Fruit Skewers for Children (And Adults Too!) - Child Safe

These are always a hit with children. We call them traffic lights with the fruit listed. You can use any fruits of your choice. Serve on their own or with a yogurt as a dipping sauce. Even children that aren't keen fruit eaters usually enjoy these.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-8
• Yields: 8 fruit skewers

Ingredients

• 4  kiwi fruits, peeled and cut in half across the width
• 1⁄2 fresh pineapple, peeled and chopped (8 x 3cm wedges)
• 8  large strawberries
• 8  ice-cream  sticks

Directions

1. Peel and chop fruit.
2. Thread onto the ice-cream sticks. First the strawberries, then pineapple and lastly the kiwifruits.
3. Use a small paring knife to cut a hole into the centre of the fruits if they do not thread easily onto the ice-cream sticks.
4. Refrigerate until needed.
5. Suggestion-Serve with a yogurt as a dipping sauce.
6. Variation- can use any fruits of your choice. They just need to be approx 3 times wider than the ice-cream stick.
7. For older children you can use small wooden skewers.