Ants On A

Log

Celery

stalks

Peanut

butter

Raisins

Wash and

scrub celery. Break celery stalks into 3-4" lengths.

Spread peanut butter in celery cavity.

Decorate

with raisins.

Butter

Balls

Heavy

whipping cream

Pour 1-1/2

tablespoons whipping cream into a clean baby food or

other small jar with tight fitting lid.

Have the

children shake the jars until a solid butter forms. Pour

off buttermilk. Use a wooden popsicle stick to work the

remaining buttermilk from the butter. Wash the butter

several times in cold water.

Spread on

bread or crackers.

1 cup

whipping cream will make about 1/3 cup butter.

Note:

Little arms may tire before the butter is made. Do

activity in pairs. Pick a song that takes about 20

seconds to complete and sing until time to change hands.

Cheese

Flags

Cheese

slices

Thin

pretzel sticks

Cut each

slice of cheese in four slices, either square or triangle

shapes.

Help

children thread cheese onto pretzel to form a flag.

Raggedy

Ann/Andy Faces

Bread

slices

Creamy

peanut butter

Shredded

carrots (hair)

Apple

wedges (mouth)

Raisins,

banana slices, grape halves, cherry halves, celery

slices, etc.

Cut bread

in round shapes with a biscuit or cookie cutter. Spread a

thin layer of peanut butter on bread rounds. Let children

select the fruits/vegetables they want to place on bread

for facial and head features. They may decide that apple

wedges make great ears or that the shredded carrots are

good for a beard.

Alphabet

Bars

Graham

cracker squares

Creamy

peanut butter

Raisins

Spread

peanut butter on crackers. Ask children to make a letter

of the alphabet by arranging raisins on the peanut

butter. They could choose a letter from their first name.

Porcupine

Balls

1 cup

chunky peanut butter

tablespoons margarine

1-1/4 cups

sifted powdered sugar

2-3 cups of

crisp rice cereal

Place

cereal in a plastic zipper bag, seal, removing as much

air as possible. Have children use their hands to lightly

crush cereal.

Combine

peanut butter, margarine and sugar in a large bowl. Have

children blend the ingredients by pressing the mixture

with the back of a spoon. Mix in cereal.

Give each

child a tablespoon full of the mixture to shape into a

ball. Porcupine balls may be chilled to make them firmer.

Bread

Initials

2 envelopes

yeast

3 cups of

warm water

2 teaspoons

salt

tablespoons sugar

8 cups

flour

Soften

yeast in 1/2 cup of the warm water. Combine dry

ingredients and add the softened yeast and enough water

to make the a soft dough. Knead dough until elastic. Give

each child a ball of dough and have them roll it into two

pencil shaped pieces. Ask them to shape dough into their

first and last initial.

Place each

pair of initials on a greased cookie sheet with the edges

touching to connect the initials. Let dough rise for

20-30 minutes. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to

15 minutes.

Note: You

can place about 1/3 cup of unkneaded dough in a small

plastic bag and let the children work it with their hands

until elastic.

Pudding In

An Instant

Instant

pudding, various flavors

1/4 cup ice

cold milk per child

Plastic cup

with solid lids (no straw holes)

Place one

tablespoon of instant pudding mix in each child's cup.

Add 1/4 cup ice cold milk. Place the lid on securely and

let the child shake up the ingredients.

Banana

Mountains

Bananas

Fruit

cocktail canned in juice

Cottage

cheese

Give each

child 1/4 to 1/3 of a banana. Have children cut their

portion into coin shaped pieces with a plastic fork. Top

with 1-2 tablespoons cottage cheese. Spoon a tablespoon

of fruit cocktail over the top.

Pyramid

Pizza

English

muffins

Grated

cheese

Spaghetti

sauce

Pineapple

tidbits

Cooked ham

Slice the

English muffins. Spread each half with a small amount of

sauce. Give each child a half. Have them arrange the

pineapple, cheese and ham on their portion/

Note: The

pyramid pizza contains one item from each block of the

food pyramid.

Reindeer

Sandwich

Whole wheat

bread

Creamy

peanut butter

Raisins

Maraschino

cherries

Small

pretzel curls

Cut bread

into one large triangle and two small triangles. Spread

with peanut butter. Have children arrange raisin eyes,

cherry nose and pretzel antlers on bread.

Leaves,

Leaves and More Leaves

Purchase a

variety of leafy greens:

Lettuce,

cabbage (red), cabbage (green), Chinese cabbage, savoy

cabbage, spinach, collards, kale, bok choy, turnip

greens, mild salad dressing.

Select 3-4

leafy greens from the above suggestions.

Wash greens

and pat dry. Introduce the vegetables to the children one

at a time. Ask questions about each green as you

introduce it. Let children tear a leaf of each green into

bite sized pieces and place in individual salad bowls. If

children want a dressing, toss with a mild flavored salad

dressing, or use a teaspoon of dressing for a dip.

Rooting for

Vegetables

Purchase a

variety of root vegetables:

Daikon

radish, red radish, turnips, carrots, parsnips rutabaga

and mild dip.

Wash and

remove the skin from vegetables. Introduce vegetables to

children one at a time. Cut them into coin-shaped pieces

and let children dip them into a mild dressing before

tasting if desired.

What Was I?

Purchase a

variety of dried fruits for which you can find the fresh

counterpart.

Dried fig,

dried peach, prune, banana chips, dried apricot, dried

apple, raisins, fresh fig, fresh peach, fresh plum, fresh

banana, fresh apricot, fresh apple, and fresh grapes.

Have the

children taste the fresh fruit and its dried fruit

counterpart and describe the flavors.

Animal

Cookies

For each

child, provide:

1/2

tablespoon of margarine

1/2

tablespoon molasses

tablespoon flour mixture

Decorations:

raisins, nuts, maraschino cherries, chocolate chips,

sprinkles, etc.

Flour

mixture:

1-1/2 cup

whole wheat flour

1/2

teaspoon cinnamon

Give

children clear plastic punch cups to mix their dough.

First, stir margarine and molasses together. Add the

flour mixture and continue stirring. Slowly add up to 3/4

teaspoon flour and stir until a stiff dough forms. Have

children pinch dough an pat it into the shape of an

animal on a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper. Try to

keep the dough at least 3/8 inch thick. Place each cookie

on a greased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 6-8

minutes.

Easy Pizza

refrigerator biscuit

tablespoon tomato sauce

1 inch

square sliced cheese

Selection

of additional chopped ingredients: onion, black olives,

mushrooms, pepperoni, green pepper, broccoli florets,

etc.

Place

biscuit between two sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap.

Have each child flatten a biscuit with the palm of a

hand. Have children add tomato sauce and cheese. It may

be easier to have them squeeze the tomato sauce from a

squeeze bottle than to spoon it on. Let them select

additional ingredients to put on their pizzas. Bake about

six minutes at 475 degrees. �DP

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