Silly sandwich faces
Turn snack time into play time by making funny-faced sandwiches with your little one.
This is a quick and joyful way to add a little creativity to snack prep. Set out sandwich ingredients and a few playful toppings - think cucumber slice eyes, cherry tomato noses, cheese strip smiles, baby spinach hair - and invite your child to build their own silly face.
You can make a face for them to copy, draw one as inspiration, or just let them go wild making the silliest sandwich ever.
It’s great for picky eaters (they're more likely to eat food they’ve had fun with), and a sweet way...
Materials
Prep / make
Step 1:
Lay out sandwich bases with spreads already on top if you like.
Step 2:
Chop or pre-cut toppings into small, safe shapes.
Step 3:
Set everything out like a mini “snack station.”
Play
Step 1:
Invite your child to make silly sandwich faces using the ingredients. Or maybe you're the artist to sprinkle a bit of play into your day.
Step 2:
You can suggest ideas like: “Can you make a sandwich that looks surprised?” or “What would a monster sandwich look like?”
Step 3:
Take a photo before eating if they want to admire their work first!
Extend
Mirror game: You make a face, they try to copy it using ingredients - or vice versa.
Themed faces: Try animal faces, aliens, or emoji-inspired designs for a new challenge.
Guess who: Each of you builds a face in secret, then tries to guess what expression or character the other made.
