fun with food

Curse of the Cheese Pyramid

by Marie May 9, 2008

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Today’s storytime with Make and Takes brings us to the book my son and I just finished reading, The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid by Geronimo Stilton. It’s an adventurous chapter book, part of the Geronimo Stilton series. As I mentioned earlier in my Chapter Book post, my son received this book on CD and [...]

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Popcorn Popping

by Marie April 14, 2008

While popcorn is popping on the apricot trees, we are eager pop as well. I love to get out the ancient popcorn popping machine and pop corn from scratch. When I did this activity for my Kindergarten students, they didn’t know what this machine was. I grew up on real popped popcorn, so I forget [...]

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Turning Green

by Marie March 17, 2008

For this St. Patrick’s Day, we are turning GREEN. We started our morning with a delicious Green breakfast. A big glass of Green milk and yummy helping of Green Eggs, followed by some Painted Green Toast. All are made with a few drops of green food coloring. My kids ate it all up, they wanted [...]

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Easter Art Glittered with Crushed Egg Shells

by Marie March 11, 2008

This activity came from my 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Floor. I remember making one of these fun Easter pictures in my class back in the day. I loved my little lamb that was glittered with crushed egg shells. It’s fun to share crafts I did as a child with my own kids. We’re crushing eggs [...]

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Painting Toast

by Marie March 3, 2008

This is a really fun project I learned from one of my college Elementary Education classes. It also makes for a great snack too. Painted Toast! Supplies: Bread – this works best if you have white bread, the colors show up brighter. Bowls and Brushes – you need a bowl and brush for each color. [...]

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Candy Cane Hearts

by Marie January 28, 2008

This is a great way to use up all the extra candy canes that are left over from the Christmas holiday. My neighbor shared this great idea for forming two candy canes into one big heart. It’s perfect for Valentines. Make sure you take the plastic off the candy canes first. Place your candy canes [...]

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Picnic on the Green

by Marie January 17, 2008

We love to get out a blanket, make a yummy lunch, and eat out on the grass. Well, we are having a hard time finding the green grass in our backyard these days, so we settled for the green carpet in our living room. I try to make a lunch that is not “spill-able” like [...]

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Fruity Christmas Garland

by Marie December 11, 2007

I am bringing a classic Christmas decoration back, Fruit Loop Christmas Garland. The kids love to make these and surprisingly, their attention stayed until the end. You need a box of Fruit Loop Cereal, yarn – any color, tape, scissors, and a tree to drape it on. I found this little tree for $1 at [...]

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