Sweet Idea: DIY Candy Sushi

I've never thought about a little sushi party for kiddo, but these adorable DIY candy sushi are making me think of at least stuffing a little bento box full of them for her to have for lunch one day. Look at those bright bundles!

I love that these simple jelly candies and marshmallows can come together to make sugary replicas of sushi. Wouldn't this be a fun kid's party theme?

Arranged on a tray like this, the "sushi" is colorful and modern with mostly white bases and pops of vibrant pink, orange, yellow, and green. Red and black licorice strands tie each bundle together.

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images: Pysselbolaget

Sweet Sushi!

Last week, I shared this incredibly realistic asparagus cake with you. Over the weekend, I came across another life-like treat on Pinterest. This bento box of dessert sushi by Jennifer McFadden of Death by Cucpake was made for a little girl's Asian-themed birthday party. Jennifer describes the treats on her Flickr page.

The rice is rice krispie treats, the shrimp is vanilla tootsie rolls that are handpainted with food coloring, the seaweed is fruit rollups, the tuna are airheads, and the guts of the rolls are gummy worms, twizzlers and other flavored tootsie rolls.

I think most kids would enjoy this bento box more than a sampling of California rolls and seaweed wraps. What do you think?

image: via Pinterest