• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Hungry Happenings
  • RECIPES
    • All Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Decorated Cookies
    • Decorated Cakes
    • Cheesecake Recipes
    • Everyday Desserts
    • Homemade Candy
    • Everyday Meals
    • Readers’ Gallery
    • Hungry Happenings Blog Posts
  • HOW TO
    • Chocolate Making Tips
    • Chocolate Making Course (video lessons)
    • Make Modeling Chocolate
      • Modeling Chocolate Recipe and Tutorial
      • How to Color Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Store and Work with Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Greasy Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Dry Modeling Chocolate
      • Use Colored Candy Melts to Make Candy Clay
    • Candy Clay Creations
    • How To Color White Chocolate and Candy Melts and Paint Candy Molds
    • How to Use Food Coloring Markers
  • HOLIDAYS
    • ALL HOLIDAY RECIPES
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
      • Hungry Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
    • MORE HOLIDAYS
      • Mother’s Day
      • Father’s Day
      • April Fools
      • Chinese New Year
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Day of the Dead
      • Earth Day
      • Hanukkah
      • Mardi Gras
  • PARTY FOOD
    • Super Bowl
    • Graduation
    • Birthday Party
    • March Madness
    • Summer Fun
    • Baby Shower
    • Wedding Shower
    • School/Teacher
    • Movie and T.V. Characters
    • Kid’s Treats
    • Fun Party Recipes
  • BUY MY COOKBOOKS
  • ABOUT/CONTACT

Kids will go nuts over these healthy Slumber Party Snacks.

July 25, 2011 This post may contain affiliate links.

Slumber Party Snacks

These Slumber Party Snacks will have your kids going wild! These healthy treats are adorably fun and you won’t worry about your kids getting too much sugar!

slumber party snacks

Did you partake in a lot of sleep overs when you were young? I sure did, and whether it was a party of two or a party of 10, whether we were just watching a movie or playing games and painting each other’s nails, whether we actually slept or stayed up all night, there was always one constant – the junk food. We ate lots of junk food.  Mostly chips, popcorn, and sweets.   I don’t remember ever eating anything healthy at a slumber party, but am positive that if I had been served one of these whimsical sleeping bag tortilla wraps filled with peanut butter and apples, I would have gobbled it up.

When I came up with this recipe idea, I didn’t really go at it thinking I’d develop a healthy snack that would be great to serve at a slumber party. As you might know by now, my recipes don’t really lean to the healthy side very often.  I just had an image in my mind of a sleeping bag with a head popping out and decided that a wrap made a perfect sleeping bag and a round slice of apple made a great head. I like peanut butter and apple so I chose to fill my wrap with peanut butter and apple slices, but there are other flavor combinations you or your kids may prefer like turkey, cheese, and pear, or maybe ham, cheese, and apple, or cream cheese and a peach, or any combination of the above.

There are even more options for decorating your tortilla wrap sleeping bags. I will admit some of them aren’t  actually healthy but using peanut butter as glue to attach a small amount of  candy confetti sprinkles to the bags (pictured at left) certainly wont have the kids bouncing off the walls. Candy confetti comes in many shapes and sizes like butterflies, flowers, and hearts and they would all look great on the sleeping bags.  If you prefer, you can decorate the bags by cutting small shapes out of fruit roll-ups (pictured above), fresh fruit, or even cheese. Another suggestion, is attaching small pieces of cereal, like Lucky Charms, to your tortillas.  The eyes can be created out of raisins, dried cherries or blueberries, candy (royal icing) eyes, mini M&M’s or Reese’s Pieces,  or mini chocolate chips. Then there’s the hair.  You can add healthy hair by using carrots, peanut butter, pretzels or chow mein noodles, or add a little less healthy hair by using Nutella, licorice laces, potato sticks, or cookie crumbs. I’m sure there are lots of clever ways to make hair, what would you use?

These snacks are perfect for a slumber party, but there are many other occasions when you could serve these treats, for instance, at girl scout camp, on a family wilderness vacation, or during a sleep over at grandma’s. Make them up yourself and serve them to the kids, or for even more fun, set up stations and have the kids create their own treat.

