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Pumpkin Pie ~ Apple Galette

November 26, 2008 in Ages 2-4, Ages 5-8, Food and Fun by Gail | No comments

From dim sum pie!!!

Fun day baking at Smiling Tree…..oh yes we had some issues….some of the buttery pastry on the pumpkin pies broke off and caused smoking and of course the smoke alarm kept screaming at us!!  Pastry leaves on our pumpkin pies made up for the droopy crust and the apple galettes were beautiful (no pictures).

At the end of the day I realized I couldn’t have spent my day before Thanksgiving in any better way.  By baking with my wonderful, sweet kids I get to be part of their Thanksgiving day too; a real treat for me.

 

From dim sum pie!!!

While our pies baked we had time to play outside and make  nature craft pine cone turkeys with leaves and acorns. It was a wonderful day topped off with a warm and cozy dinner with my family.

Leaf Art

November 22, 2008 in Ages 2-4, Inside Out Fun School, Uncategorized by Gail | No comments

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Leaves, twigs, acorns + glue and just a touch of paint…………..art!

 

Moss Terrariums

November 6, 2008 in Ages 2-4, Camp Smiling Tree, Inside Out Fun School by Gail | No comments

 

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The kids took a little baby food jar and put gravel inside then collected moss  to create a terrarium.  I thought we might decorate the lid but the “organic” lable is kind of cute I think.

 

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These terrariums should stay green and growing if kept loosley covered and out of direct sun light.

Acorn Memory Game

November 6, 2008 in Ages 2-4, Inside Out Fun School by Gail | No comments

 

From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon

 

This is a fun and very easy project.  The kids took acorn caps and colored the inside with felt tip pens.  Then filled the caps half full with white glue…..then wait.  Part of the fun was watching the glue dry!!!  Really, as the glue dries the color from the felt tip pens leaches into the glue turning white glue into  beautiful ,shiny, almost jewel like colors.  On these damp days it takes as long as 24 hours (or more) to dry comepletly.  Once the acorn caps are dry the kids can spread them out color side down and play a matching-memory game.  For really young ones just learning colors is fun.

From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon
From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon

 I put a matching set of 8 acorn tops in a Altoid tin and think it would make a great travel game….what do you think?