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Contact_FullName: Carol
Contact_Email: OrngTeliTubi
date:: 6-3-06
Area: Fourth of July Deserts
Idea:
Firework Cake!!!!!!
For a fantastic creative treat, Make regular yellow cake in a big rectangular
pan, follow the directions on the box. Then with a disk shaped cookie cutter,
cut the cake into about 5 disks. Mix Red Pop Rocks into red icing or Vanilla
with red food coloring. Then place the disks on top of one another with a layer
of cool whip in between each. Surround the sides and top with your "popping"
icing and add a sparkler to the top before serving. This will represent a
fireworks fuse!
Everyone will be amazed to see such a sparkling desert!
Contact_FullName: Christie
Contact_Email:
date:: 5/30/06
Area: 4th of July - Snack
Idea:
Dip Pretzel Rods half way in white chocolate (or coat with white frosting).
Then, before the chocolate sets, roll the pretzel rod in red and blue sprinkles.
Presto, you have edible sparklers.
Contact_FullName: erin
Contact_Email: eryn93@hotmail.com
date:: 12/07/05
Area: 4th of july
Idea:
Red, white, and blue yogurt cups.
They need vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and blueberries. Give each child a cup of vanilla yogurt and have them mix in strawberries and blueberries and enjoy. Watch out for allergies.
Contact_FullName: anonymous
Contact_Email: lala@lala.com
date:: 6/2/05
Area: 4th of July recipes
Idea:
Special Breakfast Recipe
choose: pancakes or waffles
ingredients: pancake/waffle mix (or your own batter), blueberries, cranberries.
To Make: spread batter out on waffle iron or skillet. for pancakes: wait until
one side of the pancake is almost done, then carefully put blueberries in the
upper left corner, and cranberry stripes. Flip pancakes.
for waffles: make the flag pattern and close the iron. the berries might show up
faintly.
Serve with powdered sugar or whipped cream.
Contact_FullName: Dina
Contact_Email: dnolan@cinci.rr.com
date:: 06/24/04
Area: 4th of July-Snacks
Idea:
Patriotic Pretzel Wands
You will need one bag (or box) of long rod-shaped pretzels, one can of vanilla
cake icing, and colored sugar in red and blue (can be found in the baking
section of any store).
Dip the end of each pretzel rod in the frosting, then roll in the red & blue
colored sprinkles. It makes a cute, yummy, and sparkling patriotic treat!
Contact_FullName: Dawn
Contact_Email: dawn795@msn.com
date:: 06/15/04
Area: The 4th of July
Idea:
4th of July cake
This cake is delicious! You need two plain pound cakes, fresh strawberries,
blueberries, and cool whip.
First, you slice up 1 pound cake and layer it into a 9 x13 cake pan. Add a layer
of cool whip, then slice up the other pound cake and layer it on top of the cool
whip. Now add one more cool whip layer. Children can arrange the blueberries in
the left hand top corner to represent the stars on a flag. Next, children can
help to cut the strawberries in half( with plastic knives of course.) Layer each
strawberry half across the cake (in rows) to represent the stripes. Leave a
white (cool whip) space between each strawberry row. The kids will enjoy making
this and have fun eating it too.
Contact_FullName: Allison
Contact_Email: alleycat1924@yahoo.com
date:: 6/18/03
Area: Snacks
Idea:
4th Of July Smoothies- 1 cp. of bananas, strawberries,
& Blueberries.
1 sm. carton yogurt.1 cp. of of milk. Sugar and
Honey for taste.1 cp. of ice. Put in blender and let
it whirl until smooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contact_FullName: Laura
Contact_Email: amarrone@comcast.net
date:: 06/17/03
Area: 4th of july - snacks
Idea:
Frosty Fireworks
Allow children to freeze their favorite blue & red juice in ice cube trays.
Place frozen colored cubes in cups & add clear soda ( 7up or sprite) and drink
the 'fireworks' result!!
Contact_FullName: Nicolle Oriente
Contact_Email: noriente@juno.com
date:: 07/05/02
Area: 4th of July, Flag Day
Idea:
What better way to teach your pre-schoolers the colors of the American flag than
with this yummy treat? Take a large washed and dried strawberry and hold it by
the stem. Dip the strawberry half way in melted white chocolate. Then quickly
dip in blue sprinkles for a delicious patriotic treat!!
Contact_FullName: Erin
Contact_Email:
date:: 06/27/02
Area: 4th of July Snacks
Idea:
Follow directions on any Rice Krispie Cereal box to make a pan of rice krispie
treats. Once set, use a star shaped cookie cutter to make star shapes. Decorate
star with sprinkles (red colored ones work very well). When finished, have each
child put a popsicle stick threw the middle to hold there star shaped snack!
