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    Home » Family Friendly Recipes » Party Food

    Easy Cheese Owls - Fun Food Tutorial

    Mar 6, 2019 · 3 Comments

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    Today I have a super cute fun food tutorial for you - how to make easy cheese owls! 

    Cute and easy Babybel cheese owls - fun party food idea for kids

    These cute little cheese owls are super easy to make and would be perfect for kids party food - they'd suit so many different themes - an owl themed party, woodland themed party, Gruffalo themed party, Harry Potter party and Halloween too, when it comes around again.

    How to make cute cheese owls - fun and easy food for kids for party food or Halloween

    Be sure to check out my recipe video so you can see just how easy these are to make!

    It's World Book Day tomorrow and I'm planning some special lunches to match my boys' costumes (Harry Potter & The Gruffalo), and one of these little owls will be appearing in at least one of them!

    They're great for popping in a lunch box, or serving up for a fun little snack at any time of day.

    How to make a Babybel cheese owl - fun and easy party food idea for kids

    Easy Cheese Owls

    Ingredients (makes 6): 

    • 6 pack mini Babybel cheese
    • 12 edible candy eyeballs
    • 1 tsp cream cheese, honey or peanut butter (optional)

    Equipment:

    • 2 sizes of round mini bento cutters

    Method: 

    Peel the outer wrapping from each cheese, leaving the wax intact.

    With the larger of the round mini cutters, cut a semi-circle from the top of one of the cheeses.  Make sure that the strip for peeling the cheese is going horizontally across it, or the cutter won’t work. 

    Peel the wax from the smaller piece of cheese, taking care to keep it one piece. With the same circle cutter, cut off two wing-shaped pieces of wax.

    Use the smaller round mini cutter to cut a small circle from the wax to make the owls tummy. Remove, using the tip of the knife to help lift the wax away and keeping intact if possible.

    Cut a triangle from this spare circle of wax for the beak. 

    Assemble the owl by firmly pressing the wings and beak onto the Babybel – they should stick by themselves. 

    Add a couple of edible eyes to finish your owl, sticking them in place with a little cream cheese, honey or peanut butter.

    Repeat with the remaining cheeses until you have as many cheese owls as you need. 

    Enjoy! 

    Cute and easy Babybel cheese owls - fun food idea for kids that makes great party food - with video tutorial

    For more fun food ideas and tutorials like this one, check out the Fun Food for Kids section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Fun Food Ideas for Kids Pinterest boards for loads more ideas from all over the web.

    Grace

    Disclosure: This post contains some Amazon affiliate links; I may receive commission on items purchased through the links.

    How to make a Babybel cheese owl - fun and easy party food idea for kids
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    Easy Cheese Owls

    How to make easy cheese owls - fun party food idea for kids that would be perfect for a Harry Potter, Gruffalo, Woodland or Halloween Party!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Appetizer, Party Food
    Cuisine: Halloween, Vegetarian
    Servings: 6 cheese owls
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    • 6 pack mini Babybel cheese
    • 12  edible candy eyeballs
    • 1 tsp cream cheese honey or peanut butter (optional)

    Equipment:

    • 2 sizes of round mini bento cutters

    Instructions

    • Peel the outer wrapping from each cheese, leaving the wax intact.
    • With the larger of the round mini cutters, cut a semi-circle from the top of one of the cheeses.  Make sure that the strip for peeling the cheese is going horizontally across it, or the cutter won’t work.
    • Peel the wax from the smaller piece of cheese, taking care to keep it one piece. With the same circle cutter, cut off two wing-shaped pieces of wax.
    • Use the smaller round mini cutter to cut a small circle from the wax to make the owls tummy. Remove, using the tip of the knife to help lift the wax away and keeping intact if possible.
    • Cut a triangle from this spare circle of wax for the beak.
    • Assemble the owl by firmly pressing the wings and beak onto the Babybel – they should stick by themselves.
    • Add a couple of edible eyes to finish your owl, sticking them in place with a little cream cheese, honey or peanut butter.
    • Repeat with the remaining cheeses until you have as many cheese owls as you need.

    Video

    Love this fun food idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again! 

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    1. Jenni says

      March 07, 2019 at 12:44 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for sharing. I love this blog. I was checking constantly this blog and I am impressed!
      Very helpful info particularly the last Recipe. I care for such information a lot.
      I was seeking this certain info for a long time.
      Thank you and good luck……

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    2. The Handy Squad - Luke says

      March 08, 2019 at 2:25 pm

      Brilliant! Whoever says they don't like to be creative with their food is lying. This made me laugh when I first saw it because I just thought it was so brilliant. I will be showing my kids this! Luke

      Reply
    3. Anna says

      October 21, 2021 at 2:53 pm

      Very un-crafty mom here, posting to say that I made these for a pre-school class snack and they are easy and adorable. My 8 year old helped and was able to do it herself after watching the video. My only advice is to wait until serving to add the eyes. Our particular candy eyes smeared a little when exposed to the moisture in the fridge overnight. Thanks so much for an easy, fun idea!

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