1 Cookie Cutter (metal ones work a little better than plastic ones)
1 Cheese Slicer
Optional Fruits, nuts, crackers, etc., for pairing
Instructions
Slice the cheese. Try to keep it thick enough that it will hold it's shape when it's picked up.
Place the cheese slices together on a plate so that they're big enough to cover your cookie cutter.
Press the cookie cutter down into the cheese and make sure you hit the plate so it's cut all the way through.
Remove the cookie cutter, mix up the inner pieces, and serve to your kids in a variety of ways.
Serve it without the cookie cutter, making them have to guess what the object is.
Or, serve it with the cookie cutter, so they can have the shape idea in mind when putting it back together.
Keep the outside cheese (so not the stuff inside the cookie cutter) on the plate and let them try to fit the cheese puzzle pieces in the outside cheese slices.
Serve it with the cookie cutter on the plate and let them place the cheese puzzle pieces inside the cookie cutter.
Offer them the cookie cutters and let them cut out the shapes, put the pieces together, etc.
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