5-29-01
Daylene
American Flag Veggie Plate
Ok.......this is soooooo cool!!! I did this for Memorial Day. Here is what you will need:
1 cookie sheet
1 shallow, square container
1 piece of poster board
Blueberries
Cherry tomatoes
Cauliflower stalks
Have the children help you wash the cherry tomatoes, cauliflower stalks, and blueberries.
Put the blueberries in the shallow container. Place it on the cookie sheet in the upper left hand corner.
Cut the poster board so it goes from the edge of the shallow container to the edge of the cookie sheet. You will also need several pieces of poster board that goes spans the entire length of the cookie sheet.
Place one of the pieces of poster board about two inches down from the top of the cookie sheet and have the children fill the space with tomatoes.
Take another piece of poster board and place it two inches down and fill the space with cauliflower. Keep alternating tomatoes and cauliflower until you get to the end of the cookie sheet.
Viola!!!!!!! Now, you have a yummy American flag!
You can also cut star fruit and place them on top of the blueberries for added
fun.
I took a picture of this and as soon as it is developed, I will post it online.
- E-Mail:
- PrincessKaren@aol.com
- date:
- 05/22/01
- where:
- 4th of July - Snacks
idea
4th of July Jell-O Treats. materials: clear plastic cups, strawberry or raspberry Jell-O, blueberry Jell-O, Cool-Whip.
Make each package of Jell-O separately, according to directions. To set, pour into 9"x13" cake pans. When firmly set, cut Jell-O into 1/2" to 1" cubes. Let children scoop a layer of blue Jell-O into their cup, then a spoonful of cool-whip, followed by a layer of red Jell-O. Top with additional cool-whip. Enjoy!
- Contact_FullName:
- Beverly
- Contact_Email:
- bevp1@hotmail.com
7-10-00
I shared this idea with my online group teachingchildren at egroups.com (http://www.egroups.com/group/teachingchildren) and it was very well received! You can use this for any "patriotic holiday"! It could end up being the beginning of a cool science project too! Beverly
Patriot's Punch
One way to make a splash this Fourth of July is by treating your kids to tall glasses of Patriot's Punch. Simply fill one or more ice cube trays with a red and one or more trays with blue fruit-flavored beverage and let the cubes freeze solid. Then drop three or four colored cubes into each glass, pour in flavored seltzer water or clear soda, and watch the special effects. As the cubes melt, colored bubbles will swirl through the seltzer!
- Contact_FullName:
- Diane
- Contact_Email:
- bradliv@prodigy.net
4-18-00
POP ROCKS, are candy you can find about at any store that carries candy. Oriental Trading on line carries them also.
Make up cupcakes and put the Pop Rocks in the frosting. When the hit your tongue they start popping!
- Contact_FullName:
- Suzanne
- Contact_Email:
- kirkfam@swbell.net
Date: 2-26-00
Flag Snacks (Great for Fourth of July also) Graham crackers Pretzel sticks White Frosting Star-shaped cereal
Have each child spread frosting on the graham cracker square. Then, they place the pretzels on the cracker as the stripes are on the flag. Stars go up in the corner of their flag snack. Frosting can be tinted red if desired.
- Name:
- Peggy
- Email:
- repperso@bellsouth.net
Date: 7-3-99
Fourth of July Fruit Salad Bananas, strawberries, blue grapes (or blueberries) I let the children assist with washing the fruit and cutting the fruit into slices with plastic knives. They helped to mix it all together in a large bowl and spoon it into individual paper plates. They ate it with a spoonful of cool whip on top............and they loved it. They ate the entire bowl.
Date: 7-1-99
4th of July Jell-O;mix 1/3 of each- red,white grape,& blue.Follow steps on box like usual.
Date: 6-30-99
4TH OF JULY FRUIT CUPS
Ingredients:
Blueberries Strawberries Vanilla yogurt Clear plastic cups
Have children place one layer (one scoop) of blueberries into their cup.
Then 2 scoops of yogurt.
Then 1 scoop of sliced strawberries.
Then one more scoop of yogurt.
It is great to include the children in the preparation of the fruit from washing it, slicing it (if appropriate for your children) and pouring it into bowls.
We also use REBUS cards with picures and words for each step so the children can read the directions on their own.
7-9-98
Name: Alysse
E-Mail: rainwhenidie@hotmail.com
Fourth of July Smoothie:
Put in blender rasberries, blueberrries, vanilla yougurt and milk.
5-26-98
Name: Cheryl
E-Mail: C5Joy@aol.com
Graham Cracker Flags: Gather a few packages of graham crackers, whit frosting, ice cream sticks, small paper cups, and red white and blue food coloring. Give each child 3 paper cups with a tablespoon of frosting inside each cup. Drop food coloring in each cup 1 red 1 blue 1 white. Give each child a ice cream stick and instruct them to mix the food coloring into each cup. Then allow to design flag using the frosting on the cracker.
