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Sun catchers
Cut the inside out of a paper plate for each child. Place clear contact paper with the covering removed over the hole. Have
each child stick pieces of bright tissue paper all over his contact paper. When the child is done place another piece of contact
paper over the tissue paper. Hang the suncatchers from your ceiling or windows.
Summer Time Recipes
Choco-Nut Frozen Banana
What you need:
* 1 cup (8ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
* 1 cup chopped peanuts
* 4 firm ripe bananas, peeled and cut diagonally in half.
* 8 wooden craft sticks
What you do:
1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. Melt 1/2 cup of chips following package instructions. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil. Scrape into a shallow plate
with a rim.
3. Spread 1/2 the nuts on a piece of waxed paper.
4. Insert a craft stick into cut end of 4 banana halves. Roll bananas in melted chocolate (use a spoon to help), then
roll in chopped nuts. Place on prepared sheet.
5. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Freeze at least 1 hour before serving or before placing in an airtight container
and freezing up to 1 month.
Pita Pizza
These make a perfect snack for kids who prefer something savory and crunchy. Adapt the recipe to use French bread, English
muffins, or anything else you may have to hand!
You will need:
Pita bread
Tomato sauce or tomato puree
Grated cheese
Salami/sausage (optional)
Cooked veggies (optional)
Instructions:
Spread a little tomato sauce onto a pita bread and cut into small triangular pieces. Top with a little grated cheese and
place in a moderately hot oven for about 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese melts and starts to bubble.
Silly Summer Songs
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Hiding behind a tree...
These little children
Are asking you
To please come out
So we can play with you
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me!
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Hiding behind a tree...
These little children
Are asking you
To please come out
So we can play with you
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on...
Please shine down on...
Please shine down on...
ME!
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Shadow Tracing
On a sunny day take some chalk outside and trace each others shadow. When the outline is complete fill the shadow in with
facial features and whatever you are wearing.
To make it a science Lesson:
* After an hour return outside and have the shadow student stand in their foot outline.
* Repeat this procedure throughout the day,
observing how shadows change as the Earth rotates
Hamburger Cookies
Hamburger Cookies
Ingredients:
* vanilla wafers
* icing
* food coloring
* chocolate mint
Directions:
1. Let the kids assemble these themselves. It's loads of
fun!
2. Take two vanilla wafers (the bun). Squeeze a bit of
yellow icing (mustard) on one wafer and red icing
(ketchup) on the other wafer.
3. Put a chocolate covered mint on the ketchup wafer and
top with the mustard wafer.
Banana Picnic Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas mashed
2/3 cups plain yogurt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions:
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, mix the butter and sugar until well combined. Add eggs and mashed bananas to butter mixture.
Tip in the flour mixture, along with the yogurt, and mix together well (until smooth).
Spoon the batter into a lightly greased baking pan and top with walnuts (if using). Bake at 350F for about 35 minutes
or until baked through
Buzzing Around the Room
(tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
A bee is buzzing round the room,
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
A bee is buzzing round the room,
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
He'll buzz around the room once more,
And then he'll buzz right out the door.
And we'll all be glad when
He is gone once more.
Five Busy Honey Bees
Five busy honey bees were resting in the sun.
The first one said, "Let us have some fun."
The second one said, "Where shall it be?"
The third one said, "In the honey tree."
The fourth one said, "Let's make some honey sweet."
The fifth one said, "With pollen on our feet."
The five little busy bees sang their buzzing tune,
As they worked in the beehive all that afternoon.
Bzzzzzz! Bzzzzzz! Bzzzzzz! Bzzzzzz! Bzzzzzz!
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