Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Carving with Buddies
Also... we have been doing some yoga recently:
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Cooking With Kids!
Just because last Friday was our last week of cooking arts/ agriculture arts for this block does not mean that your kids should stop cooking! There are some wonderful cookbooks written by Mollie Katzen, who also wrote "The Enchanted Broccoli Forest" and "The Moosewood Cookbook." She displays recipes in a way that children can follow, even if they can't read.
For the full "Number Salad" recipe, click on the link below. There are also many other recipes on the site.
http://www.molliekatzen.com/kids.php#
Also, check out these creative lunch ideas! If you have never heard of an obento, it is a Japanese lunch box. Parents in Japan spend a lot of time creating a picture perfect lunch for their children. If you are having a difficult time convincing your child to eat their vegetables, turning a carrot into tree or a flower could be just the thing that works!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Celebrating Autumn!
Alright, so autumn is my favorite season. I love the colors, the wind, the cozy sweaters, the sweet smell of pumpkin pie and the sound of the rustling leaves.
Five Little Pumpkins Fingerplay
Here's five little pumpkins sitting on a gate Wiggle fingers
The first one said,"Oh, my, it's getting late!" Wiggle thumb
The second one said,"Oh, I don't care" ...
The third one said,"There's something in the air!" ...
The fourth one said,"We'll run and run and run!" ...
The fifth one said,"It's only Halloween fun!" ...
Then WHOOSH went the wind and OUT went the light Quickly extend arms outward on
"Whoosh", Clap on "Out"
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight Roll hands over hands
Great Books For Autumn:
Here is a list of things to do this fall season (for children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc.):
1. Make leaf rubbings.
2. Jump in a giant pile of leaves.
3. Visit a corn maze.
4. Make popcorn from scratch- in a pot!
5. Make pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie....
6. Carve a pumpkin and then roast the pumpkin seeds (brush with tamari and brown sugar, or herb salt).
7. Go horseback riding.
8. Go apple picking.
9. Drink hot apple cider.
10. Go on a family walk.
11. Make a big pot of soup.
12. Plant bulbs that will bloom in the spring.
13. Have a campfire with your neighbors and roast marshmallows.
14. Collect acorns and make acorn fairies!
15. Go camping in your backyard.
16. Go bobbing for apples.
17. Make a treat for the birds.
Roll a pinecone in peanut butter, almond butter, etc.
Roll the pinecone in seeds, nuts and dried cranberries.
Hang outside on the branch of a tree.
18. Perhaps you want to be a tree for Halloween, or an autumn leaf (I was an autumn leaf when I was 6).
19. Make a lantern with a balloon and tissue paper.
20. Make pumpkin pie play dough!
Five Little Pumpkins Fingerplay
Here's five little pumpkins sitting on a gate Wiggle fingers
The first one said,"Oh, my, it's getting late!" Wiggle thumb
The second one said,"Oh, I don't care" ...
The third one said,"There's something in the air!" ...
The fourth one said,"We'll run and run and run!" ...
The fifth one said,"It's only Halloween fun!" ...
Then WHOOSH went the wind and OUT went the light Quickly extend arms outward on
"Whoosh", Clap on "Out"
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight Roll hands over hands
Yellow the bracken, golden the sheaves
(cross each hand on head)
Rosy the apples, crimson the leaves
(cross each arm across chest)
Mist on the hillside, clouds grey and white
(cross each hand on knee)
Autumn good morning,
(arms open a circle)
Summer good night.
(arms close a circle)
Great Books For Autumn:
Here is a list of things to do this fall season (for children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc.):
1. Make leaf rubbings.
2. Jump in a giant pile of leaves.
3. Visit a corn maze.
4. Make popcorn from scratch- in a pot!
5. Make pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie....
6. Carve a pumpkin and then roast the pumpkin seeds (brush with tamari and brown sugar, or herb salt).
7. Go horseback riding.
8. Go apple picking.
9. Drink hot apple cider.
10. Go on a family walk.
11. Make a big pot of soup.
12. Plant bulbs that will bloom in the spring.
13. Have a campfire with your neighbors and roast marshmallows.
14. Collect acorns and make acorn fairies!
15. Go camping in your backyard.
16. Go bobbing for apples.
17. Make a treat for the birds.
Roll a pinecone in peanut butter, almond butter, etc.
Roll the pinecone in seeds, nuts and dried cranberries.
Hang outside on the branch of a tree.
18. Perhaps you want to be a tree for Halloween, or an autumn leaf (I was an autumn leaf when I was 6).
19. Make a lantern with a balloon and tissue paper.
20. Make pumpkin pie play dough!
Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
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Ingredients
- 5½ cups flour
- 2 cups of salt
- 8 teaspoons of cream of tartar
- ¾ cup oil
- 1 35gm container of Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 4 cups of water
- red and yellow food coloring (I forgot to add this)
Instructions
- In a large pot (saucepan) dump in your flour.
- Then add the salt.
- Measure out the Cream of Tartar and add it to the pot.
- Add in your Pumpkin Pie Spice and stir.
- Then add the oil.
- And finally the water.
- Add the coloring until you get the desired tone of pumpkin you want.
- Warm the ingredients up over a medium heat. Stir, stir, stir. Mix it until you get all the lumps out.
- After about 5 minutes of stirring it will start to look like brown sugar. This means you are good to go.
- Dump the dough out onto a floured space.
- Knead the dough until it is no longer sticky and takes on a play dough consistency.
- Play and enjoy, but do not eat it. You can smell it. Oh, it smells amazing!
- Use cookie cutters and toys to make things and create. Enjoy!
Our Autumn Tree in the Library Corner:
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