Easter Bunny Crackers

There are a lot of things to look forward to on any holiday. There will be friends and family, shopping and cooking. There are often presents and other special treats. And, of course, there will be foods which are specifically created for the particular holiday. Take Easter, for example. Bunny-shaped candy, jellybeans, ham - youll often see all these things and more on the Easter holiday.

While youre cooking and baking for the Easter dinner your kids will be stuffing chocolates and other basket treats into their mouths. Wow, that doesnt sound very healthy. Theyll need something to hold them over until the main meal and that something really shouldnt be candy. Its okay if they have a piece or two from their new Easter basket, but to give them something more substantial as a snack, make bunny crackers. They go right along with the theme of things and are much healthier than a belly full of chocolates.

Most any round crackers, like Ritz or even water crackers, work well to make a bunny head. Lay a cracker on each plate then make them into bunny faces that will thrill the kids. Spread each cracker with cream cheese going almost to the very edges of the cracker. Break a tiny piece off of each end of a pretzel stick and press them into the cream cheese to make eyes for the rabbit cracker. Cut a red radish in half then cut a slice off of one of the halves. Cut it into two rectangular shapes to use for the bunnys teeth. You might need one radish slice for each tooth, depending upon how large the radish is. Lay them on the cream cheese. Cut six julienne strips from a carrot and use them to make the whiskers for the bunny. Press three on one side and three on the other. Cut two circles from white cheese to make the cheeks. These can be cut from a slice of white American cheese or even a rod of string cheese. Set these on the cracker so that they cover the ends of the carrot strips as well as the tops of the teeth. Cut a triangle from the red part of the radish and place it on the cracker as the bunnys nose. Finally, finish by pressing the ends of two pretzel sticks, side-by-side, off-center at the top of the cracker for ears. Make two ears using two sticks each. The adorable Easter bunny crackers will make kids smile while staving off hunger until the dinner is done. As a matter of fact, adults will also love the crackers, cream cheese and veggies. Serve them as appetizers to the whole crowd!