Cooking Activities
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Lemonade Remember the starting proportions - 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, 1 cup of lemon juice. The secret to perfect lemonade is to start by making sugar syrup, also known as "simple syrup". Dissolving the sugar in hot water effectively disperses the sugar in the lemonade, instead of having the sugar sink to the bottom. |
Terribly Tempting Tasty Toast Mash three ripe bananas and combine with 1/2 cup of peanut butter. To review the letter "T" spread this mixture on toast that has been cut into triangles. Eat and enjoy!!
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Dirt Dessert Crumble a package of sandwich cookies for the dirt. Use chocolate pudding for the mud. You can make this as much fun as you would like using worms (gummy worms), peanuts for rocks, broken pretzel sticks as sticks, etc. It is great fun for them to discover the dirt is truly cookies and the mud pudding.
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Honey Bee Cookies ½ cup of margarine ½ cup of packed brown sugar ½ cup of honey 1 egg 1 ½ cups of flour ½ tsp. of baking soda ¼ tsp. of salt ½ tsp. of ground cinnamon
Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Beat margarine, brown sugar, honey, and egg in a bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Bake 7 – 9 minutes. Let stand 3 – 5 minutes.
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Applesauce Wash and cut the apples into quarters. Make sure that you remove any bad spots from the apple. Place the apples into a cooking pan and add approximately 2 inches of water. Cover and cook making sure that the apples do not stick. When the apples are softened show the children how the apples look and then let them watch as you run the apples through a sieve to remove the core and skin. Add sugar if you desire. I usually only sprinkle cinnamon on for those that would like it.
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Jelly Rolls Place a slice of bread between two sheets of wax paper. Roll the bread using a rolling pin until it is flat. Spread spoon of grape jelly on the flattened bread. Starting at one corner roll the bread like a jelly roll to the opposite corner. Use the roll to create a "J". Now eat and enjoy!!!!!
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Apple Juice Jigglers (45 cubes) Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 1- 1/2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin 3/4 cup water 1 6-ounce can of frozen apple juice concentrate Directions: Very lightly coat a 9" x 5" loaf pan. Soften gelatin in water in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat. Add frozen apple juice concentrate; mix well. Pour into pan. Cover and refrigerate. Chill until set, about 2-3 hours. Cut into one inch cubes and serve as a snack. |
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Igloos Ingredients: Vanilla Ice Cream Large Marshmallows Cool Whip
Use a scoop of ice cream as the main body of the igloo. Place the marshmallow at the edge of the scoop to create the entrance to the igloo. Cover the whole thing with cool whip to create the igloo. This is a great way to review long and short "I".
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Brown Cows This is a quick and simple activity to use with when studying the letter "B" or dairy products. Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream into a glass. Add chocolate milk to cover the ice cream. Using a stirrer, allow each student to stir their drink until they are ready to enjoy their "Brown Cow".
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Butter Some recipes call for salt but I have found that the fewer ingredients I need the better. Simply place heavy whipping cream in a leak proof plastic container. Let the children take turns shaking and passing the container until butter has formed. There will be liquid in the container (it looks like water - it is called whey). Simply remove the butter, spread it on some crackers and enjoy. If you would like you could add a dash of salt to the cream before shaking ( a dash for each ounce of cream you use). The smaller the container the easier it is for the children to make the butter. |
Unpop #1 6 cups milk 1tsp.cinnamon 1 cup peanut butter 3TSP honey Mix all ingredients well in a blender. Pour into small glasses and enjoy. |
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Unpop #2 6 cups milk 3 cups orange juice 6TSP honey Mix all ingredients well in a blender. Pour into small glasses and enjoy. |
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Harvest Pumpkin Muffins
½ cup margarine, softened 1 tsp. salt (1/3 cup oil- 1 cup pumpkin) 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 cup sugar ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 2 eggs ¼ tsp. ground ginger 1¼ cups flour ¼ tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. baking soda ¾ cup mashed pumpkin
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, soda, salt, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon into paper lined muffin tins. For mini muffins bake at 425 for 10 – 12 minutes. |
No-Bake Individual Pumpkin Pies
