As a mom of 4, with the 2 middle children particularly candy-obsessed and fussy with food, I always wanted something that could showcase fruit and veggies, especially at parties, and spice up the day-to-day lunchbox. Traditional fruit skewers look great, but pointy ends were worrying,

It was in November 2016, while playing a cupcake game with my then 6-year old daughter Eliana, that the idea was finally borne. We were playing with cupcake characters at a party, when Ellie assured me that ‘Cupcake Nurse ‘would ensure they ate all their healthy food before dessert was allowed. I laughed, but later that night I thought (once again) how nice it would be to have something healthy-and enticing-that could possibly rival cupcakes and cakes. And that’s when I got the idea for a round, and therefore perfectly safe skewer. Skercle, a combination of the words Skewer and Circle seemed like a great fit for the picture in my head.

In 2017, With Ellie as my chief sounding board, we began to develop the product with our talented Industrial Designers in California. We tested colors and materials, conducted the necessary CPSC and FDA testing in early 2019, and developed fun packaging with an amazing team in Brooklyn, NY. We patented and trademarked Skercle, until finally our launch in the fall of 2019.  

It was important to me, as a working mom and for our environment, that Skercle was not disposable, was easy to clean and use, and could be popped in the dishwasher. I also wanted Skercle to be a healthy addition to other holidays where candy was often a big feature-so Halloween, Valentines and Easter Skercle were born. We added Christmas, Hanukkah, Simcha and 4th July Skercle for good measure. 

In our home, we now use Skercle in our lunchbox or for snack time every day. I finally got my wish and can now do beautiful Skercle fruit platters at my kids parties (and class parties) without worrying about someone getting poked. The kids love them!  

My hope is that Skercle will provide other parents with the opportunity to serve healthy food to their kids in a fun, safe, interesting and novel way.