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Your child won’t have a problem getting their fruit intake when you present them with these fun banana food art creations!

Food art is the process of preparing and presenting food in creative ways. It is a popular art form in many Asian countries and is enjoyed around the world.

If you have a hard time getting your child to eat certain foods, get creative with food, and they will be asking for more!

Keep reading for some inspiration about ways to use bananas for some art on a plate.

A collage with fruit owls, banana ghoses, a banana plane, a fruit pancake bunny, a banana dolphin and a banana and grape sheep. Blue text box reads Banana food art creations.

Creative banana food art ideas

These cute food art ideas use bananas to tell a story. Your kids will love them all!

Banana palm trees

This fun tropical fruit plate will tempt the fussiest eater! Slice bananas and curve them into tree trunks. Use peas and slices of kiwi fruit to make the palm tree leaves.

Orange slices and a piece of romanesco make the ground, and a lemon slice makes the moon. This plate is a fun way to get your child to try new tastes.

Banana carving scene: Bananas, kiwi fruit and oranges in a palm tree scene.

Banana dolphins

To make these banana dolphins, cut a banana in half and use a knife to slice the stem end to make a mouth. 

Place a grape in the opening, and place the banana in a glass of grapes. Make an eye with a Sharpie pen, and you have a fun banana dolphin.

Half a banana sitting in a glass of grapes, shaped like a dolphin - a fun banana food art creation.

Banana ducks

The kids will love to eat these banana ducks. Cut the skins of the bananas to make feet. Make a cut on the stem end for the mouth and tilt the end of the banana facing up for a head.

Sliced the banana fruit and lay it on the back of the banana skin in an alternating fashion. A small chocolate chip forms the eye.

Voila! You’ve got banana ducks.

Bananas sliced and sitting on banana skins in the shape of ducks.

Banana snake

How fun is this banana snake! Using toothpicks, place alternating sliced bananas and strawberries in a curved shape. Start and finish with the end of a strawberry.

Mini marshmallows and chocolate chips make the eyes, and a single slice of carrot serves as the tongue.

Now this is one healthy breakfast that the kids will love to eat!

Strawberries and bananas combined with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips to make a snake sigging on a glass dish.

More banana food art creations

Banana carving: Banana rose, Banana snake, banana beach scene and banana dolphins in a collage with words Banana Food Art Projects.Banana rose carving

Food carving is quite a talent! Try your hand at this creation that will take a little more skill.

The soft flesh of a banana makes it very easy to carve. using a paring knife to make cuts in the banana to form a rose with leaf petals.

Banana carving: flesh of the banana is carved into a rose.

Banana ship

You won’t need to convince the kids to eat their fruit with this banana sculpture. Peel back one section of the banana skin and fasten it with a toothpick to make a ship’s mast.

Scoop out some of the banana flesh and fill it with fruit slices. You can use this design as a teaching moment about Christopher Columbus.

Banana scooped out and filled with fruit to make a ship.

Banana ghosts and orange pumpkins

Imagine the squeals of delight when your child sees these banana ghosts and pumpkin oranges. The project is super easy to make and the kids will love to help.

Get the banana ghost tutorial here.

Banana ghost and pumpkin oranges on a red plate with words healthy Halloween snacks.

Banana plane

This fun breakfast is perfect for a little one who wants to be a pilot. Cut a banana in half and lay it cut side down for the cockpit. Small pieces of bananas are used for the wings and tail.

Use pomegranate seeds for the windows. Scoops of cottage cheese can be used for clouds. Ready for takeoff!

Banana food art - A banana in the shape of an airplane with some cottage cheese clouds, on a blue plate next to a spoon.

Banana sheep

This sheep uses both grapes and bananas for the design. Form the body of the sheep with slices of bananas.

Cut pieces of purple grapes and use them with a whole grape for the head of the sheet. Small pieces of bananas and grapes form the eyes. The legs are made from pieces of purple grapes.

To finish off the design, place green grapes to form the grass. Baaaaa!

A sheep on a blue plate made from grapes and bananas.

Banana bunnies

This adorable bunny breakfast is perfect for Easter! Start with a small pancake. Slice a banana in half, and then down the middle. Use these pieces for the ears.

Pieces of bananas make up the eyes and cheeks, and a raspberry makes the nose. Cut long strips for carrots for whiskers, and slice an almond for the teeth.

Add blueberries for eyeballs. The kids will gobble this down in seconds!

A bunny rabbit made from pancakes, carrots, bananas, and strawberries.

Banana owls

These fruit art owls are so sweet. Start with a toasted English muffin. Use two banana slices topped with blueberries for eyes. Strawberry slices make up the wings, and a small piece of strawberry forms the nose.

Slice some almonds and layer them for feathers. The fruit art owl is done!

Cute banana owls made from bananas, strawberries and blueberries.

Banana snowmen

These festive snowmen will delight your child during the holidays. Lay three slices of bananas in a snowman shape. Add a raspberry for a cap, and use chocolate chips to form eyes and buttons.

Pretzels are used to make arms. You can make Christmas decorations with strawberries and grapes to go along with the banana snowmen.

Sbowmen made with bananas, pretzels , grapes, and strawberries - A holiday banana food art project.

Banana Santa Claus

What Christmas would be complete without a banana Santa Claus?

This cute design uses bananas to form the eyes and beard for Santa. Raspberries and one banana slice make the hat, and chocolate chips are used for eyeballs.

Who could resist this holday food art creation?

Raspberries and banana slices shaped to form a Santa Claus figure on a blue plate.

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Three bananas carved into ships with words Banana Fruit Carving Projects

Be sure to watch our food art carving video on YouTube, as well.

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