Archives for October 2012
Ghost
We don’t really celebrate Halloween in our house, as you may have guessed given the rest of the content of CKS, but I wanted to put a cute, cartoon-like spin on a couple of fun snacks for the season.
(Sharing HERE)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Lion King Lunch
(Linking up HERE)
READ.PLAY.EAT – Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes
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Create an obstacle challenge for your kids to figure out.
We chose to place a shoe up in a tree and tell Grace that it was her responsibility to get it down (with her own hands) and to figure out how to do it. Just like the fox did!
As you move from left to right across each row, you can see the order of events for how she went about getting the shoe. (Thanks Daddy for the shoe!)
Right away she asked her dad to stand near the tree so she could climb on him.
When asked how she would get up on dad’s shoulders, she went down to the picnic table and asked us to bring it over as a way for her to get higher.
She realized she had to ask Dad to sit down so she could climb on his shoulders.
When he stood back up with her on his shoulders and his feet on the ground, they still were not tall enough.
Finally, she asked Jesse to stand on the picnic table seat so they could reach. Success!
You can create the story for lunch by using a slice of summer sausage cut into a triangle, 4 sticks, and two crescent shapes to make the fox. Next, make a tree by slicing a peanut butter sandwich as shown. Use some cut celery for the ground and a couple of the celery leaves for the tree tops. Finally, add the grapes, and your child will be delighted to see the story come alive!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Party Drinks
Columbus Day Snack
(Linking up HERE)
Read.Play.Eat: Blackout
I’ve mentioned the awesome series going on at Sugar and Spice (my personal blog) on Learning and Literacy. Each day, one of three cool bloggers share a kids story book along with an activity to go along with it. Since I can’t resist making creative snacks, I’m also sharing those in each of my posts in this October series.
Here’s a little “teaser” for you to see the lunch I made. Click the link below to see the great kids’ book that goes with it, along with a learning activity you and your child can try today! |
(Did you go see the whole thing? DO IT)
A Pair of Pair Snacks
Create two little flowers by peeling a clementine and arranging it as petals. Next, slice some green grapes in half to make the stems, and finish with a ground of cereal. I used Kix. Easy and fun!