Kid Territory:Recipes: Flamingo Fruit Fun

You'll stand out in the crowd when you enjoy this cool snack! Did you know flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat? What do you think they nibble on to keep in the pink?

Ingredients

Watermelon pieces
Whole strawberries
Whole pitted cherries
Pink grapefruit pieces
Strawberry sherbet
Pink straws

Think pink! Stick a straw into a scoop of sherbet. Then put fruit pieces onto the straw kabob-style. If you really want to think like a flamingo, stand on one leg while eating!

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