Remember those little cardboard animal cracker boxes with the string attached to the top so you could carry it around conveniently? Of course you do - your kids love ‘em, and we’re not sure which is more fun – the box itself or the crackers inside.

If you like the crackers best, however, here’s a fun find: Animal Crackers Kits. Williams-Sonoma, the high-end kitchen store, allows you to cook up a circus of tiny animal crackers in your own kitchen with their cracker dough mix for $12 and Circus Cookie Cutters for $19.95. The kid-friendly cutters are made of nylon and stainless steel, and include tiger, lion, giraffe, seal and elephant shapes.

Bake some up for a birthday party, picnic or afternoon snack . . . and keeping everyone smiling is, of course, always in style.