How to make a reindeer face snack plate with children
Updated 30 October 2026 · By Rob and Chris, two Sheffield dads, and our families
A grown-up cuts up fruit or soft vegetables, and children arrange the pieces on a plate as a reindeer face with eyes, a nose and antlers. Then everyone sits down and eats their reindeer together.
- Time: about 15 minutes
- Ages: 3 and up, with a part for each age
- In the Famoo calendar as: Reindeer face snack plate
What do you need?
- A plate for each child
- Fruit, or soft or cooked vegetables, that your family already eats
- A knife and chopping board (for the grown-up)
How do you do it?
- Choose the food. A grown-up picks foods everyone can eat and checks for allergies.
- Prepare the pieces. The grown-up washes the food and cuts it into pieces that are safe for each child to eat.
- Make the face. Arrange a face shape, two eyes and a nose on the plate.
- Add antlers. Use more pieces for antlers or a festive border. A simple pattern is fine too.
- Eat together. Sit down and eat together. Tell everyone what your reindeer is called.
How can each age join in?
- Ages 3 to 5. Arrange pieces a grown-up has cut into a simple face.
- Ages 6 to 9. Design a more detailed face and help choose the food.
- Ages 10 and up. Design the layout and write the list of foods. The grown-up still does the cutting.
Tip
Got a fussy eater? Make the nose from a food they already like, and try something new as a small part, like one eye.
Keeping it safe
Children sit down to eat. The NHS says to think about size, shape and texture when preparing a child’s food, to avoid choking. NHS South Yorkshire’s Healthier Together advice is to cut grapes lengthways and cut food into batons, not balls.
Plan 24 of these into your family’s Advent calendar with Famoo
Famoo has 46 activities like this one, each with picture steps, an elf helper who reads every step aloud, and a part for each age so brothers and sisters can do it together. Join the beta, choose your 24, and a new door opens each day in December.
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