Some of the ideas for after school snacks don't need an oven, just your imagination for variations on the theme. Other ideas that you can find on my Easy Appetizer Recipes website, you can make ahead and store, like the sweet breads and snack mixes. Try out different combinations of ideas to see what fits with your child. Kids love variety and you can do so much with a lot less effort than you think. If you put love first, everything else is easy!

Here are some non-cook ideas with apples and bananas for after school snacks you can try with various spreads:

• Apples and cheese - cut apples in slices and serve with a little slab of cheddar cheese.

• Apples and peanut butter - spread peanut butter on a slice of apple.

• Apples and apple butter - dip sliced apples in apple butter

• Apples and cream cheese with raisins - spread cream cheese on an apple slice and dot with a twosome of raisins . Create a happy face with the raisins.

• Banana slices with chocolate sprinkles or any kind of sprinkles - my son loves this. Slice up bananas and put on a small plate. Sprinkle chocolate sprinkles or any type of edible sprinkles that you have handy over the slices.

• Banana slices and peanut butter - put a dab of peanut butter on each banana slice. For a variation, try almond butter.

• Banana slices with apple butter and raisins - put a dab of apple butter on each banana slice and dot with a raisins.

• Banana slices in milk and sugar - an old-fashioned favorite of mine. My mom used to serve this to me, her Mom used to serve it to her. Slice up bananas and put in a bowl, cover slightly with milk and top with a sprinkling of sugar or sprinkles. Kids love it!

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