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100 simple, quick snack ideas for the kids this summer (or anytime)

Summer is here and the snack attacks have arrived. The HSE recommends we feed our children 2/3 snacks a day. On my estimation, with 3 children, that’s a total of about 500 snacks over the 8 weeks of summer ! That’s a whole lot of snacks. And we want snacks for the kids to be easy, healthy, quick, tasty - right?

If you’re looking for good snacks for kids and toddlers, here’s my ultimate list of 100 easy, quick, healthy snacks for your kids this summer. Bookmark this page for the next 8 weeks!

I’ve broken this down into approximate length of time it takes to make the snack for you. I’ve tried to include protein in every snack as this will keep your child or toddler fuller for longer - and who doesn’t want that eh?

Lots of these are snacks the kids can make themselves.

Essential snack making equipment for your child!

Kids Cookbook Safe knife and peeler Snack plate Reusable snack bags

1 minute healthy kid and toddler snacks

These are literally snacks you pop on a plate. They may require some very simple prep but no cooking. These are snacks kids can make by themselves for the most part.

  1. Apple slices with peanut butter

  2. Peanut butter oat balls

  3. Celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins

  4. Hummus and breadsticks

  5. Hummus and celery sticks

  6. Cream cheese with celery sticks

  7. Cream cheese with crackers

  8. Cream cheese spread on cucumber with sesame seeds

  9. Cheddar cheese with grapes

  10. Cheddar cheese with crackers

  11. Cheddar cheese and cucumber slices

  12. Small handful nuts with an apple and square of dark chocolate

  13. Small handful nuts with Greek Yoghurt and berries

  14. Pear slices with ricotta cheese

  15. Greek yoghurt with berries

  16. Greek yoghurt with spoonful of peanut butter and banana

  17. Bowl of cereal - add fresh fruit and nuts/seeds to boost nutrition and protein

  18. Dry cereal (like Shreddies or Cheerios) on top of Greek yoghurt with berries

  19. Popcorn (we like Keoghs or Manhattan popcorn), cheese and an orange

  20. Oat cakes with peanut butter and raisins

  21. Oat cakes with cheese and banana





3 minute healthy kid and toddler snacks

These snacks take a little longer ‘cause, you know - toast! Again, many of these child-friendly snacks are ones the kids can make themselves.

22. Slice toast with hummus and chopped fruit

23. Slice toast with cheese and grapes

24. Slice toast with peanut butter and banana

25. Sliced toast with baked beans

26. Slice toast with spoon of baked beans, sprinkle of cheese

27. Slice toast with avocado, cherry tomatoes

28. Slice toast with peanut butter and jam

29. Slice toast with scrambled egg - literally takes as long as your toast to cook

30. Banana sushi - check out the fun recipe here

31. Carrot sticks with hummus and fruit (takes a couple of mins to peel the carrot!)

32. Carrot, cucumber and pepper sticks with hummus and fruit

33. Cubed cheese, crackers, chopped fruit

34. Porridge with nuts or seeds and blueberries (porridge needs a bit of extra protein to make it more filling hence the nuts/seeds)

35.Ham and cheese mini sandwich, fruit

36.Cucumber and hummus mini sandwich, fruit

37.Chicken and salad mini sandwich, fruit

38.Fried egg and toast

39.Green smoothie - check the recipe here

40.Purple smoothie - check the recipe here

41. Orange smoothie - check the recipe here

42. Seed crackers, fruits and vegetables with homemade hummus

43. Corn thins with peanut butter and honey

44. Pesto (homemade or The Happy Pear is our fav), breadsticks, carrot sticks and grapes

45. Tzatziki (homemade or shop bought) with bread sticks, feta and watermelon

46. Fruit and cheese kebabs (the kids will love using Pick Sticks to make these!)



5-10 minute healthy kid and toddler snacks

These snacks take a little bit longer but, some of these you can make in bulk and then they turn into 1 minute snacks!



