A red, white and blue patriotic charcuterie board is an easy party food when kids are part of the summer holiday barbecues. They can be simple and involve no cooking (leave that for the grill!). Easy charcuterie boards take around 15 minutes to put together.
Show your love for America with an eye-catching red, white, and blue charcuterie board, made especially with kids in mind!
A traditional charcuterie board consists of a variety of meats along with garnishes and condiments, cheeses, and breads. Essentially it's a meat, cheese and bread board.
Today we've turned traditional charcuterie boards into an endless option of party snacks.
From hot chocolate boards, pancake boards, french toast boards, s'mores boards, to movie night boards. There is a board for everyone!
Holiday themed charcuterie boards are fun to make and easy to put together. Be as festive as you'd like, there is no end to the creativity when putting together a snack board.
This easy patriotic charcuterie board is designed primarily for kids, but can easily be altered to include foods that adults love (or that your kids love).
You can check out my main post on making an everyday occasion kid-friendly charcuterie board for some more inspiration.
We love making charcuterie boards for holidays because of their simplicity and festivity.
Here are More Holiday Themed Snack Boards:
- Valentine's Day Pancake Board
- How to Make a Sweet and Salty Halloween Snack Board for Kids
- How to Make a Healthy Halloween Snack Board for Kids
- Turkey Shaped Thanksgiving Pancakes
- Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board
- Kids Christmas Charcuterie Board
🔪 Step-By-Step Directions
Charcuterie boards are a fantastic way to get kids to eat healthy party foods rather than only sweets and carb-loaded snacks.
Cutting foods into shapes, like the watermelon into stars, make eating healthy foods as fun as eating the candy.
There are a ton of different “kid friendly” foods that you can choose. Just make sure to consider the ages of the kids.
Customize the foods based on what the kids like. If you don’t know, that’s okay. Most kids like lunch meat, cheese, and simple everyday fruits, plus fun stuff like pretzels and crackers, and candy.
Of course, make sure that everything is red, white, and blue!
Your patriotic charcuterie board should include a variety of:
- fruits
- vegetables
- candy
- crackers
- sliced meats
- cheese
- fun snacks
If you need to purchase a charcuterie board, you can find endless options on Amazon. Home Goods is another great option for good quality, yet discounted boards.
This board on Amazon is one of my favorite circular boards. The handles make for easy transporting from one location to another.
If you'd like a rectangular snack board, this one here is a great option.
If you don't have time to buy a board or are on a tight budget, use a large cutting board. No will notice.
🧾 Shopping List
For this charcuterie board, you'll need an assortment of fruits, sliced deli meats, cheeses, and fun snacks like pretzels and candy.
Here is what I used to make this beautiful patriotic snack board:
Fruits and Veggies:
- watermelon
- red grapes
- raspberry
- strawberry
- red apple slices
- grape tomatoes
- blueberry
- blackberry
Use a star shaped cookie cutter to make watermelon stars, which will be a hit with the kids.
Meats:
- Salami
- Pepperoni
Ham and roast beef are other good (red) options.
Cheese:
- mozzarella balls
- white cheddar cubes
Fun Snacks:
- yogurt or white chocolate covered pretzels
- crackers
- white chocolate bar, cut into pieces
- mini marshmallows
- red and blue m&ms
The best part about a kids charcuterie board is that you can include any of your favorite fruits, veggies, snacks, meats, candies, and cheeses.
📖 Recipe
Patriotic Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 10 watermelon slices, cut into stars
- 2 red apples, sliced
- 1 cup red grapes
- ½ pint cherry or grape tomatoes
- 8 ounces genoa salami
- 8 ounces pepperoni slices
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 8 oz mozzarella slices
- 1 cup white cheddar cubes
- 1 cup white chocolate, cut into pieces
- 8 ounces crackers
- 8 ounces yogurt covered pretzels
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
- 1 cup red, white, and blue m&m's
Instructions
- Arrange serving bowls on your board. Place in opposite corners so they are separated by diagonal lines.
- Arrange foods around the bowls first, then fill in the remaining empty spaces. Keep similar colored foods together.
- Fill the serving bowls with candies and small fruits and veggies.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Before putting together your board, here are some suggestions and thoughts to ponder.
How hot will it be? Be cautious about chocolate on your board if you are placing it outside and you live in a seasonably hot location.
The ages of the kids. Kid-friendly charcuterie boards should be spice free (and probably nut free too in case of any allergies). Depending on the kids’ ages, watch out for choking hazards, like grapes and crackers that are too hard.
Pick a theme and stick to it. Obviously here we are making a patriotic board. But for other occasions pick a color or theme and choose items that compliment that theme.
Use small bowls to give the board definition and character. See my post on putting together charcuterie boards for more tips on using bowls.
More Red, White, and Blue Snack Ideas
I love easy party food. The simpler it is to make, the more time I have for more things!
These are the simplest patriotic party food ideas for kids:
- vanilla ice cream cones with red, white, and blue sprinkles
- mini yogurt cups with blueberries and strawberries
- white chocolate covered pretzel rods
- white chocolate covered mini pretzels
- white chocolate covered strawberries
There are so many fun ideas out there for red, white, and blue party snacks. These are my favorite from around the web.
Katie Youngs
I will be making this for my family this 4th of July! It's so beautiful!
Toni
This is such a fun idea! My kids loved it too!! Thanks for sharing!
Natalie
Wow, this looks so pretty. Almost too pretty to eat. Almost 🙂 Lovely combo of flavors. I bet all taste super delicious!
Kirby
What a clever and festive idea! I can't wait to make this for summer BBQs!
Faith Still
So pretty! I love how it is both delicious and healthy. I have to make this for my boys.
Linda
I love all the ingredients you have on this board. Plus, this makes my charcuterie board more fun and colorful!
Tyanne Johnson
I love the theme! Perfect for the holidays and has some great flavors.
Michelle / Taste As You Go
I love that you incorporated a selection of sweet items along with some savory ones. This looks fantastic and would look incredible as a centerpiece for a Memorial Day or Fourth of July table. My kids will love helping me put one of these together -- thanks for the idea!
Sloan
I love that you added sweet and savory items to the board. This would be perfect for our 4th of July BBQ!
Grace Manard
Kids Charcuterie Board: Red, White, and Blue Party
Idea it is very useful, I also shared it on my facebook.