15 Fun Food Ideas Your Kids Can Make on Their Own

Take a break from delivery with these healthier alternatives. Kids will love rolling and shaping their own pizza pockets.

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You won't believe how quickly this riff on creamy chicken alfredo comes together (or that your kids can do it all on their own!).

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Blogger Kim of Makin' It Mo' Better shares the pizza roll recipe that her 10-year-old daughter has mastered.

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They'll wow the rest of the lunchroom crowd with these roasted turkey and basil cream cheese pinwheel sandwiches. They're as much fun to make as they are to eat.

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If they like Rice Krispies treats, they'll love Food Network Kitchen's puffed rice snowballs. Parents will love that flaxseeds and sunflower seeds find a place alongside the mini marshmallows!

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Food Network Kitchen's oatmeal cookie smoothie makes a great on-the-go snack for those busy days of being back in school.

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Kids love food-on-a-stick. These pasta salad skewers are light and easy to make (added bonus if you can use basil from a backyard herb garden!).

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Kids can stir, measure, mix, and press these no-bake granola bars into shape. Just pop the chewy bars — full of toasted oats, nuts, coconut, raisins, cinnamon, and molasses — into the fridge for a bit to let them set, and you'll be snacking healthfully in no time.

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Skip the oven! The Little Earthlings Blog's Asian salad is fun for kids to put together and makes a great Summer lunch or light dinner.

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Switch things up tonight with a light, fresh shrimp and mango salad — your kids will love whisking the dressing together and tossing in colorful slices of fruit.

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Chicken pot pie gets a bad rap for its creamy, rich composition. But these lightened-up chicken pot popovers are a kid-friendly and grown-up-friendly spin on the old-school classic.

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