47. Peanut butter and jelly rolls - these are great fun - see the recipe here.

48. Dinky Apple Donuts - the kids will love making these - see recipe here

49. Courgette pizza bites - see recipe here .

50. Banana Sushi - an easy snackitivity for the kids - see recipe here

51. Pizza toast - easy pizza any time of the day - see recipe here

52. Pizza Bagel - check out the recipe here

53. 2 ingredient banana pancakes - see recipe here.

54. Boiled Egg with Crackers and Fruit

55. Boiled Egg and Carrot Sticks

56. Overnight Oats - I know these take 24 hours but the initial ‘making’ is quick’ - see recipe here

57. Greeky Fruit Yoghurt

58. Pitta Pizza topped with Passata Sauce and Veg

59. Toasted PB and Jam rolls - see the recipe here

60. 2 ingredient banana and oat cookies - see recipe here

61. Fun fried egg, serve with toast and fruit - see recipe here

62. Carrot cake power balls - see recipe here

63. Apricot and cashew bliss balls - from Mummy Cooks - see recipe here

64. Weetabix power balls - great for breakfast as well! - see recipe here

65. Chocolate bark - see the recipe here

66. Chocolate apples - see recipe here

67. Banana boat - the kids will love making this one - see recipe here

68. Quesadilla with cheese and broccoli - see recipe here

69. Quesadilla with ham, cheese and tomato

70. Carrot cake pancakes from Jamie Oliver - see recipe here

71. Green spinach pancakes - from my children’s cookbook, Chop, Cook, Yum

72. Popcorn trail mix - toast some seeds, pop some corn, open some nuts - pour in a bowl and mix. Add chocolate chips, dried fruit - let the kids make their own

73. Easy oatmeal mug cake - see the recipe here

74. Airfryer omlette toast - this is a brilliant idea - see recipe here

75. Leftovers - leftover dinner can be reheated or repurposed for a quick snack

76. A snack platter - put a selection of fruit, cheese, dips, meats onto a fun plate like the Pick Plate



15 minute + healthy kid and toddler snacks

These kid-friendly snack ideas take a bit longer to make as they may require some cooking. But, once they’re done, you’ll have healthy snacks for the week (or a day at least!)



77. Peanut butter fudge - see recipe here

78. 4 ingredient frozen, raspberry chocolate bites - see the recipe here

79. Sweet potato pumpkins - perfect snack for Halloween - see recipe here

80. Cheese and spinach egg muffins - see recipe here

81. Peanut butter cups - see recipe here

82. Strawberry crunch - an upside down crumble that’s delicious from Mummy Cooks - see recipe here

83. Carrot and courgette mini loaves - from Suzanne of Nom Nom Kids - serve with cheese - see here

84. Raspberry, oat and banana cookies - see recipe here.

85. Frozen raspberry and chocolate bites - see recipe here

86. Vegetable soup - takes a while to make but great to have on hand - here’s a recipe from Donal Skehan

87. Tuna and cheese toastie - see a simple recipe here

88. Baked banana and raspberry porridge - make for breakfast and have the leftovers as snacks- see recipe here

89. Custard toast - this is probably quicker than 15 minutes - see recipe here

90. PB & J scrolls - delicious - see recipe here

91. Healthy sausage rolls - see recipe here

92. Carrot cake muffins - see recipe here

93. Beetroot chocolate muffins - see recipe here

94. Courgette muffins - see recipe here

95. Nachos - using these homemade tortilla chips (see recipe here), cheese, salsa, sour cream

96. Sushi - a great snacktivity for the kids. Prep your rice and your fillings and let them roll!

97. Ham and cheese pinwheels - check out this recipe from Siobhan Berry here

98. Mini chocolate oat cakes from My Fussy Eater - see the recipe here

99. Veggie fritters - see recipe here

100. Cauliflower and Cheese bites from Mummy Cooks - see recipe here