Serve up these special dishes for your little ones inspired by their favourite characters

<p>For 26 years, World Book Day has been capturing the hearts and imaginations of children across the globe, with fascinating fictional characters and faraway places to read about.</p><p>The special event, which is marked on Thursday March 4th 2021, is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and, most importantly, World Book Day is the celebration of reading. It connects kids to literature that they might not otherwise have heard of and encourages kids to think of reading as a pleasure rather than a chore.</p><p>To help inspire you, we've put together a range of cute cakes and wacky lunches they'll love. And don't be scared to design your own &ndash; after all, World Book Day is all about creativity.</p><h2>Oompa Loompa cake pops</h2><p>Who needs a golden ticket when you have these <a gotham href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/oompa-loompa-cake-pops" narrow ssm style="font-family: " target="_blank">Oompa Loompa cake pops</a><span gotham narrow ssm style="font-family: ">? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fans will love helping to make &ndash; and eat &ndash; these fun-sized snacks (which go down a treat with a cup of tea, too).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span gotham narrow ssm style="font-family: "><img alt="oompa-loompa-cake-pops__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/oompa-loompa-cake-pops__square_GL?scl=1"></span></p><h2>Bilbo's seed cake with saffron</h2><p>A <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/bilbos-seed-cake-with-saffron" target="_blank">sweet poppyseed loaf</a> that could have been lifted straight out of Bilbo's pantry, this saffron cake takes inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and uses fragrant ingredients like lemon and rosemary.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bilbos_comp__hero__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/bilbos_comp__hero__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Willy Wonka bars</h2><p>Part 'chocolate river', part 'fudgemallow', these <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/article/willy-wonka-bars" target="_blank">Roald Dahl-inspired bars</a> would fit right in at Willy Wonka's weird and wonderful factory, so make up a batch and mix in whichever sweet treats you and the kids like the most.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="willy_wonka_bars__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/willy_wonka_bars__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Alice in Wonderland Teapot cake</h2><p>The Mad Hatter's tea party is the main event in Alice in Wonderland, so you better make sure you bring a cake (or is it a teapot?) fit for the occasion, like this <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/alice-in-wonderland-teapot-cake" target="_blank">sponge cake with marshmallow icing</a> and an army of gingerbread soldiers. When it looks this good, you don't need an 'Eat Me' label.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alice_in_wonderland_teapot_cake__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/alice_in_wonderland_teapot_cake__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Golden snitches</h2><p>You don't need to brush off your broomstick to get hold of one of <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/golden-snitch-cake-pops">these gorgeous golden snitches</a>. Harry Potter fans will be in their element with the sparkly winged winners!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="golden-snitch-cake-pops_comp__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/golden-snitch-cake-pops_comp__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Sorting hat muffins</h2><p>Whether your kids are Gryffindors or Hufflepuffs, they can decorate their <a gotham href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/harry-potter-sorting-hat-muffins" narrow ssm style="font-family: " target="_blank" text-align:>sorting hat muffins</a> in their 'house colours' and when schools eventually reopen, offering round a batch of these will make them the most popular kid in the playground.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span gotham narrow ssm style="font-family: " text-align:><img alt="harry-potter-sorting-hat-muffins__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/harry-potter-sorting-hat-muffins__square_GL?scl=1"></span></p><h2>Very hungry caterpillars</h2><p>A quick, healthy snack that requires no baking? We think the hungriest of caterpillars will approve of these easy-to-assemble light bites. Simply line sticks of celery with soft cheese, and dot green grapes* along its length (for the body) and a red grape at the end (for the head). Chop chives to make antenna and pop edible eyes on using the cheese!</p><p>*Children must be supervised while consuming grapes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="hungrycaterpiller_36__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/hungrycaterpiller_36__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Snozzcumber swiss roll</h2><p>The BFG's diet consists solely of disgusting snozzcumbers, but there's nothing gross about this generously <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/the-bfgs-snozzcumber-swiss-roll">frosted Swiss roll with jelly</a>. Kids will love making the jelly and using green food colouring to make the cake as whizz-popping as possible.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="roald-dahl-snozzcumber-cake-recipe__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/roald-dahl-snozzcumber-cake-recipe__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Roald Dahl's great glass elevator cake</h2><p>Willy Wonka's vehicle of choice? The great glass elevator, of course. Make your own at home with <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/roald-dahl-great-glass-elevator-cake" target="_blank">this clever recipe</a> that magically turns mints into glass panels.