Cooking for Kids: An Octopus’s Garden
April 15, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Kid Friendly Recipes
Remember this by the Beatles?
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’ garden in the shade
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
In his octopus’ garden in the shade
This is a very kid friendly dish. I saw it somewhere on the internet and I don’t know where, so if I swiped this great idea from you please let me know and I will giveyou due credit and blog linkage.
How cute are these octopi? And it really does not get easier. Ramen noodles, spinach, and hot dogs. That’s it. A quick and super simple lunch or dinner…or even after school snack. You could do the same with spagetti or fettucine noodles. Just slice the bottom 3/4 of the hot dog lengthwise into 8 sections, leaving them attached to the hot dog at the top. When you boil them the cut part will curl up with a mind of its own, more or less, and you will have octopi look alikes. Cook the spinach in with the ramen noodles and there you have it! A great, kid friendly meal.
This is my entry to Presto Pasta. 
This week’s Presto Pasta is hosted by Katie, One Little Corner of the World. To submit your own pasta dish follow the guidelines found here. Ruth, of Once Upon A Feast, is the brilliant mind behind Presto Pasta and this is number 109!!!
Images:Marye Audet
I’m totally gonna make this for Cedar – he will flip. Of course, we’ll use soy dogs, but still. Pretty cool.
Glad you like it.
OH my gosh these are adorable!! This is a terrific idea Marye!! My granddaughters woulds LOVE it!!
have fun with them Bunny!
This is cute. My kids are too old for it, but Deb’s son is the right age.
My teenagers liked them Diana..LOL!
They are very cute. My grandson would love the octopus…not sure I could get him to eat the “ocean”, but I am forwarding this link to my daughter. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.
I did have a few that were skeptical of the ocean and seaweed.
I am so going to try this for my kids. They will think – how fun!! Thanks for sharing with PPN this week
It was a great roundup Katie!
I love the hot dog octopi!! Such a great trick. Plus, I’m a huge fan of hotdogs no matter which way you cut ‘em. So precious!