These ocean themed snacks are perfect for kids! They’re colorful, fun, and most importantly delicious. Your little ones will love to eat these tasty treats, and you’ll love how easy they are to make.
Whether you’re planning an ocean-themed birthday party, celebrating World Ocean Day, or teaching about the ocean, you can feel good about serving up these tasty treats.
Plus, they’re a great way to get your little ones excited about learning more about the ocean. Enjoy!
Kids can get in the kitchen with you to make and enjoy these tasty treats. You’ll find sharks, octopi, dolphins, and more on the list below. The hardest part will be deciding which one to make first.
Ocean Themed Snacks
Below, you’ll find a mix of healthy snacks and sweet treats.
Most of these ocean snacks can be prepared with your kids.
All of them can be enjoyed by everyone!
These croissant crabs (made with cheese and tomatoes) are almost too cute to eat!
Gummy shark jello cups are as tasty as they are cute. Kids will love diving in!
You won't believe how easy it is to turn an ordinary graham cracker into an under the sea scene with blue icing and a few goldfish crackers.
Ocean snacks don't get any easier than these banana dolphins swimming in a sea of blue jello.
It's really easy to turn Jolly Rancher candies into adorable shark suckers that are perfect for summer birthday parties and ocean lesson plans.
Entice your kids to try some new veggies with this adorable octopus party platter.
This orange octopus is a fun treat to serve up on a hot summer afternoon, and it makes a great surprise in your child's lunchbox.
Shaped marshmallows dipped in chocolate and graham cracker crumbs? Yes please! Serve up some s'mores starfish at your summer gatherings.
Gearing up for Shark Week or just looking for a fun treat to serve during your ocean theme? This shark bait ocean party popcorn mix is super simple to prepare and serve.
Colorful clam shell cookies are perfect for your ocean or mermaid theme!
Here's another fun version of baby clam cookies made from mini vanilla wafers and colorful icing.
Rice cakes aren't bland and boring when you turn them into an under the sea fish snack for kids.
BOOKS ABOUT THE OCEAN
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about the ocean. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
Ocean Animals Who’s Who in the Deep Blue – Fans of Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory and Finding Nemo movies will love meeting the real underwater critters behind the film in this colorful, fact-filled nonfiction book.
The Big Book of the Blue – The Big Book of the Blue explores the underwater world thematically, looking at animals in danger, learning how to spot creatures at the beach, and discovering how to do our part to save sea life.
Save the Ocean – Save the Ocean tells the story of Kaleisha, a mermaid, and Agwe, a silly sea turtle, who work together to discover that Agwe’s favorite food, may not be what it seems!
Round Out Your Unit with These Activities:
A beach-themed playdough kit is a great way to engage kids with a fun ocean-themed sensory activity.
• This gorgeous A to Z ocean animals poster is a colorful way to brighten up your learning space as you teach an ocean theme.
• These color by number ocean animals are great for practicing number recognition and color words as well as building fine motor muscles.
Ocean Activities for Kids
- ocean themed movies for kids
- ocean animal cut-outs
- ocean animals facts for kids
- ocean coloring pages for kids
- ocean letter find activity
In conclusion, we’ve looked at some ocean-themed snacks for kids that will help you celebrate summer while providing a delicious and nutritious snack.
We hope you try out some of these recipes and let us know which one is your favorite!