DIY Butterfly Snack Bags

These Butterfly Snack Bags are such a fun way to dress up a snack! Made in less than 5 minutes and with your child’s favorite snacks, these easy Butterfly Snack Bags are sure to bring a smile to any child.

Looking for more Easy Kid Friendly Lunch Ideas? Check out Mac and Cheese Muffins, Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins, and Homemade Fruit Roll-ups.

I am a corny mom.

I am that mom who makes Rudolph Cookies at Christmas and makes Cat in the Hat Pancakes for Dr. Seuss Birthday.

But let me be 100% truthful with you.

I don’t make bento boxes. I don’t spend more than a total of 10 minutes each day making lunches for my entire family. I just don’t have that kind of time–and I bet you don’t either!

But what time, albeit little, I do invest in packing lunches, I am sure to focus on wholesome ingredients and sometimes, my crafting skills–or corniness as my husband calls it, comes out.

That is what happened with these Butterfly Lunch Packs.

Fruit and Crackers become wings of a butterfly that is completed with a cheese stick body. Super cute, super healthy, super quick!

Not that my middle school son would appreciate these, but my daughter–oh she will happily these Butterfly Snack Baggies to school and show off to her friends.

And parents….these are SO EASY to make. PROMISE!!!

How to Make Cheese Stick Butterfly Snacks

1. Start with a sandwich bag and a pipe cleaner.
2. Divide your bag in half by using the pipe cleaner.
3. Fill one side of your sandwich bag with grapes or another sturdy fruit your child likes.
4. Fill the other side of the sandwich bag with Peanut Butter Snack Crackers.
5. Draw a smiley face on a cheese stick and with a piece of double-sided tape, adhere the body of your “butterfly” onto the bag.

Simple, easy, and SO FUN! It is worth the 5 extra minutes spent on making lunch to give your kids a smile!

A Few Notes on Butterfly Themed Recipe

• You can use any fruit your child likes in for the fruit in these snack bags.
• Cheese or Peanut Butter Snack Crackers are great options for a Butterfly Bag suitable for lunch.
• Pretzels, trail mix, or cheese crackers are great options for a Butterfly Snack Bag.
• These Butterfly Bags will keep for 3-5 days in the fridge, depending on the fruit you choose to use.
• You can select Gluten-Free Snacks, for these to be Gluten Free Butterfly Treats as well.

Looking for more delicious ideas for packing lunches? I’ve got you covered. 

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
• Mac and Cheese Muffins
• Hidden Veggie Quesadillas
• Ranch Veggie Wrap

Butterfly Snack Bags

Wholesome crackers, fruit, and a cheese stick become the base for these adorable butterfly snack bags, perfect for kids lunches or snacks. 

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

• 1 ziploc bag
• 1 pipe cleaner
• 1 cheese stick
• 1/4 cup fresh fruit
• 1/4 cup mini sandwich crackers

Instructions

• Start with a sandwich bag and a pipe cleaner. Divide your bag in half by using the pipe cleaner.
• Fill one side of your sandwich bag with grapes or another sturdy fruit your child likes.
• Fill the other side of the sandwich bag with Peanut Butter Snack Crackers.
• Draw a smiley face  on a cheese stick and with a piece of double sided tape, adhere the body of your "butterfly" onto the bag.

Notes

• You can use any fruit your child likes in for the fruit in these snack bags. 
• Cheese or Peanut Butter Snack Crackers are great options for a Butterfly Bag suitable for lunch. 
• Pretzels, trail mix, or cheese crackers are great options for a Butterfly Snack Bag. 
• These Butterfly Bags will keep for 3-5 days in the fridge, depending on the fruit you choose to use. 

Nutrition Facts

Butterfly Snack Bags

Amount Per Serving

Calories 370 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 34mg11%

Sodium 715mg31%

Potassium 52mg1%

Carbohydrates 49g16%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 180IU4%

Vitamin C 1.3mg2%

Calcium 99mg10%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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