Hi, friends!  Yesterday was the first day of school.  I’ve got a 3rd grader and a 1st grader on my hands.  Luckily for Grant and me, my kids, for the most part, really enjoy going to school.  Their school is awesome, all the teachers really love what they do and go out of their way to make kids feel welcome, the principal is great – we love everything about it.  

Somehow over the years a “first day of school snack board” has become a thing.  I love a snack board and so do my kids! It’s so fun to come up with new themes or new food combinations to try.  I share all my snack board creations on my social media (HERE and HERE – come say hi!!). 

So, since a back-to-school snack board has become our tradition, I couldn’t NOT make one this year!  This year was a little less candy and a little more actual food.  It wasn’t until I started assembling it that I realized everything was brown, orange, or red…whoops.  I normally wouldn’t put apples on a snack board because they turn brown so quickly, but I thought I needed at least something that was green! 

That’s what is so fun about these kinds of snack boards.  You don’t have to go buy anything special at the store.  You certainly can, but you definitely don’t have to.  It’s like when you pull an old toy out of the depths of the closet and set it in the living room.  That toy magically becomes the most awesome toy ever.  It isn’t a new fancy toy, it’s just in a new location.  Same thing with snack boards!! These are all things my kids eat all the time, but now it’s on a special snack board and they think it’s the coolest thing ever.   

Keep scrolling for pictures of my latest creation and a few “snack board tips and tricks” I’ve picked up along the way!