My 2nd son has always been a little bit obsessed with robots. From the moment he could talk he made up a “robot” song and dance and we heard it non-stop for about a year. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever. Then he taught himself to beat-box to go along with the robot song and he entertained everyone he could find. Sometimes I wish for those days again. So naturally when he had his 6th birthday and had the chance to bring snacks to his kindergarten class we had to look for something along the lines of robots. This juice box robot was the perfect snack!
How to Make a Juice Box Robot
Perfect for a Robot Party
This is all you need:
Stick pretzels for arms
Juice boxes for the bodies
Applesauce for the heads(make sure they have a foil lid and not plastic or it will melt)
Starburst or other square candy for feet (I’ve even seen them made with small raisin boxes for feet.)
Plastic wrap for attaching arms
Google eyes for, well…the eyes
Spoon to attach to the back for antennae.
And of course a glue gun to put them all together.
Put hot glue on four Starburst and set juice box on top.
Break one stick pretzel in two pieces and using a square piece of plastic wrap, cover the ends of pretzels and then roll them in plastic wrap.
Use a piece of scotch tape to attach pretzel arms to juice box and then put a dab of hot glue on the tape to attach the applesauce head. Add some google eyes and tape a spoon to the back and, Voila, we have ourselves a fun robot snack.
Now if I could only get them to do housework!
These were a complete hit at Kindergarten except I heard the kids had more fun playing with them than eating them. 😉
What fun snack ideas have you made for your kids?
My sons other obsession this year was Angry Birds and you can read all about his Angry Birds birthday party here:
Angry Birds Birthday Party part 1
Angry Birds Birthday Party part 2
This is an awesome project. I wish I was this clever!
Thanks Lisa! I’m glad you like it. The boys loved them!
Thanks for this cute robot idea. I sent the link to my sister-in-law and she’s going to make them for my nephews preschool class. You are so creative!
Thanks! I hope they love them. I made these for my sons kindergarten class on his birthday and they were a huge hit. Thanks for sharing them with her. 🙂
So cute! My boys would LOVE! Will have to save them for a momentous occasion of some kind- you rock, Kara!
Thanks Sky! You’re sweet. The boys in my son’s class thought these were the coolest thing ever. I thought they were almost too cute to rip apart and eat. 🙂
Very creative! I always think I’m going to try something creative like that and then I don’t since that isn’t really me. My kids would spend more time playing with them too!
My boys have always liked getting involved with projects like this so for special occasions I try to do something fun. But, yes, they were a bit of work to do for an entire class. Next time I’ll just make them for my boys. 🙂
Cute idea – now if I could just turn them into princesses instead…..
There’s got to be away to make them into “girl” robots. lol. Maybe add a tiara and some glitter. 🙂
Super creative!!! My kid is a cars fanatic – I’d have to figure out how to make trucks or something. Love the Googly-eyes! 🙂
OMGosh those are CRAZY CUTE! My kids aren’t into robots but have plenty of friends who are – what an awesome snack gift!
How did you transport them mine are falling apart as carry them?
I believe I carried them in a box. It has been a few years so I can’t remember exactly.
Were the starbursts edible after putting the hot glue on them?
Yes, they were fine because they were still wrapped. If you are worried about it, I bet something like glue dots would work just as well. Good luck!