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Festive and Fun Fruit Kabobs

May 25, 2015

Happy Monday!

Today is Memorial Day. Lots of us will be celebrating with parades and other community festivities. In fact, my family attends our annual community Memorial Day parade every year. It’s great fun and our kids love it. The goal of all these festivities is remembrance and honor for those who have died while serving our country.

Memorial Day also signals the beginning of summer for many families across the states. Picnics, parades, swimming — all wonderful activities that traditionally begin on Memorial Day weekend. As such, my kids and I thought it would be really fun to share one of our favorite family traditions — fruit kabobs! Fruit kabobs are super easy to make, really fun to do with kids (or heck, even other grownups), and they’re great for picnics and barbecues.

Hope you enjoy this super simple, really cute and festive “recipe!”


Festive and Fun Fruit Kabobs

Ingredients
  • 20-30 strawberries, sliced medium thick
  • 30-40 blueberries
  • 4 bananas, sliced medium thick
  • 24 grapes
  • 12 wooden skewers
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice (optional)
Directions

Rinse skewers and remove any excess wood. Start each kabob with one grape to use as an anchor. Skewer each slice of fruit in order: strawberries, banana, blueberry. Repeat until the skewer is filled up. End the kabob with another grape.

If you’re not serving right away, store flat on a plate covered with plastic wrap. Don’t store too long as the bananas will begin to turn brown. Helpful hint: you can sprinkle the fruit with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to help from turning too soon.



Make your holiday picnic festive and fun w/ fruit kabobs! #meatlessmonday #MemorialDay #kids
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These are great for all the ‘Merican holidays but also awesome for birthday parties, playdates, or as a treat for your coworkers at the office! Plus if it’s not Memorial Day, 4th of July, or Labor Day, you can change up the fruits to whatever’s in season or suits your taste.

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26 Comments


athletic avocado
May 25, 2015 at 11:16 pm
Reply

such a cute idea! love it!



    rfrutkin
    May 26, 2015 at 1:41 pm
    Reply

    Thanks! 🙂

Annmarie L
May 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Reply

Love these! So simple, easy and festive!



    rfrutkin
    May 26, 2015 at 5:49 pm
    Reply

    And so easy for kids to help make them if you're looking for a kid-friendly activity!

jen
May 29, 2017 at 7:25 am
Reply

any food on a stick is always a win with kids, when its fruit — it’s a win with me too!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:06 am
    Reply

    Absolutely! ?

Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner
May 29, 2017 at 7:42 am
Reply

The fruit is so good right now these are perfect for summer! Yum



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:06 am
    Reply

    I know! We’ve been getting the BEST organic strawberries lately. Mmmm.

Cathy Lawdanski
May 29, 2017 at 11:04 am
Reply

My grandkids love making their own fruit kabobs!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:05 am
    Reply

    My kids love it, too! It’s so fun for them and then when they sneak a taste, you know they’re getting something healthy. 🙂

Kimberly G
May 29, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Reply

Such a fun, easy and cute idea. I love that these can be assembled in like 5 minutes, lol



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:05 am
    Reply

    Simplicity at its finest. ?

Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home
May 29, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Reply

Those are super cute! I was at a BBQ last year and someone did fruit kabobs in a flag theme. That’s just way more effort than I can offer!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:04 am
    Reply

    I think I saw that on Pinterest. That’s way too much effort for me, too. I can barely put on a matching outfit these days. ?

Clarinda
May 29, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Reply

These look perfect for Memorial Day or July 4th!!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:04 am
    Reply

    Yes exactly! And so much fun to make!

Coco
May 29, 2017 at 5:25 pm
Reply

Such a fun idea – and perfect for so many summer holidays!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:03 am
    Reply

    I made a version over the winter holidays for my son to take to school. They’re a winner among kids and adults!

Kathryn @ Dancing to Running
May 29, 2017 at 8:35 pm
Reply

What a festive little treat. Perfect for any patriotic holiday or activity.



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:03 am
    Reply

    And healthy and easy!

Kimberly Hatting
May 29, 2017 at 10:24 pm
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Our town doesn’t have a parade, but there is a graveside service every year. This morning, I met the hubby and some runners at the lake (alongside our cemetery) and ran around the lake and through the hills of the cemetery. It was a tough run, physically (super hilly) and emotionally (American flags up along the path. These kabobs look yummy (well, except for the bananas LOL), and super easy! I’d probably substitute kiwi fruit on some of them 😉



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:02 am
    Reply

    I can imagine how somber that run must have been. There was a service after our local parade and it was a nice, albeit sad, reminder of why we have Memorial Day in the first place.

The Accidental Marathoner
May 30, 2017 at 8:49 am
Reply

Super cute–so fun and festive! Thanks for sharing!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:01 am
    Reply

    Thank you!

Annmarie
May 30, 2017 at 10:15 am
Reply

Fruit kabobs are the bomb! Love how easy and festive these are!



    Rachel
    May 30, 2017 at 10:50 am
    Reply

    They sure are — and so much fun to eat!

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