In honour of my partnership with DisneyLife – the service that gives you Disney movies, TV, books and music, it has been ‘Disney Week’ this week here on the Eats Amazing blog! Today, on the 5th and final day, I’m sharing my Finding Nemo themed picnic.
If you have a Finding Nemo fan in the house, (big or small!) they’ll love these fun Disney Finding Nemo inspired picnic recipes, from Turtle Bread Rolls to Cheesy Shark's Teeth, Seaweed Skewers to Nemo Clementines, Starfish Beach Yogurt Pots and not forgetting some sparkling Ocean Bubbles for a fun finishing treat!
A the start of this week DisneyLife revealed the top 20 family picnic spots in Britain (as voted for in a national poll of parents), with Three Cliffs Bay in Gower, Wales in the winning spot and Padley Gorge in Derbyshire coming in a very close second. Nearly all of the parents surveyed (98%) agreed that a family picnic in a beautiful location is one of the best things to do in the summer holidays, and I couldn’t agree more! If you’re heading off to the beach this summer, why not bring a finding Nemo themed picnic along for extra ocean magic!
So far though, our summer has been delivering plenty of typical British weather (that would be constant rain, for those of you blessed with better weather!), so I’m finding the DisneyLife service to be a real sanity saver now that school has finished. We’ve been sitting down together to watch our favourite Disney films and have even enjoyed some indoor picnics to go with them. With hundreds of movies, thousands of TV episodes, books and music to watch, stream and download, we’ve got all the entertainment we need until the sun shines again and we can head out for more exciting picnic spots than our living room floor!
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Disney Finding Nemo Themed Picnic Recipes
Turtle Rolls
Ingredients:
- 4 Wholemeal rolls
- Light mayo
- 4 slices chicken
- 4 baby cucumbers
- Black edible marker pen (optional)
Method:
Split the wholemeal rolls, spread each with a little light mayo and fill with one slice of chicken each.
Cut a baby cucumber in half. Split one half into two lenghtways, one piece of which will form the head. Slice the other half lengthways into 4 thin strips for the legs.
Push the cucumber slices into the roll, arranged to form the head and 4 legs of a turtle.
Dot two eyes onto the head piece for eyes with the edible marker pen if using.
Repeat with the other 3 rolls to make 4 turtles.
To transport for your picnic, place the cucumber pieces in a small lunch box or air-tight bag and wrap the rolls separately. Assemble just before serving.
Cheddar cheese shark’s teeth
Ingredients:
- 75g block cheddar cheese
Method:
Cut the cheese into two or three thick slices.
Cut each slice into 3 rectangles, then cut each rectangle in half across the diagonal to make triangles.
Make a little ‘shark’s teeth’ sign from paper and a cocktail stick and place in a small lunch box along with the cheese triangle ‘teeth’.
Seaweed skewers
Ingredients:
- ½ punnet green grapes
- ¼ cucumber
Method:
Wash and dry the grapes. Cut the cucumber into thick slices. Using a small star shaped cutter, cut ‘starfish’ shapes from the cucumber.
Thread the grapes onto the skewers, adding in a few cucumber star fish as you do so.
Transport the skewers to your picnic in a large lunch box or plastic food bag, then arrange in a tall glass to serve.
Nemo Satsumas
Ingredients:
- 4 Satsumas
To decorate:
- 8 googly eyes
- glue stick
- Non-toxic marker pen
Method:
Using a sharp paring knife, score a circle into the skin all around the satsuma.
Score a second circle close to it, then use the tip of the knife to peel away the strip of skin between them, leaving a white band.
Repeat on the other side of the satsuma, so that you have two white bands with a gap in between.
Score a fin shape into each side of the satsuma, in the gap between the bands.
Gently peel the fins away so that they stick out on each side of the satsuma.
Glue two googly eyes onto one end of the satsuma, then draw on a mouth with the marker pen.
Cut a small slice from the bottom of the satsuma so that it can stand up unaided. Repeat with the other 3 satsumas.
Starfish yogurt pots
Ingredients:
- 400g thick Greek yogurt
- 60g crunchy granola
- 1 pack Organic gummy star sweets
Method:
Spoon yogurt into 4 small plastic tubs and smooth down with the back of the spoon.
Place the granola into a strong plastic freezer bag and seal. Bash granola with the end of a rolling pin until crushed and sand-like.
Divide the granola between the 4 tubs, layering over the top of the yogurt.
Finish by adding 2-3 gummy ‘starfish’ to each pot to decorate.
Store in the fridge until ready to pack for your picnic.
