Build a praying mantis out of vegetables and arrange it on a plate for a healthy, creative snack. Snow peas make the body and legs, a green pepper triangle is the head, and carrot shreds create a sunny background.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1
Difficulty Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 3-4 snow pea pods (various sizes)
- 1 small piece of green bell pepper
- 2 peas
- 2-3 lettuce leaves
- 1 carrot
Allergy notes: Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. Vegan-friendly.
Steps
- Make the body. Place the largest snow pea pod in the center of a plate as the mantis body.
- Add the legs. Tuck two smaller pods underneath the body at angles for legs. Cut the ends off another pod for lower leg segments.
- Add leg spikes. Use scissors to snip small notches along the front edges of the leg pods to mimic the tiny spines on a real mantis’s forelegs.
- Make the head. Cut a triangle from green bell pepper and place it at one end of the body.
- Add eyes and antennae. Place two peas on the head for eyes. Cut thin strips from a pod for antennae.
- Set the scene. Arrange lettuce leaves as the grassy background. Cut a round slice from the carrot for a sun and scatter shredded carrot around it for rays.
Grownup help needed: Cutting vegetables and handling scissors.
