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Tools: Carrot peeler, Paring knife, Cutting board, Bowl, Spoon, Butter knife, Plate.
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With an adult's help, use a carrot peeler to remove the cucumber skin.
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Discard the skin and continue peeling long thin strips the entire length of the cucumber until you reach the seedy core.
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Set these strips aside.
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Dice the seedy core into tiny pieces.
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You now need to remove the top of the tomato, much as you would the top of a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern.
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Ask an adult to do the following: Take a paring knife and carefully poke it into the tomato, about 1 inch from the stem, pointing the knife.
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Using a spoon, scoop out the tomato's center, leaving a large, bowl shaped space inside the tomato.
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Chop these tomato insides into tiny pieces, drain off excess juice and add them to the cucumber.
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Pull apart the pieces of string cheese into strips that are about the width of a pencil.
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Cut each strip into thirds and set aside.
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To make hornworms, use a butter knife to spread thin layers of cream cheese onto each side of a cucumber strip.
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Then, using the cream cheese as a gluewrap the cucumber in a coiling fashion around a piece of string cheese, from one end of the cheese to the other.
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Blend the remaining cream cheese with one or two tablespoons of your favorite salad dressing.
