Hungry Caterpillar Bread and Fruit Kabobs

Inspired by Eric Carle

On Gabe's birthday, his class ate through one caterpillar and one stack of fruit kabobs. I've been wanting one of the kids to pick this birthday treat ever since they started school and I started baking lots of bread. Too fun!
When I make caterpillar bread I use my basic bread recipe, but you could use a different dough or probably even frozen dough.

Hungry Caterpillar Bread

• Let the dough rise for one hour, then punch it down.
• Divide the dough into 10-12 similar sized pieces.
• Roll the pieces into balls and set on your cutting board.
• Move the largest ball (this is the head) to one end of an oiled sheet pan.
• Press to flatten the remaining balls into disks.
• Place the disks in a row on the sheet pan next to the head (all the disks should be touching and standing upright).
• Use a kitchen shears to cut eyes and a mouth into the head.
• Brush the caterpillar with oil and bake for 25 minutes at 400'.
• Remove from the oven and brush with oil.
• To serve, pull off pieces like buns.

Hungry Caterpillar Fruit Kabobs
1 large Gala apple
2 green pears
3 black plums
12 strawberries
3 Clementine oranges
12 wooden skewers
1 can lemon lime soda

• Wash apples and pears, core, cut into chunks, and place in a bowl with the soda.
• Wash plums, remove the pit, and cut into chunks.
• Wash strawberries.
• Peel oranges and separate into quarters.
• On each skewer, place one chunk of apple, pear, plum, strawberry, and orange.

Notes: Cut off the ends of the skewers if you are worried the kids might poke themselves or each other.