When I was a kid – we always looked forward to pizza night… not because almost every kid loves pizza… but, because pizza night at our house meant we got to make our own. My mom would put different toppings in small bowls on the table and provide us each with an English Muffin open face on our plate. We would start with the sauce then go to town with the toppings. What was funny was that it didn’t matter what the toppings WERE… it only mattered what they LOOKED like.
Why?
Because this was ART!
I was poking around and came across an article about creating art with your food – or, rather, letting your kids create art with their food 
Hoping that the artwork would entice the children to eat healthier. Turns out you can make all sorts of cool art pieces with some great fruits and veggies… and what a great way to not only encourage artwork and creativity — but, encourage healthy eating too!
The article I read had a list of suggestions for these art pieces that included:Eyes and Noses: peas, corn niblets, carrot rounds, black olives, black beans, cereal, nuts, seeds, or raisins.
Hair: Broccoli or cauliflower florets, grapes, fresh dill or parsley, or cooked fusilli or other curly pasta.
Legs: Thin celery or carrot strips or pretzel sticks.
Glues: peanut butter, mayo, cream cheese, jelly, yogurt, catsup, mustard, pizza sauce or honey
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