Prepare two boxes of vanilla flavored instant pudding. Stir in a can of canned pumpkin. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to taste. Put a vanilla wafer cookie into a cupcake wrapper and top with the pumpkin pudding mixture. Refrigerate for about an hour. Top with whipped cream and candy corn...the best are the little pumpkin-shaped candy corn if available. Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Pie an a Cup Mix a 30 oz. can of pumpkin pie filling (like Libby's Pumpkin Pie Mix - not plain pumpkin) with 16 oz. of cool-whip. Fill a 3 oz. cup with a layer of graham cracker crumbs or vanilla wafer crumbs Top with a spoonful of the pumpkin/cool whip mixture Put a spoonful of plain cool whip on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon
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Frozen Pumpkin Squares
(Source: Mailbox Pumpkins book) |
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Rice Pudding
Cook one cup of rice. (1 cup rice, 2 cups water, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp butter)
To the cooked rice add 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 well beaten egg, 1 1/2 cups milk, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix well stirring constantly over medium heat until it begins to thicken. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
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Traffic Light Snack You will need to make your traffic light: 1/4 graham cracker (1 cracker will do 4 children) chocolate frosting - Spread frosting onto graham cracker. M&M candies OR gum drops - one each of red, yellow, and green for each child. Place the candies on the frosted graham cracker in the proper order (review positional words). Eat and enjoy! This snack project is from Mailbox Magazine. |
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Chocolate Dipped Spoons Chocolate dipped spoons are great for stirring coffee and cocoa. They make great gifts for Mother's Day or for a nursing home project. Ingredients:
Chocolate Dipping Wafers or I have used chocolate chips
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Craft Activities
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Sparkle Votive
Materials: Votive Candleholder or candle school glue salt stickers (optional) Decorate the candleholder or candle with stickers or colored tissue paper. Then paint the entire candle or holder with glue. Sprinkle or roll the jar in salt. If you use a holder when it dries, insert a candle and watch your votive sparkle!
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Sidewalk Chalk Materials: 3/4 cup of Plaster of Paris 2 tsp. liquid tempera paint Mix ingredients together. Spoon into molds (available at most craft stores) or use film canisters or toilet paper rolls.
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Bath Salts
Make your very own bath salts! Materials: Epsom salts Fragrance (Use perfume samples or a few drops of your favorite lotion!) Food Coloring Mix fragrance and color together. Toss with Epsom salts. Spoon into small plastic bags and tie with a ribbon!
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Bubble Paint
Blow bubbles to create beautiful paper! Materials: dish soap (like Dawn or Palmolive) water tempera paint straws paper Mix soap, water, and paint together. Then, blow bubbles in the mixture. Place paper on top of the bubbles to make "bubble print" designs and paper. Then, you can create beautiful cards with your new paper!
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Play Dough 2 c. flour 1/2 c. cornstarch 1 tbsp. powdered alum 2 c. water 1 c. salt 1 tbsp. salad oil Place all ingredients in a saucepan. Stir constantly over low heat until mixture thickens into dough consistency. Remove from heat and let cool until it can be handled. Place on foil, wax paper or Formica top and knead like bread until smooth. Add food coloring if you wish. Store in airtight container or plastic bag. This recipe keeps for months, is safe and non-toxic. Give the children some cookie cutters, old pans and a table knife. (I have frozen this and used it a year later when I wanted special colors for different activities like mixing yellow and blue to make green.) |
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Play Dough #2 2 c. flour 1 cup salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 c. water 1 tbsp. cooking oil Place all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook and stir constantly until it looses its sheen and forms play dough. Cool and store in an airtight container. May be colored with food coloring before cooking or color may be kneaded in when played with.
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Craft Clay 1 c. cornstarch 2 c. baking soda (1lb.) 1 1/4 c. water Cook until thickened to dough - like consistency. Turn mixture out on a pastry board and knead. Cover w/damp cloth or keep in plastic bag. Good for plaques and other "models" which can be painted when dry. |
Salt Relief Map Dough 2 cups salt 2 cups flour 1 1/3 cups water
Blend the salt and flour together and then slowly add the water, stirring until smooth. Spread onto map surface. |
