This week's theme is Planting a Rainbow.
Monday
Art Project: Painting a Rainbow of Flowers
Items Needed: 4 Kitchen Loofa, Blue and Green Construction Paper, 4 Bright Colors of Paint (add liquid soap to help with clean up)
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This is a picture of a different group of kids doing the project.Tuesday
Science Project: Catching a Rainbow
Items Needed: Milk; red, yellow and blue food coloring, dishwashing liquid
Directions:
1. We poured a cup of milk into a bowl.
2a. Squeezed 3 drop of red food coloring at the top of the bowl,
2b-c. yellow at the bottom, and blue at the opposite side (to form a triangle).
3. Squeezed a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid into the middle of the bowl,
4. and we observed the changes.
 Wednesday
Cooking Activity: Granola-to-go Bars
Items Needed: 3-1/2 Cups Quick - Cooking Oats
1 cup chopped Almonds
1 egg, Lightly Beaten
2/3 Cup Butter, Melted
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Honey
1/2 Cup Sunflower Kernels
1/2 Cup Flaked Coconut
1/2 Cup Chopped Dried Apples
1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries
1/2 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Ground Cinnamon
Directions:
1a. Combine oats and almonds in a 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pan coated with cooking spray.
1b. Baked at 350* for 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally.
2a. In a large bowl, combine the egg, butter, honey and vanilla.   2b. Stir in the sunflower kernels, coconut, apples, cranberries, brown sugar and cinnamon.  2c. Stir in oat mixture.  3a. Press into a 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pan coated with cooking spray. 3b. Bake 350* for 13-18 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned.  3c. Cool on a wire rack. 3d. Cut into bars. 3e. Store in an airtight container. We ate it with vanilla ice cream and the kids liked it. |
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