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="charlie-and-the-glass-elevator-cake-recipe__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/charlie-and-the-glass-elevator-cake-recipe__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Matilda's library cake</h2><p>A brilliant bake for bookworms, this <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/matildacake" target="_blank">Roald Dahl-inspired recipe</a> uses ready-to-roll icing to emulate her impressive collection of books.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="roald-dahl-matilda-cake__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/roald-dahl-matilda-cake__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Queen of Hearts tarts</h2><p>“The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday &ndash; but never jam to-day,” the Queen of Hearts tells a bewildered Alice in Lewis Caroll's <em>Through the Looking-Glass</em>. She doesn't say anything about jelly, though, so these delicious (and super-easy) <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/jelly-tarts" target="_blank">jelly tarts</a> don't break any of her rules.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alice-in-wonderland-jelly-tartsa__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/alice-in-wonderland-jelly-tartsa__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>Get the guests to make up their own lunches</h2><p>To make your World Book Day tea even more exciting you could get the kids to make up their own fiction-inspired lunches. Pop all the ingredients for each lunch design in the centre of the table, then encourage them to create one of these two cute designs.</p><center><h2>Dr Seuss</h2></center><center><p><img alt="the_cat_in_the_hat__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/the_cat_in_the_hat__square_GL?scl=1"></p></center><p>Are your kids mad about the trouble-making Cat in the Hat? To make this feast, you'll need to spread cream cheese onto a slice of white bread and roll it up into a cylinder. Then place this on top of a circle of buttered bread to create your hat. Wrap the cylinder in two <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/kids-fruit-snacking/bear-strawberry-pure-fruit-yoyos/910002025324" target="_blank">Bear Strawberry yoyo strips</a> to create a stripy effect. Tie red fruit winders into bows to make mini bow ties.</p><p>Create a goldfish using two baby carrots. Make a small trianglier incision at the thick end of one carrot to make the body. For the top fin, tail and side fin cut out three shapes of the second carrot and attach to the body. Draw on the eyes with a black icing pen.</p><p>To create the green eggs and ham, place a slice of <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/shelf/sliced-cooked-meats/ham-slices/910000976884" target="_blank">ham</a> in a spare corner of the box, then slice a boiled egg in half and place it yolk up on top. Finally, colour the external whites using green food colouring.</p><center><h2>Harry Potter</h2></center><center><p><img alt="harry_potter_lunchbox__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/harry_potter_lunchbox__square_GL?scl=1"></p></center><p>It might not be dinner in the Great Hall, but if you can't get to Hogwarts, bring Hogwarts home with this lovable lunchbox snack.</p><ol><li>To create it, you'll need to roll a small <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/wraps/asda-bakers-selection-wholemeal-tortilla-wraps/910000258811" target="_blank">wholemeal wrap</a> into a cone and fill with a soft sandwich filling such as egg mayonnaise leaving at least 3cm space at the top. This will create the point of your wizard hat.</li><li>Fold the unfilled wrap edges back to create a hat rim and brush with <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/marmite-yeast-extract/marmite-yeast-extract/19301" target="_blank">marmite</a> mixed with a little water to give a brown colour. Add cherry tomatoes and physalis as ‘quidditch&rsquo; balls and ‘golden snitches&rsquo;.</li><li>To make a broomstick, fold a strip of tortilla wrap in half and make small cuts along its length. Wrap around the end of a breadstick and secure with a <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/jelly-chewy-sweets/haribo-starmix-sweets-bag/910002476884" target="_blank">Haribo</a> ring or an <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sharing-party-snacks/asda-onion-rings/910000826621" target="_blank">Asda Onion Ring</a>.</li><li>For the owl, cut a semi-circle in the top of a <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/cheese-portions-snacks/babybel-mini-original-x12/465888" target="_blank">Babybel</a> and remove. From the removed Babybel, peel off the wax and cut into two wing shapes. Carve a large hole in the middle of the Babybel and remove the red wax, leaving white cheese underneath. Cut a beak shape out of this piece of wax. Finally place the ‘wings&rsquo; either side of the white circle and draw on owl eyes.</li><li>To finish, add some sugar snaps and carrots cut into star shapes and a few slices of apple.</li></ol><p><em>Feeling inspired to make a lunchbox which your little ones will love? Make sure you stock up on all your ingredients at <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-_-asdacom-_-hp-_-nav-_-ghs" target="_blank">Asda</a> or pop into your <a href="http://storelocator.asda.com/" target="_blank">local store</a>. </em></p>

Create the ultimate kids' World Book Day tea party

By Asda Good Living,28th February 2021

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