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Veggie Bugs
Have fun making snacks that look like ladybugs.
Illustrations by Thomas Child
1/3 cup cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper or seasoned salt
12 butter-flavored crackers
6 cherry tomatoes
6 pitted ripe olives
24 pieces of fresh chive, about 2 inches (5 cm) long
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1.
Wash your hands with soap and water.
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2.
Mix the cottage cheese and seasoning in a small bowl.
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3.
Spread the mixture on crackers.
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4.
Have an adult help cut each tomato in half and then cut each half in half again.
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5.
Place two quarters on each cracker for the ladybug wings.
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6.
Have an adult help you cut each olive in half crosswise. Place one half olive on each cracker for the ladybug heads.
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7.
Place two chives into each olive for ladybug antennae.

