Edible pirate ship
Have a pirate themed day in the kitchen with this cool pirate ship you can actually eat. The ingredients are simple and kids can easily put it together themselves with parental supervision. It is a lot of fun to prepare (and consume) and you can make all sorts of creative accessories to go with it (fish, parrots, sea gulls etc).
Time: 15 minutes
Age: Under 5's
Level: Easy
Ingredients for the ship
2 slices of buttered bread
1 slice of cheese (or ham)
Lettuce or Asian greens (for decoration)
Taking the sharp knife (parents only), cut out the shape of the pirate ship in the buttered bread.
Cut strips of celery
Slice the celery into thin strips for a mast.
Shape the sail
Cut out the shape of the sail in some cheese or ham.
Position the mast
Cut out some circles of carrot for the port holes, and a square for the skull and cross bones flag.
Add the ships hull and port holes
Perhaps you might like to add some fish and some ocean, using lettuce or Asian greens?
