I is for Ice Cream

I started writing my post about our turkeys we made and realized I never did our ice cream post.  Along with our igloos, we also talked about ice and ice cream.  So, we made ice cream for one of our project......I do have an ice cream maker, but thought it would be fun to make ice cream in a bag and then anyone can make it at home.  It's really simple.

 

Mix in a Ziploc bag (either double bag or use freezer bags) 1 cup half & half, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.  Then put that bag in a gallon Ziploc bag that is filled half-way with ice and 1/2 cup salt.  Seal it up, and then shake the bag (double bag if necessary).  The longer you shake it, the better consistency your ice cream will be.  It will take at least 10-15 minutes.

We made 2 batches.  The bags were starting to get cold, so we ended up wrapping a towel around them as they were shaking them.

We added sprinkles and chocolate chips......yummy!!!! 

They thought it was delicious and was fun and quick for them to make.

I is for Igloo

Last week we took a little break from our crafts and I took the week to do some reviewing and some evaluated of where each child was developmentally.......this helps me to know what we need to work on individually.  Anyway, this week we are talking about the letter I and to go along with it we made igloos.  Before starting our project, we looked at several different kinds of igloos online and talked about how they were made.

 

 I gave each child their own box of sugar cubes and glue.......this could also be done with marshmallows and frosting as well.  Sugar cubes were actually tough to find in town.....only one store had them. 

We used a paper plate for our igloo to stay on......worked best for me to put the first layer of glue down to give them a start of an igloo shape.

 They all decided how tall they wanted to make their igloo.

We let them dry to finish another day.

To make the roof, we glued poster board to the top and then glued on more sugar cubes.

They were so proud of their igloos......surprisingly even the littlest ones were able to do this project, I just put the glue on and they stacked the sugar cubes.......great fine motor practice.

I think they did an excellent job and they turned out super cute!

H is for Halloween

Last week was busy with lots of Halloween activities.

Pumpkin Drip Painting

You need a whole lot of craft paint and some pumpkins!

And let the dripping of paint begin.......I just let them go at it!

Definitely a messy project!  Some children used a lot of paint and some a little, make sure you have something down for all the paint cause it will be everywhere!

Don't they look AMAZING??!!!!  A fun alternative to carving, especially for the little ones.

All dressed up and ready for Halloween party at the Library.

It's Halloween!!!

What a bunch of good looking kiddos!!!!  Love them!!!

They have been so excited for our Halloween Party!

 

Doesn't Baby A look adorable in her little witch outfit?!!!?

 

Styrofoam Cup Spiders

We decided to make colorful spiders......each child was given a cup and their choice of paint.

Once they were dry, they added a face, sticker polka dots and pipe cleaner legs.

Halloween Games

I made a spider web in our hallway using crepe paper.  The goal was to make it through the web without it breaking.

Hot pumpkin.....like hot potato, but with a pumpkin.

 

Food, Food and more Food!!!

These are giant pumpkin marshmallows.....we dipped in chocolate and then the children decorated with chocolate chips to look like jack-o-lanterns.  I spread some peanut butter on some before dipping them as well.....yum!

Our spooky lunch!

Banana ghost and pretzel bones for snack

 

It was a very fun and busy week!



And just for fun.....our minion that Maddox and I worked on together!  He painted the pumpkin yellow and I put the rest of the details on.....he's very proud of it!


Ok, last picture......my 3 children dressed up for Halloween.....a hippie, hunting dog (Maddox was very specific that he was not just a dog, but a hunting dog), and a hunter!