Ocean Bubbles
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle sugar free lemonade
- Blue food colouring
- Finding Nemo stickers (optional)
Method:
First pour out a glass full of lemonade to reduce the amount of liquid in the bottle, as it will fizz up significantly when you add the food colouring!
Add a splash of food colouring to the bottle, then immediately replace the lid, as the lemonade will react to the food colouring and fizz up for a minute or two.
Once the lemonade has stopped fizzing, decant the blue lemonade into 4 smaller bottles.
Decorate the bottles with Nemo themed stickers if wanted.
If you’d like to give this fun Finding Nemo themed picnic a go, you can print out the gorgeous recipe card from DisneyLife here, or for the individual recipes, use my simple recipe cards below. I hope that you will enjoy making them as much as I did!
Turtle Rolls
Ingredients
- 4 Wholemeal rolls
- 4 tsp Light mayo
- 4 slices roast chicken
- 4 baby cucumbers
- Black edible marker pen (optional)
Instructions
- Split the wholemeal rolls, spread each with a little light mayo and fill with one slice of chicken each.
- Cut a baby cucumber in half. Split one half into two lenghtways, one piece of which will form the head. Slice the other half lengthways into 4 thin strips for the legs.
- Push the cucumber slices into the roll, arranged to form the head and 4 legs of a turtle.
- Dot two eyes onto the head piece for eyes with the edible marker pen if using.
- Repeat with the other 3 rolls to make 4 turtles.
Notes
Cheddar Cheese Shark’s Teeth
Ingredients
- 75 g block cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cut the cheese into two or three thick slices.
- Cut each slice into 3 rectangles, then cut each rectangle in half across the diagonal to make triangles.
- Make a little ‘shark’s teeth’ sign from paper and a cocktail stick and place in a small lunch box along with the cheese triangle ‘teeth’.
Seaweed Skewers
Ingredients
- 250 g green grapes
- ¼ cucumber
Instructions
- Wash and dry the grapes. Cut the cucumber into thick slices. Using a small star shaped cutter, cut ‘starfish’ shapes from the cucumber.
- Thread the grapes onto the skewers, adding in a few cucumber star fish as you do so.
- Transport the skewers to your picnic in a large lunch box or plastic food bag, then arrange in a tall glass to serve.
Nemo Satsumas
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 4 Satsumas
To decorate:
- 8 googly eyes
- glue stick
- Non-toxic marker pen
Instructions
- Using a sharp paring knife, score a circle into the skin all around the satsuma. Score a second circle close to it, then use the tip of the knife to peel away the strip of skin between them, leaving a white band.
- Repeat on the other side of the satsuma, so that you have two white bands with a gap in between.
- Score a fin shape into each side of the satsuma, in the gap between the bands. Gently peel the fins away so that they stick out on each side of the satsuma.
- Glue two googly eyes onto one end of the satsuma, then draw on a mouth with the marker pen.
- Cut a small slice from the bottom of the satsuma so that it can stand up unaided. Repeat with the other 3 satsumas.
Starfish Yogurt Pots
Ingredients
- 400 g thick Greek yogurt
- 60 g crunchy granola
- 1 pack Organic gummy star sweets
Instructions
- Spoon yogurt into 4 small plastic tubs and smooth down with the back of the spoon.
- Place the granola into a strong plastic freezer bag and seal. Bash granola with the end of a rolling pin until crushed and sand-like.
- Divide the granola between the 4 tubs, layering over the top of the yogurt.
- Finish by adding 2-3 gummy ‘starfish’ to each pot to decorate.
Notes
Ocean Bubbles
Ingredients
- 1 bottle sugar free lemonade
- Blue food colouring
Instructions
- First pour out a glass full of lemonade to reduce the amount of liquid in the bottle, as it will fizz up significantly when you add the food colouring!
- Add a splash of food colouring to the bottle, then immediately replace the lid, as the lemonade will react to the food colouring and fizz up for a minute or two.
- Once the lemonade has stopped fizzing, decant the blue lemonade into 4 smaller bottles.
- Decorate the bottles with Nemo themed stickers if wanted.
I hope you will want to try these Finding Nemo picnic recipes, please pin this post so that you can find them again! For more themed picnic recipes like these, inspired by your favourite Disney characters, head over to www.disney.co.uk/picnics.
Disclosure: These picnic recipes and blog post were commissioned by DisneyLife. I was compensated for my time, however all opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Katy Stevens says
You make the most amazing look spreads - and achievable for parents too! I love Disney now I've got my daughter!
Grace Hall says
Thank you, I always aim for my projects to be totally doable for everyone 🙂