Sleeping Bag Wraps

Ingredients:

apples – 1 will make enough for two people

     other options – pears or peaches

flour tortillas (soft taco size) – 1 per person

creamy peanut butter – 2 to 3 tablespoons per person

     other options – turkey, ham, cheese, cream cheese

lemon lime soda – to soak the apples, pears, or peaches to keep them from browning

Decorations:

eyes – candy eyes, raisins, dried berries, mini M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces or chocolate chips

hair – carrot shreds, chow mein noodles, peanut butter, Nutella, pretzel sticks, potato sticks

sleeping bags – confetti sprinkles, fruit roll-ups, cheese, fruit, cereal

Special Equipment Needed:

peeler or knife

2 1/2″ round cookie cutter, optional

mini cookie cutters, optional

toothpick

#10 and #12 round decorating tips, optional

kitchen shears, optional

Instructions – for peanut butter and apple filled sleeping bag wraps with apple heads, various hair and eyes

 how to keep apples from turning brown

Wash and peel the apples, reserving a small amount of the peel.  Cut two slices on opposite sides of each apple.  If your apples are small, just use those rounded slices to create the kids heads.  If your apples are large, use a 2 1/2″ round cookie cutter, to cut circles from those slices. Cut the remaining two sides of each apple and cut into 1/4″ slices.  Place all of the slices and extra pieces in a bowl. Pour lemon lime soda pop into the bowl completely covering all of the apple slices.  Let sit for at least 10 minutes.  This will keep the apples from turning brown, and wont add any significant flavor to the apples.

how to fold snack wraps

Spread 2-3 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter over a tortilla.  Fold up the bottom 1/4 of the tortilla. Spread a small amount of peanut butter in the center of the piece of tortilla that you just folded up.  Set some long slices of apple on the peanut butter in the middle of the tortilla.

apple and peanut butter wraps

Cut some long apple slices in half and add them to the tortilla.  Fold the left side of the tortilla over and press the peanut butter and apple together.  Fold the right side of the tortilla over and press the peanut butter and the left side of the tortilla together.

how to put together slumber party snacks

If you want to use raisins or dried cherries to make the eyes, you can leave them whole or use a #10 decorating tip to cut small rounds out of the fruit. Then use a toothpick to poke holes in the apples where the eyes will go, and press the fruit eyes into the holes.

Cut smiles out of the reserved apple peel using a knife, kitchen shears, or a round decorating tip (I used a #12 tip for the small mouths and the larger end of a tip for the larger mouths.) Set the smiles on each apple face.

ingredients for slumber party snacks

Instead of raisins, I used candy eyes to decorate the apple head on the right, and decided I really like how they looked on the faces so I swapped them out for some of the raisins. To create the hair on the left, I poked holes in the apple head using a toothpick then pushed in the carrot shreds. I spread peanut butter butter over the apple on the right then I dipped it in cookie crumbs.Once you’ve decorate the apple head, snuggle it in the sleeping bag.  It will stick to the peanut butter and stay in place.

healthy kids snacks

My favorite hairdo (because it looks a bit like my hair in the morning) was created by poking chow mein noodles into the top of the apple head.  Pretzels or potato sticks would work the same way, creating a spiked hairdo. The simplest hair can be created by spreading peanut butter or Nutella over the apple head.

fun slumber party snacks

I made hair using a fruit roll-up (in the third sleeping bag), but found that once it sat for a while it kind of melted and got really sticky, so don’t make that one unless it will get eaten right away.  The fruit roll-ups worked great, however, as decorations for the tortilla sleeping bags. I cut stripes, polka dots, flowers, and hearts using a knife, pastry cutter, and mini cookie cutters. Most of my fruit roll-up decorations stuck right to the tortilla, but when they wouldn’t stick, I added a dab of peanut butter to the back side and pressed them on to the tortilla.

These Slumber Party Snacks will have your kids going wild! These healthy treats are adorably fun and you won't worry about your kids getting too much sugar!

You don’t have to decorate the sleeping bags. They are a healthier snack without the decorations, but I think they look much better with a fun design and a splash of color.

