Hotdawg!

One thing I've learned in my way-too-long life is that kids like weird stuff. Especially little boys. If it's squirmy or dirty they love it. So, when I stumbled on the Hotdog Critter I said, 'Yeah... of course!'. Take one of these, put him on a little beach of macaroni, have some fruit for dessert and you've got yourself some happy kids.

Make sure you use a Buddha Dog or Veggie Dog , though. Not the crappy ones.

Some time should, of course, be spent on the expressions of the characters before they meet their fate. Ask how many legs the critter should have and what his demeanor should be.

For the more adventurous there are hot dog spiders. Spaghetti pushed through pieces of hot dog. Then boil up the lot. The pasta cooks along with the dogs. Again, the squirmy factor is fully engaged. And cutlery isn't about.