MAY 2003

SOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN!

Someone's in the kitchen with momma.
Someone's in the kitchen, let's go.
Someone's in the kitchen with momma.
They're stirring up fun, I know!

MUD PIES

You will need:

instant chocolate pudding
milk
ice cream cones
plastic container with a lid

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Put the pudding in the plastic container.
3. Add 2 cups of cold milk.
4. Stir.
5. Put the lid on and shake the container as you pass it around.
6. Spoon the pudding into the ice cream cone.

Hint! Make "Alligator Pie" by using pistachio pudding.

LETTER BREAD

You will need:

bread
milk
food coloring
Q-tips
butter
toaster

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Take 4 cups and put a little milk in each.
3. Add 2 drops of food coloring to each cup.
4. Draw a letter or design on the bread with a Q-tip.
5. Toast.
6. Spread with butter.

Hint! Serve with honey, jelly, or cinnamon sugar.

HOMEMADE BUTTER

You will need:

1 pint whipping cream
1 teaspoon salt
crackers or bread

Directions:

1. Set the whipping cream out at room temperature for one hour.
2. Pour the whipping cream in a glass jar.
3. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and seal tightly.
4. Take turns shaking the jar as you pass it around. (Be patient! It takes 5-10 minutes.)
5. When a thick ball of butter forms, pour off the excess liquid.
6. Serve on crackers or bread.

Hint! Children can make their own individual butter. Put 1/4 cup whipping cream and a dash of salt in a baby food jar. Screw the lid on tightly and shake, shake, shake!

CANDY APPLE APPLESAUCE

You will need:

applesauce
cinnamon candies
cups
spoons

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Put applesauce in the cup.
3. Count out 8 candies and put them in the cup.
4. Stir, stir, stir until the applesauce turns pink and the candy dissolves.
5. It's a candy apple surprise!

Hint! Stir in miniature M&M's and it will look like a rainbow as they dissolve in the applesauce.

PIGS IN A BLANKET

You will need:

package of crescent rolls
hot dogs
cheese slices

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Cut a slit lengthwise down the middle of the hot dog half way through it.
3. Cut the cheese into strips and stuff in the slit.
4. Roll the hot dog up in one triangle of the dough.
5. Place on a cookie sheet with the point down.
6. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.
7. Oink! Oink!

RAINBOW KABOB

You will need:

red strawberries
blue blueberries
green grapes
yellow pineapple chunks
wooden skewers or toothpicks

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Clean the fruit and cut into bite-size pieces.
3. Push fruit onto skewers to make a rainbow of colors.
4. Make a wish and eat!

Hint! Use bananas, kiwi, pears, and other types of fruit.