fun fruit cones - a healthy birthday alternative

Sometimes the second child gets the raw deal.

When the Big Sister was a kindy, she took birthday cupcakes decorated with fancy shiny sprinkles and laminated Peppa Pig toppers.

If one of her classmates had special dietary requirements, I suspect I'd have carefully researched and baked an egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free recipe and made extras for the teachers.

The Little Sister's birthday fell on the weekend this year and we celebrated with a BBQ at the farm. As ever, my Dad was on hand to help deliver her birthday cake desires.

This year was a whale cake, inspired by our recent trip to Fraser Island.

If you look closely you can see Emma photobombing in the background!

After the butter-cream coated celebrations I had neither the energy or the inclination to investigate, bake and ice two dozen eggless, flourless, nutless, butter-free cardboard cupcakes. So I took an easier option.

Kindy have been focusing on healthy eating this year, so I spun the Little Sister a yarn about "eating the rainbow", bought thirty waffle cones at the supermarket and spent Monday morning cutting up a ridiculous amount of fruit.

fun fruit cones

Ingredients:

fruit in season
waffle cones

Method:

Cut the fruit into small pieces. Add the fruit to the waffle cones just before serving.

Word has it the kids loved their fun fruit cones and while I wasn't there to vouch for it, I suspect they were tastier than the allergy-friendly cardboard cupcake alternatives. What I did learn is, these cones hold deceptively little fruit, so you likely won't need as much as you initially think. Try filling one first to see!

The following Monday I sent the Big Sister off to school empty handed. I told the poor possum that we'd done enough celebrating over the weekend and that next year on her *actual* birthday she could take something to share with her class.

does your second child miss out?
pray, tell me, when do kids stop taking birthday cupcakes to school?