Broccolli Soup
A game dedicated to Agostina, who invented it on learning that broccolli was a plant, therefore at that age, all plants became broccolli!!

Ingredients:
A fair weather day
one or more children
Space outdoors
A toy plate, knife and cooking pot for each child
Procedure

The child or children go around the garden or park, and collect a leave, flowers, seeds or petals from each plant they see,clover, grass, dandelion, herbas or whatever ( even broccolli if you have any!! Wherever possible the mother or the grandmother, identifies the"ingredients" and gets the children to smell them
Then each child cuts up his ingredients on the plate, and puts it in his cookpot. Add a little water and mix well. The child with the most colourful"soup" or the nicest smelling, wins. My granddaughter offers it to her teddies, then puts it in the compost bin.

It is surprising what they remember the next time the game is played, plant names, culinary or medicinal use if they have any!!

SOMETHING TO MAKE
Framed Ribbon Rose Bouquet

Put your creativity on display! Choose from a variety of beautiful summer colors and patterns to create this three-dimensional ribbon rose bouquet. Then, give it a custom-made frame for that designer touch. Use different combinations of colors for an entire gallery of handmade masterpieces.

Supplies:

• 2 yards yellow/white checked 1-1/2" craft ribbon
• 1/2 yard gold 1-3/8" craft ribbon
• 1/2 yard peach 1-3/8" craft ribbon
• 2 yards of assorted 5/8" craft ribbon (to make centers for three (3) pointed petal flowers and three (3) small flowers)
• 1/2 yard green 1-3/8" wired ribbon (for bow)
• 1 package Class E beads
• