Early Childhood Education-Valentines krispy/chocolate treats

 

 

 Looking for a fun Valentines Day treat to make with your children?  Heart shaped rice krispy hearts can be made in preschool, daycare or at home as a fun project.  Its a great way for children to use there fine motor skills and work together.  They are fun and easy to make!

 

 

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 3 1/2 tablespoons margarine
• 6 cups mini or 55 marshmallows
• Red food coloring

• 8 1/2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• Heart-shaped cookie cutter
• Plastic bags, yarn
• melted chocolate ( 1 bag), sprinkles

Instructions

1. To begin, lightly coat a 10- by 15-inch baking sheet with cooking spray and set it aside.
   
2. You then melt the margarine in a large pot over low heat. Add the marshmallows, stirring them continuously until they melt. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in drops of red food coloring until the color receives a thumbs-up from the chef.
   
3. Add the Rice Krispies, stirring until they are evenly coated with marshmallow. Spoon the mixture onto the baking sheet.
   
4. With waxed paper- smooth out the mixture, spreading it to an even thickness.
   
5. Cut out hearts with the cookie cutter. Place each heart in a clear plastic bag, tie on a yarn bow, and they're ready for giving.  Spread melted chocolate with a spoon and spread over the hears, adding sprinkles for color.
   

Early Childhood Education"Making Christmas Wreaths"

With the holidays approaching, there are so many activities that you can do with your children in daycare, preschool or at home.  This wreath is very simple to make and can become a fun family activity.  You can even make a wreath using wildflowers, dried branches or even tree branches. 

 

Materials Needed:
-red bow, dried berries, tree branches, wire, wreath wire
(the supplies can be purchased at any hobby, craft store)

Early Childhood Education" Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer "

With the holidays around the corner; this Reindeer art activity is fun for children in preschool and daycare.  Its a great fine motor activity that children will enjoy tracing their hands and feet and also cutting out using scissors.  This art activity can be displayed in preschool, used s an ornament or simply used to decorate. 

Materials needed:
-hands, feet,scissors,brown paper, black and red markers and jingle bells!

Early Childhood Education-"Thanksgiving Turkeys"

Looking for a fun,  Thanksgiving project to do with your children at home, preschool or daycare?  These fun turkeys are a great way to encourage your children to use there fine motor skills and be creative.  You can use them to decorate or as place cards for the dinner table.   With several materials needed, this is a fun activity!

Materials Needed: Pine cones, colored feathers, paper plate, glue, streamers, construction paper, googly eye.

Early Childhood Education, "Making Potstickers with your children"

Looking for some fun children's cooking projects to do during the holidays with your children?  Gyoza or Potsickers are fun to do with your children.  Its also a great way to encourage your little ones to eat there vegetables!  They are very easy to make and a perfect way to encourage your little ones to use there fine motor skills and also share and take turns.

Materials needed:
-wonton dough sheets that can be found at your local grocery store produce section.
-chopped bok choy or green cabbage,carrots,celery,onion,garlic
-deep fryer, oil
-optional grounded:chicken, sausage,turkey
-potsticker mold via amazon
-salt, pepper
-bowl with water

Directions:
1.  Combine the grounded meat, chopped vegetables, salt, pepper together.
2.  Add a teaspoon of the filling to a wonton sheet, with your finger -dab in water and coat the edges of the wonton sheet with water.
3.   Bring the two handles together of the mold.
4.  Add to deep fryer and cook for three minutes.
5.  Remove and lay on paper towels to dry and cool.
6.  Serve with soy sauce or any sauce.

Early Childhood Education-"Taking Turns"

Taking turns is always a challenge to children in daycare, preschool or just in general.  Children enjoy playing together, but many times "taking turns" can be a challenge.  There are many activities that one can do as a caretaker; parent to encourage and promote good education on taking turns.  Activities may include:  cooking projects, art activities and being in the great outdoors.  A great example is making lemonade with your children.  The children will take turns washing the lemons, squeezing the lemons and stirring in the ingrediants  needed to make lemonade.
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