At this playdate, the kids had the opportunity to roll out cookie dough (and eat some too) and use Christmas-y cookie cutters.
Showing posts with label cooking with kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cooking with kids. Show all posts
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
We read this childhood favorite and also watched an animated version of it on YouTube. The kids loved the animated version so much that they watch it over and over.
After we read and watched the book, we made our own very hungry caterpillar's for our very hungry cater-kids!! They had fun getting to their hands covered in frosting and using the pretzels for feet.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Chef for a Day
From time to time, I allow the kids to get in the kitchen and help me cook.
They made their own cheese pizzas, using white flour tortillas, red sauce and cheese. They really did it all themselves and they loved their finished product.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Letter of the week - Kk
This week we will be hosting a Kk playdate with our playgroup, PALS. Julian is very excited about having his friends over and to get the week started we did some "Kk" activities and some non-Kk activities.
First, we worked on counting and sorting (Math) and I tried to teach him that Abe Lincoln is on the penny and that he was the 16th president, Julian promptly corrected me and told me, "No Mommy, Ba-back Obama is the president and he looks like Little Bill" (For those of you that don't know Little Bill is a cartoon made of Bill Crosby's childhood!)
Julian did awesome, look at his mouth, he is counting off the pennies.
Next, I showed Julian how to count with his fingers (this will really help in the future...he he...Natasha!). This was fun and he of course loves playing with paint! He had to correspond the right number of fingerprints to match the # in the corner.
The first and only time he will be fingerprinted! :)
Very simple concept, but an awesome counting opportunity (and a lesson in self control, he really wanted to put all the fingers down, but he understood the lesson.)
Later, he painted a Kite and honed in on his fine motor skills, while trying to stay in the lines.
The grand finale of the day, cooking in the KITCHEN, we baked sugar cookies and Julian helped measure out ingredients and mix them.
First, we worked on counting and sorting (Math) and I tried to teach him that Abe Lincoln is on the penny and that he was the 16th president, Julian promptly corrected me and told me, "No Mommy, Ba-back Obama is the president and he looks like Little Bill" (For those of you that don't know Little Bill is a cartoon made of Bill Crosby's childhood!)
The Sorting and Counting Tray
Julian did awesome, look at his mouth, he is counting off the pennies.
Next, I showed Julian how to count with his fingers (this will really help in the future...he he...Natasha!). This was fun and he of course loves playing with paint! He had to correspond the right number of fingerprints to match the # in the corner.
The first and only time he will be fingerprinted! :)
Very simple concept, but an awesome counting opportunity (and a lesson in self control, he really wanted to put all the fingers down, but he understood the lesson.)
Later, he painted a Kite and honed in on his fine motor skills, while trying to stay in the lines.
The grand finale of the day, cooking in the KITCHEN, we baked sugar cookies and Julian helped measure out ingredients and mix them.
All this on a Sunday, LOL. We had a lot of fun and I forgot to take pictures of water play this morning! Check back later in the week for updates.
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