Playtime Towers Recipes

Want to create tasty snacks with Patch from Playtime Towers? Get your ingredients ready in advance with our up-and-coming recipe lists to make with your child.

Use this page as a guide for upcoming recipes on Series 1 and 2 of Playtime Towers.

We will publish the recipes in advance so you and your little one can have the ingredients ready to make a delicious snack along with Patch when the episode broadcasts on CBeebies or is released on BBC iPlayer.

Consult the recipe book below and find a recipe you'd like to make with your child.

By selecting the BBC iPlayer link, or tuning into CBeebies at the correct time, you can watch along with your child and follow the steps on the screen for an interactive watching experience!

If you really want to be prepared, here's a sneak peek for the recipes coming up in Series 2.

By making snacks with your child, you can encourage them to try new foods and bond through talking and play. Learn how to make food fun for kids with some top tips.

To make these tasty Party Plates, you will need:

• 1 blue plate / boards

• 1 dollop natural yoghurt

• 1 sprinkle cereal/granola (no nuts)

• 1 pineapple / 1 apple / 1 watermelon (or slices of each large enough for cookie cutter)

• 1 star-shaped cookie cutter

• 1 handful blueberries

• 1 small box of raisins

• 1 spoon

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 1: Star, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make the Munchy Muddy Meadow, you will need:

• 1 packet crackerbread / oatcakes

• 1 cucumber (sliced and cut into triangles for butterfly wings)

• 1 tub houmous

• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes (halved)

• 1 bag celerysticks (as is and in small strips for butterfly body)

• 1 bell pepper (multiple colours sliced)

• Handful sugar snap peas

• 1 spoon

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 5: Mud, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make Pocket Mouse Pitta, you will need:

• 1 plate to display

• 1 pitta pocket (with top third sliced off and cut in half, and pre stuffed with ingredients)

• Lettuce or leafy green of choice (for inside pitta)

• Cheese or equivalent (for inside pitta)

• Ham or equivalent (for inside pitta)

• 1 cherry tomato (for nose)

• 4 carrot batons

• 1 tub houmous

• 1 small box of raisins

• 1 radish (sliced thinly)

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 8: Pockets, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make Hoopy Bagel Owls, you will need:

• 1 plate / board

• 1 bagel (plain and halved)

• 1 dollop cream cheese

• 1 apple (cut into large circle slices)

• 1 grape (halved)

• 1 strawberry (halved)

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 10: Hoop, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make 3 Sticky Critters, you will need:

• 6 round crackers

• 18 pretzel sticks (low salt)

• 1 dollop of cream cheese or houmous

• 1 small box of raisins

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 12: Sticks, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make some Fruity Fantails, you will need:

• Large chopping board to display

• 1 pear halved

• Handful of grapes (sliced)

• 1 or 2 bananas (sliced)

• Several blueberries

• 1 or 2 clementines

• 1 apple (sliced)

• Bamboo skewers (no sharp points)

This recipe can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 14: Paper Fan, available on BBC iPlayer.

Playtime Towers is back on 1st June 2026 with more fun and more recipes. If you want to get ahead, recipes can be found below.

To make a Blast Off Melon Rocket, you will need:

• 1 plate

• 1 melon slice (cut into triangles)

• Handful of popcorn

• 3 blueberries halved or sliced

• 2-3 apple slices for decor

• 2 orange slices

This recipe will be in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 18: Bubbles.

To make a Crabby Croissant, you will need:

• 1 small croissant (sliced open)

• 1 red pepper

• Cheese (some chopped into semi circles, other chopped into squares)

• 2 raisins

• 6 carrot batons / 6 cucumber sticks /celery sticks

• Filling of choice

• Cocktail sticks (grown up to use)

This recipe will be in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 20: Boots.

To make Munchable Moon Buggies, you will need:

• Apple slices

• Orange slices

• Cucumber slices

• Celery sticks

• 4 grapes per moon buggy / 4 tomatoes / 4 blueberries

• Cocktail sticks

• Flags

This recipe will be in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 22: Paper Plate.

To make a Fruity-saurus, you will need:

• 1 small pancake

• 1 banana (chopped into three bits to create bendy middle, top and tail)

• Several strawberries (sliced)

• 1 small box of raisins

• Several blueberries

• Granola (no nuts)

This recipe will be in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 25: Dinosaur.

To make a Cloud Top Balloon, you will need:

• 1 orange (sliced into circles)

• 1 square of a mini sweet waffles

• 1 small box of raisins

• 1 handful of popcorn

• Apple slices (thin)

This recipe will be in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 28: Cotton Wool.

Playtime Towers Series 1 is available on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer now, with the Series 2 coming 1st June 2026!

If you want more foodie fun to cook up with your child, perhaps to prepare a full meal or to bake a sweet treat, check out the CBeebies Food hub. If you're looking for more recipes, look no further: