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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Field Trip to the Graton Fire Station
What a fun morning! We had a great tour of the fire station…..not too much but enough to engage the parents if not the kids. What is it about fire trucks and fire fighters that kids (and grown ups) are … Continue reading
Itsy Bitsy Spider and More Fun
This week continuing with our food and “cooking” theme we made peanut butter, cracker and pretzel spiders……more messy fun and tasty too (did I say cute)!! Our neighbor horses have become a regular part of camp. I don’t see much … Continue reading
Water, gravel,Tonkas and horses
Water, gravel, Tonkas and horses……….the fun just keeps rolling on!
In the Kitchen
I like having everybody in the kitchen. This table is just the right height for the kids.
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Make a Miniature Scarecrow–Enter in the Harvest Fair
Miniature Scarecrow Workshop Saturday, September 27th 10am-11:30am…..deadline to register September 3rd $35. *5-12 year olds Includes all materials to make a miniature scarecrow to enter in the Sonoma County Harvest Fair and I’ll take care of all the paper work … Continue reading
New class for 2-3 year olds coming in October
Morning Happy Hour (and a half) with Gail Beginning in October 10am-11:30am…day of the week is still open…(I realize many children are starting pre-school, if you are interested in sharing this class with your child please let me know what … Continue reading
(More Than) Cooking Classes for Kids
After talking to one of the moms I realize the cooking class I’m offering is much more than a cooking class for kids. Not just recipes and baked goods. No print outs to color while you wait. Yes, we measure … Continue reading
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Onigiri at Smiling Tree Camp
One of the moms in our Tuesday group suggested we make onigiri to tie into our food month. Onigiri is essentially a rice ball. I made sushi or sticky rice and the kids with help from their grown ups made … Continue reading
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Onigari …. Japanese Rice Balls
River loves seasoned seaweed Justine sent me this quote from the book, “Fun & Fancy Sushi” pretty good words to live by even if you don’t make onigiri!
some onigiri we made aren’t these too cute…………………………..no we didn’t make them, just a picture of a cover picture on the book “Fun & Fancy Sushi” by Seiko Ogawa & Ine Mizuno
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Busy Week at Camp….applesauce and birdfeeders
We had a fun and busy week at camp. We peeled apples (Gravenstein’s) ate some raw and put some in the pot for a communal applesauce to serve with our lunch. We also made pinecone and peanut butter birdfeeders…..very messy! … Continue reading
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getting ready to peel apples and make applesauce Would you let your use this??? Why of course!!
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Everything’s ready for the kids………a moment of quiet before they arrive
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Ainsley , another budding artist Mom’s get to have fun painting too!
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