I got an email this morning from MealPlanningCentral.com announcing a new contest they are having - a Funny Face Sandwich Contest. Sounds like a great summer fun event! Here's the details:

GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR FOOD AND WIN!

Here’s a great way to get your kids to eat more fruit and veggies. Let them get creative with their sandwiches by making sandwich faces. I always start with a slice of honey wheat bread for this. Then the kids spread it with either peanut butter for a sweet sandwich, or anything from hummus to cream cheese or even a little mayo if there’s nothing else in the house for a savory one.

Next I go through the pantry and fridge and come up with all of the healthy toppings I can find.

For peanut butter sandwiches this usually includes banana and apple slices, raisins and various dried fruits.

For the savory sandwiches I pull out lettuce, tomatoes and all leftover veggies as well as some sprouts (they make great hair).

Then it’s time for the kids to get creative. Their goal is to come up with the most creative and funny face they can with the ingredients supplied. If the result is impressive, I get out the digital camera and take a snapshot before they eat the sandwich. The picture then becomes my computer background for a while. The kids love the challenge and try to outdo each other which of course results in more fruits or veggies being used for their creations.

I also noticed that they tend to snack on the good foods while they are making their face sandwich, which gives them an extra serving of fruit and veggies that day.

Let’s see YOUR Creative Funny Face Sandwiches!

We’re holding a contest and want to give you prizes for sharing your funny face sandwiches with us.

Here’s how to enter:

Photo Contest:

1. Make a silly sandwich with your child or children.
2. Take a picture.
3. Send both the picture and the recipe to us at nicole@menuplanningcentral.com
4. Check back here to vote after we post the finalists, and watch your inbox for prize notifications.

Recipe Contest:

1. Send your funny-face sandwich recipe to us at nicole@menuplanningcentral.com
2. Check back here to vote after we post the finalists, and watch your inbox for prize notifications.

What can you Win?

Great question! For starters, everyone who enters either just a recipe OR a recipe and photo will receive a printable coloring book via email as a “thank you” from us to you.

All entries will be eligible to win the following prizes, as well:

1. Membership to MenuPlanningCentral.com (1 winner)
2. Copy of Work at Home ebook www.FullTimeWAHM.com (2 winners)
3. Copy of Party by Mom ebook from www.PartybyMom.com (2 winners)
4. Pack of recipes from www.YummyPLR.com
5. $25 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com
6. More prizes coming…

Here are some tips to get your creative juices flowing with these…

• Banana slices topped with raisins, or cucumber slices topped with a dot of ketchup make great eyes.
• Pepper and apple or peach slices are great for mouths.
• For ears try mushroom slices or strawberries cut in half.
• Sprouts and little broccoli flowerets are perfect for various hair does.

Rules:

Here’s the legal stuff. The recipes and photos will become the propery of MenuPlanningCentral.com Please submit only recipes and photos for which you are the owner. (Don’t send us pictures unless you personally took them.) We reserve the right to judge the contest and choose the winners based upon our preference. Contest will end after we’ve had sufficient time to promote it and gets lots of entries.