bug party food ideas

Need some bug party food ideas? I have you covered.

edible bugs roundup 

Why would you need an edible bugs roundup? I don’t know. Bug party food ideas? Love of critters? Summer picnic party or BBQ? 

Ever since my run-in with that centipede (millipede? jillipede?) last week, I’ve had bugs on my mind. Shudder. I am not a friend to bugs. I don’t need to hear the lectures on their benefits to the environment.  I’m perfectly happy to let bugs be and do their work. Outside.

I can manage catching lightning bugs with my daughter, but only just barely. I’m not proud of this ick thing I have. I want to have more fortitude. I just don’t see that happening.

When searching for bug-themed food, google offered me some horribly un-cute images. I scratched myself in my frazzled freaked-outness of it all trying to get all the imaginary bugs off me. Injury by bug-images.  So the ones I chose are cute and totally not-icky.

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bug party food ideas 

• You can’t go wrong with bug bark! 
• Check out this  Bug snack from Parents.
• Lightning bug cookies! Or do you call them fireflies?
• Use bug toys to make bug fossil cookies, by Makezine. 
• Butterfly pretzels! From Fork and Beans. 

• Veggie bugs to get kids to eat a healthy snack?
• These lady bug and bumble bee slice and bake cookies are a favorite. 
• Make a caterpillar hotdog, from Cute Food For Kids.
• Awesome peanut butter and cracker butterflies from Hungry Happenings. 
• Draw bugs on marshmallows. (Hmm, I managed those somehow.)

• Love these clever standing up ant cookies from The Bearfoot Baker.
• Cute ladybug pretzels from Bee in Our Bonnet.
• Create  fondant bugs to top cupcakes or cakes.  
• Adorable tomato and mozzarella caterpillars from Funky Lunch.
• Don’t forget the ladybug salad! By Eats Amazing. 

This post was originally published in July 2013 and updated in July 2020.