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These two playful snacks will spark kids' imaginations.

Celery Boats

What you need:
celery
dried cranberries
low-fat cream cheese
dried banana chips

1. Wash and cut the celery.
2. Put low-fat cream cheese in each "boat."
3. Fill the "boats" with dried cranberries.
4. Add a banana-chip sail.

Variation: On a slice of celery or cucumber, or on a cracker, make a face using blueberries for eyes and a thin strip of carrot for the smile.

Red Light, Green Light

What you need:
graham crackers
spreadable low-fat cream cheese
strawberries
peeled orance slice
peeled kiwi slice

1. Spread cream cheese on 3 crackers.
2. Place a strawberry slice on 1 cracker.
3. Place an orange slice on another cracker.
4. Place a kiwi slice on the third cracker.

Variation: Substitute cottage cheese or a thin layer of yogurt for the cream cheese. Talk about how the colors of the fruit correspond to lights on a traffic light. Look for other foods that are red, green, or yellow.