What will you use to decorate your Sleeping Bag Wraps?

Filed Under: Birthday Party Recipes, Kid's Treats, Summer Fun Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, Sleep Over/Slumber Party, Sleep-Over-and-Slumber-Party, Summer

The Sugar Academy Chocolate Making Courses
Previous Post: « Marshmallow Sea Animals
Next Post: Rice Krispies Treat Party Hat – Birthday Treat »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Arnaldo

    March 15, 2019 at 8:17 am

    Interesting , Good fun and creative food for a kid. I love it.

    Reply
  2. Amy McLean

    May 20, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Soooo cute, just looking at them makes me smile 🙂

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    May 16, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    I HAVEN'T TRIED THEM YET, BUT, I THINK THEY WILL GO OVER AT CHUERCH FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL JUST FOR KIDS

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    June 15, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    wow how creative and clever!!! I am having a pj party in my school so was looking for ideas but this is wowwwwwwwwwww

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      June 15, 2013 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks. I love these too! Have fun making and serving them.

      Reply
  5. Cool photo cakes

    September 26, 2012 at 7:13 pm

    Wow, my daughter is going to love those :). Your blog is so inspiring – thanks for all the lovely ideas!

    Reply
  6. Michelle | Creative Food

    July 12, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    These are SO CUTE! Love it! And I love all your creations!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    June 11, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    So clever! I definitely will pin and want to use in kinder class!

    Reply
  8. Diana - FreeStyleMama

    February 17, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    Pinning!

    Reply
  9. Keitha

    January 27, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    These are amazingly cute!

    Reply
  10. Julie@teachinggoodeaters

    January 27, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    It looks like you have a lot of fun with food! I'd love for you to link up at Food Adventure Friday!!

    http://teachinggoodeaters.blogspot.com/2012/01/food-adventure-friday-week-12.html

    Reply
  11. Rebekah

    January 21, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    These are absolutely adorable!!! I followed you over from Toys in the Dryer. I am pinning this idea!

    Reply
  12. Camping Sleeping Bags

    September 29, 2011 at 6:44 am

    I think it's awesome you're sharing your experience in such great detail….Kids Slumber Party Ideas…Slumber parties are a fun event for kids. A slumber party is a time a child can invite over her friends to stay the night, and they can enjoy games, fun and good food …

    Reply
  13. Tanya Anurag

    August 18, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    I don't have words to let you know how much I liked it. This post has been featured on Kreative Korner. Please feel free to grab the Featured button from my side bar and use it on your blog.

    Thanks for linking up at Tea-Time Thursdays @ Kreative Korner. Your post added to the celebration. Party for this week is going on now. Hope to see you there.

    http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/2011/08/tea-time-thursdays-3-and-features.html

    Reply
  14. Mindie Hilton

    August 9, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    OMG these are fantastic! Going to feature these o Friday morning at Bacon Time. Thanks for linking up.

    Reply
  15. Tours of the Vacation

    August 8, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    What a fun and creative way to get a kid to eat! I don't have kids, but I'm going to pass this on to my sister… She'll love it!
    -Giselle

    Reply
  16. Alison@Oopsey Daisy

    August 1, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    These are hilarious!! Love it!

    Reply
  17. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    July 30, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Thanks everyone. I really appreciate having my recipes featured on your sites and being pinned. I hope you all have as much fun making these treats as I did.

    Beth @ Hungry Happenings

    Reply
  18. Vicki V @ blestnest.blogspot.com

    July 30, 2011 at 3:19 am

    Absolutely freaking adorable! This is the next cake ball! ha ha I'm gonna pin it to Pinterest right now, so watch your stats!

    Reply
  19. Nicole Feliciano

    July 30, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Crazy cute. Will you make my lunch this week! Thanks so much for sharing on Friday Food on Momtrends. I love checking out all the foodie creations. Enjoy the weekend.

