To make the Penguin appetizers, you will need carrots, black olives, and cream cheese. The carrots will be used to create the penguin’s ‘feet’, while the olives and cream cheese create the penguin’s body.

Step 1
To make the penguin’s body, cut the olives in half.

Step 2
Fill the olive halves with cream cheese.

Step 3
Slice the carrot into slices.

Step 4
Create triangles out of the rounds—these are the feet. Use some of the extra triangles to make a beak.

Step 5
Do this by putting the small triangle in the opening of the olive.

Step 6
Put everything together and stick the toothpick through the penguin.

Ladybug Appetizers
For these pretty ladybug appetizers, you will need cherry tomatoes, black olives, toasted bread, cream cheese, and basil leaves.

Step 7
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, and separate them slightly to create the body of the ladybug.

Step 8
Slice the tops off of the olives—this will create the head. Set aside.

Step 9
To create the ladybugs, spread the cream cheese on the toasted bread and add the basil leaf on top.

Step 10
Add half of the cherry tomato and the piece of olive to assemble the body and head of the ladybug.

Step 11
Use a toothpick and balsamic glaze to create dots on the ladybug.

Step 12
Serve!

Flower Appetizers
To make the flower appetizers, you will need bread slices, cream cheese, smoked salmon, and basil.