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Aim for an even balance of ingredients from each of the categories below.
Start by placing empty dip bowls on the board, then add the other ingredients using the bowls as “kernels” for the arrangement. Assemble the ingredients in the category order listed above. You can also place ingredients along the board edges. The goal is to have several clusters of snacks that you'll gradually grow outwards until the board is filled. Play with different arrangements for variety - ingredients can be placed in carefully arranged rectangles, long straight rows, curved rows or randomly shaped heaps. Try to make arrange the ingredients so that they're closely packed and the board underneath is barely visible. To finish the board, place the crackers and baked goods, cover any inconvenient voids with pinches of greens and fill the dip bowls.