    Reply
  20. Rachel at Sun Scholars

    July 30, 2011 at 12:39 am

    These are FABULOUS!!!! Thanks so much for sharing this post at For the Kids Friday at Sun Scholars. I loved it SO MUCH, that I've featured it this week. Stop by and grab an A++ button, and share with us again! YEAH! 🙂

    http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/07/for-kids-friday-21.html

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    July 28, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    HAHA! These are amazing! One day when I have kids I will make these for them!

    Reply
  22. A Year on the Grill

    July 27, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Utter genius!!!

    Reply
  23. Carmen

    July 27, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    IMG!! My kids will love these…can't wait to make for them. Thanks for sharing.
    Carmen @ www.rocaandcompany.blogspot.com

    Reply
  24. Janet

    July 27, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    This is such a fun and creative idea! I'm sure my kids would love making these. 🙂

    Reply
  25. Crystal

    July 27, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    These are amazing!

    I would love for you to linkup and share these on my mommy resource and solution meme!

    http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2011/07/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-2/

    Reply
  26. sugarraindrops

    July 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    This is such a cute and creative snack, kids an even decorate them at a party as an activity! That's such a great idea using the soda to help keep the apples from browning! I never knew! thanks go sharing this fun snack!! :]

    Reply
  27. Beth @ Hungry Happenings

    July 27, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    Leslie – I like to soak my fruit in lemon lime soda, especially when I have a lot of fruit. It worked equally as well as lemon or lime juice and doesn't add that harsh acidic flavor. It's also cheaper than using fresh juice.

    Reply
  28. Leslie

    July 27, 2011 at 4:02 am

    Aren’t these adorable? I never thought of soaking apple slices in soda…what a great tip!

    Reply
  29. Beth @ Hungry Happenings

    July 26, 2011 at 3:50 am

    Trish – don't hurt yourself! Hope your daughter and her friends get a kick out of the sleeping bags.

    Jo and Sue – wow, thanks! I'll have to tell my husband you think I'm a genius.

    Janet – I'm sure your sleeping bags will look great. They are really easy and fun to make.

    Reply
  30. Beth @ Hungry Happenings

    July 26, 2011 at 3:46 am

    Hi Chris, glad I got you laughing:)

    Reply
  31. ~Chris

    July 26, 2011 at 3:08 am

    OMG! When I saw the title of this post, I thought "huh, that's an interesting twist – specifying something as a slumber party snack." When I actually opened the link, I almost spewed wine on my computer from laughing. What a CUTE idea!! Very clever!! 🙂

    Reply
  32. Janet

    July 26, 2011 at 2:52 am

    These are great! I don't think I could do them as professional-looking as you but will try, for sure!

    Reply
  33. Jo and Sue

    July 26, 2011 at 1:53 am

    Oh My Goodness! You are truly a super genius! These are just about the cutest things I have ever seen 🙂

    Reply
  34. Trish - Sweetology101

    July 26, 2011 at 1:08 am

    ok I just about fell off my chair….you rock!!! To my daughter, you are QUEEN for this, she is having a big sleepover next week..ya think these made the menu? Ummmm YA!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

WELCOME!

See all recipe categories

The Sugar Academy Chocolate Making Courses

Footer

Popular Kid Friendly Recipes

Cookie Monster Rice Krispie Treats with candy eyes, Tootsie Roll mouths, and mini Nutter Butter Cookies
Halloween Mickey Mouse Oreo Cookies decorated using candy clay are fun to make for your Halloween parties.
Turn Reese's Cups into sweet little otters then use them to create some adorable Sea Otter Cupcakes. These treat will be perfect for you Finding Dory Party.
Mickey Mouse Galaxy Cookies - chocolate cookies topped with chocolate ganache and galaxy sprinkles.
Decorate this cute Olaf Mickey Cake for your Disney Frozen party. It's easy to create using a simple cake decorating technique.
This Winter Wonderland White Chocolate Popcorn speckled with candy snowflakes and blue sprinkles would make a great treat for a Frozen party, a nice gift for Christmas, or a wintertime snack.

Hungry Happenings is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and occasionally writes sponsored posts which will be disclosed within the post. We value your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy, Disclosure, and Terms of Service.

Copyright © 2022 Hungry Happenings