Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
Shoot for the moon with this recipe! Even if you miss, you’ll land a tasty treat! What You Need Rice cakes Peanut butter, jelly, cream cheese or other type of spread Sliced bananas Cheerios cereal or similar brand What To Do Spread your topping of choice on your “moon” rice cake. Place a few banana …
In this activity, children will build a tasty rocket ship out of their favorite fresh fruits. Fuel up on fresh fruit with this with this fun and super-healthy snack. Grapes and banana slices form stripes on this Rocket Kabob – much like the stripes on the famed Saturn V rocket. What You Need Bamboo skewers …
Whip up a sweet snack that’s out of this world! Kids of all ages will have fun preparing, baking and decorating sugar cookies to look like stars, planets or moons. What You Need Start with some plain sugar cookies: Make your own, or pick some up from the store. Here are a few simple recipes: …
In this no-cooking-required activity, campers make a fun and nutritious snack. You won’t have to gather tinder for this fun and tasty campfire-inspired snack made of pretzel logs, grape rocks, and flames of American cheese. Young campers will enjoy building their campfire almost as much as they’ll enjoy eating this sweet-and-salty treat. What You Need …
Attention Master Campers! Create a personalized campfire cone, unique to your own taste buds. This “tried and true” recipe is kid tested and kid approved. Thanks to BOCES Special Education teacher Elicia Spagnola for sharing the fun! What You Need: A package of wafer cones, waffle cones, sugar cones or any other cone of choice! …
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These twists on the classic recipe will have your children asking for ‘s’more!’ all year long. These three s’mores variations are as wonderfully tasty as the campfire snack that inspired them. They’re great ways to savor a summer classic any time of year and come together with just a few ingredients and less than 15 …
This recipe is fit for a Triwizard Tournament champion! We think Harry Potter would approve of this fun, mythical twist on hard-boiled eggs. What You Need Eggs (we made six) Water A pot Ziploc bags Food coloring (green or blue is preferable, but most dark colors will work) Strainer (not required) What To Do Start …
In this activity, young bakers create colorful (and quite delicious) cookies inspired by fantasy’s most beloved mythical creature. No tea party is complete without Unicorn Manes, the favorite biscuit of fairies, elves, pixies and wizards alike. Even hobbits, famous for their hospitality and love of good food, agree and are known to nibble on these …
Add this to your dinner lineup, and you’ll be sure to strike gold! X marks the spot on this simple but delicious pizza made with pre-made pizza dough, a jar of sauce and a bag of shredded cheese. To decorate, add a trail of sliced black olives, make trees with green peppers and finish with …
Have you ever wondered how to turn leftover food into nutrient-rich soil called compost? Help solve the mystery in this activity by making your own worm composting bin. Sara McArdle, fifth-grade teacher at Berne-Knox-Westerlo (BKW) and Michaela Keher, BKW High School agriculture teacher, explain how to make your own bin in this video. Find the …
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