x-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"X Is for X-citing X-ray Skeleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/X-is-for-X-Ray-540x400.jpg\" alt=\"Snacks that start with X - X-citing X-ray Skeleton\" class=\"left\" width=\"540\" \/>\r\n\r\n<p>It\u2019s not easy to find a snack for the letter <span class=\"italic\">X<\/span>!<\/p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>But we found one that is so cute and so much fun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Like most of my <a title=\"ABC Snacks\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/category\/abc-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks<\/a>, my <span class=\"italic\">X-citing X-ray Veggie Skeleton<\/span> recipe pairs healthy eating with a hands-on activity that even preschoolers can help create.<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p>But this snack is so much more than just a letter-of-the-alphabet snack! <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>You can teach all sorts of lessons to your preschoolers while you assemble the skeleton in this recipe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In addition to teaching the letter <span class=\"italic\">X<\/span>, you can also teach your child about different kinds of vegetables, you can talk about colors, and you can even teach your little one about all the different bones in his body!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Xray-1-650x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients for snacks that start with X - X-citing X-ray Skeleton\" width=\"650\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xray-2-650x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kids building snack\" width=\"650\"  class=\"center\"  \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"box printArea\">\r\n    <h2>\r\n        X-citing X-ray Veggie Skeleton\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 one veggie skeleton:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips<\/li>\r\n        <li>1 small cucumber, sliced into thin rounds<\/li>\r\n        <li>4 small celery sticks<\/li>\r\n        <li>2-4 small mushrooms, sliced into thin pieces<\/li>\r\n        <li>8-10 baby carrots<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 small grape tomatoes<\/li>\r\n        <li>4 small broccoli or cauliflower florets<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 black olive slices<\/li>\r\n        <li>1 dark green lettuce leaf<\/li>\r\n        <li>\u00bc cup ranch veggie dip<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <h3>Directions:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <ol>\r\n        <li>Position small bowl of vegetable dip at the top of a cookie sheet or other rectangular pan to form the skeleton\u2019s head.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Tear lettuce leaf into small pieces and position around the top of the dip bowl to form hair.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create the spine by arranging 10-12 cucumber slices in a line below the head.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create shoulders with two celery sticks.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create arms with four baby carrots.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create hands with one broccoli or cauliflower floret placed at the end of each arm.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create ribs by arranging six bell pepper slices on each side of the cucumber spine.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create the pelvis with 14-16 mushroom slices.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create thigh bones with celery sticks.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create knee caps with broccoli or cauliflower florets.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create lower legs with two small baby carrots.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Create feet with small grape tomatoes or with broccoli or cauliflower florets.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n    <h3>Variations:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>Substitute your preferred veggies for those listed in the recipe.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Substitute any white salad dressing or vegetable dip for the ranch dip.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xray-3-650x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Children assembling veggie skeleton\" width=\"650\"  class=\"center\"  \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xray-4-650x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Educational vegetable skeleton snack\" width=\"650\"  class=\"center\"  \/>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n<h2>Teaching Tips<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>As you and your child arrange your skeleton, practice saying <span class=\"italic\">\/ks\/\u2013\/ks\/<\/span>\u2013like the sound in <span class=\"bold italic\">fox<\/span> and <span class=\"bold italic\">box<\/span>.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Make the letter <span class=\"italic\">X<\/span> with veggies as you work on your skeleton.<\/li>\r\n    <li>While you assemble your skeleton, read about Jessica and her broken arm and see some real X-rays in <a title=\"Jessica's X-Ray\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HHPD0L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>Jessica\u2019s X-Ray<\/cite><\/a>.<\/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\" 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\/2012\/03\/xray-5-650x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Young children eating ABC snack\" width=\"650\" class=\"center\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2> Want More Snacks that Start with X? <\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>For snacks that start with X and many more, get the entire series of  <a href=\"http:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/abc-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Cookbooks<\/a> with more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"muted\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Bellabellaraeb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bellabellaraeb<\/a><\/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=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" 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