When my youngest was much littler than she is now, we used to play a game in the produce aisles throughout the fall. Every week she would select one new squash, because there are so many unique and colorful options to try that caught her eye. It was FANTASTIC; it encouraged taste testing and trying new foods and even better, she came up with the idea all on her own! So, out of the mix & quite desperate because she wasn’t loving her selections, I created Squash Monsters in an effort to find a way to keep her going. It was like ‘eye candy’ with veggies & it worked! It’s a little time consuming, so we don’t make them every night, but they’re a fun tradition once a season…
How do you serve up Squash Monsters for dinner?
1. Make my recipe for Zucchini and Garlic – click here!
2. Make my Curried Spaghetti Squash – click here!
3. Using a small small scoop add the Curried Spaghetti Squash to the top of the Zucchini Garlic Rounds.
4. Add two peppercorns for eyes.
5. Use a spatula to serve.
6. DON’T EAT THE PEPPERCORNS 
Just saying…they are for fun only!
Disclosure: I am pleased to be working with MVP Health Care and the MVP Generation Go Program, which has sponsored this post. My participation is voluntary and my opinion is always my own, as is any advice offered.
Cute! My boys would love these!
I hope they love them! ~ Jodie
What a creative way to serve squash! My kids have always liked to pick out new fruits and veggies to try as well. I will have to try these.
Hope you have fun with them! Have a great week… Jodie
Yummy and fun!
Thanks for sharing with my Super Link Party!
Thank you! Have a great day…
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How exciting!!! I just added your button…have a GREAT day…
Jodie
What a great idea, I’ve got to try these with my kiddies! I’m popping by to visit from Katherine’s linky!
Cheers,
Char
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HI there! Thanks for stopping by…I hope you have a lot of fun serving them
~ Jodie
What a cute idea for cooking squash!
Thank you
Hope you have a great week… Jodie
Genius!!! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop my friend xo
I’m going to read your comment to my teenager – LOL! Thank you…
Have a great evening ~ Jodie
These are so cute!
Thank you! They were a bit hit w my youngest when I served them
~ Jodie
Jodie this is an awesome recipe! Thank you so much for linking it up to The Mommy Club. I’m featuring you today at 3pm on my Facebook page! Thanks again for sharing!
Crystal
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I did go over & connect with you – THANK YOU so much for the feature! Hope you had and have an awesome week!
Jodie
And here’s a way to get the kids to try squash, yay!
EXACTLY!!!
Cute! I really need to try out more fun dishes like that for my kids
My rule of thumb with picky eaters – PLAY with the FOOD! Even if they don’t like it, they’ll never forget & eventually you find things they’ll like!
Have a great evening ~ Jodie
omg! that is so freakin cute and looks amazing! i don’t have kids yet but i think i’ll make it to eat for myself!!! New follower here stopping by from the Mommy-Brain Mixer, blog hop!
I AGREE! I think these recipes aren’t just for kids…we all need to have fun with our food! Have a great evening & enjoy!!!
Jodie
Those are really cute! Very clever
Thank you! Have a great evening…
These are too cute! We will definitely need to give these a try as we have a ton of new squashes coming in at Whole Foods now.
ENJOY! Love the fall seasonal foods…
~ Jodie
These look great and what a fun idea to make them for your kids. I bet they would eat them up never knowing they were eating something healthy! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday! Please come back on Sunday to VOTE!
Thank you!!! Hope you had & have a GREAT week ~ Jodie
Oh my, those are awesome! Very creative.
THANK YOU!!
this is awesome. my son would love these. thanks for sharing!
Thank you – hope he loves them, just don’t eat the peppercorns – LOL!
These are too stinking cute!
THANK YOU – they were a big hit when I pulled them out of the oven & over to the table to serve!
~ Jodie
The kids will love these!
I hope they do!!!
~ Jodie
love them so super cute and good for you too
come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
THANK YOU! Great site – hope you have a great week!
Thanks for the recipes. I love squash, but my kids… not so much. When my oldest was little, we told him they are called squash because they make that sound when you eat them. That worked for a while, but once the novelty of listening to himself chew, he stopped liking them. I will need to make these!
I love the squash story!!! Thank you so much for sharing – I love hearing these stories!!! It’s amazing what works & then doesn’t!!! Just found another squash recipe that works here after experimenting…will be sharing in November. Stay posted…
Have a great evening ~ Jodie
Very cute! I’m following along from the Sunday Social. I’m having a mom’s link up right now as well and would LOVE for you to stop by and link up:)
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I’m sorry I missed the link up! I am just catching up on comments at the site tonight!!! Let me know when the next one comes around – would LOVE to participate!
Thank you so much for stopping by…Have a great week! ~ Jodie
Never mind – it was still open so I just linked up a recipe – thank you for letting me know about it
Very clever and cute!
Thanks for sharing!
THANK YOU! Have a great week…love your icon
Jodie
Lol they are so cute. I really must try to make food more appealing to my kids, this looks like a good way to start and lots of fun!
I’m so glad you like them…I know one thing for certain, my kids (hopefully) won’t forget all of it – LOL!
Jodie
Adorable and I love squash, my kids are gone,but gosh these would be fun for hubs and I. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
THANK YOU! I hope your hubs is pleasantly surprised when you pull them out of the oven – enjoy! ~ Jodie
Thanks for sharing and linking! You’ll be featured this Thursday!
AWESOME- THANK YOU!!! Will be a peeking…
~ Jodie
Super cute and fun!
THANK YOU! Hope you had and have an awesome week!
~ Jodie
So cute! My hubby doesn’t care for any winter squash.. Maybe he would eat it better if I made these. lol! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
Hugs,
Jann
Let me know if it works out! I think for so many people squash is a texture thing…it’s not my kids favorite thing in the whole world, but playing makes it tolerable…I have another one coming out next month – stay tuned!
~ Jodie
What a cute idea! I bet they taste great too!!
Thanks for joining Keep Calm & Link Up last week! We hope to see you again this Thursday evening! xo, Meredith @ http://www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com
Hi there! THANK YOU!!! Hope you had and have a GREAT week! Thanks for hosting…
Jodie
Jodi, just wanted to let you know that I will be featuring you today on Share Your Cup.
Hugs,
Jann
AWESOME – I’m hopping over right now!!! THANK YOU ~ Jodie
So cute! Maybe I can get my little guy to eat it
Stopping by to let you know that I’m featuring this from the Weekend Wonders Party! Come grab a feature button if you’d like 
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Have a great day!!
THANK YOU – just grabbed the featured button & added it to the post! So excited…
Have a GREAT rest of the week ~ Jodie
How insanely cute! What a fun way to encourage her to eat veggies!!
Thanks so much for linking up to MTM Mondays!
HI THERE! They were a big hit the first time I pulled them out of the oven…Have a great week…
I seriously LOVE this! So simple and so cute! What a great way to get little ones to eat their veggies!
Thank you for sharing this on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes last week! You are featured favorite this week! Can’t wait to see what you have for us this week! Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie
cheeriosandlattes.com
HI there – just tuning in, it’s been a crazy weekend!!! I’m so excited to hear I was featured – can’t wait to pop over & see! Have a GREAT week ahead ~ Jodie
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What a good mom to come up with such a clever and cute idea to make veggies appealing! Thanks so much for linking on Busy Monday!
Hi there! THANK YOU….I love playing with food (LOL)! Have a great day…