Prepare a feast

What can we use instead of a kid-safe knife, skewers/toothpicks, or measuring spoons if we don't have them?

If you don't have a kid-safe knife use a blunt plastic butter or nylon knife with an adult doing the tougher cuts, replace skewers with short, blunt toothpicks or cut plastic straws for threading fruit kebabs, and substitute measuring spoons by using a tablespoon (15 mL) or a marked yogurt lid to portion spreads for sandwiches.

What should we do if the fruit keeps falling off the skewers or the sandwiches fall apart when cutting?

If fruit slips on skewers press pieces snugly together and use shorter toothpicks as you 'thread the fruit pieces onto skewers', and if sandwiches fall apart spread the measured spread thinly per 'measure the amount of spread' and press fillings lightly before cutting.

How can I adapt the jobs and steps for different age groups?

Assign toddlers simple tasks like washing fruit and arranging napkins, preschoolers safe threading of pre-cut fruit, school-age kids measuring spreads and using a kid-safe knife with adult supervision, and teens assembling, cutting sandwiches, arranging plates, and posting the photo on DIY.org.

How can we extend or personalize the feast to make it more fun or special?

Personalize the feast by using cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into fun shapes as in 'cut the sandwiches into halves or fun shapes', make a flavored dip bar with labeled small bowls from 'spoon the dips into small bowls', add place cards and a color theme when you 'arrange the sandwiches...on plates', and include a short story with your DIY.org photo.