Fun With Food This Father’s Day

Breakfast In Bed With A
Side Of Laughter

With
minimal cooking—only creative assembly required—kids can throw together a smile-starting
breakfast in bed for Dad like the fruity car scene below.

Let little ones follow the
simple step-by-step to create a fun, festive food plate—courtesy of Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy Silly, Creative
Breakfasts (Welcome Books), written by New Yorkers Bill and Claire Wurtzel
(funnyfood.us). Click here to
view a slideshow of oatmeal and fruit faces, produce critters, bagel people and
more!

From Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts
by Bill & Claire Wurtzel. Welcome Books. Photographs (c) 2012 Bill
Wurtzel. www.funnyfood.us

Prep Your Palate (And The Table)

The
charming sweets stylist Amy Atlas has just released her book of mouth-watering
eye candy, Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft
It, Style It (Hyperion). For older kids, tweens and teens, Atlas demos how
to have fun with food by decorating not just edibles, but also the party table,
serving platters and plates. With themes like Picnic in the Park, Game Night!
and Pastel Pretty, you’ll be surprised by what photo-worthy treats your budding
party planners can make with their sticky fingers.

For more from Sweet Designs, check out amyatlas.com.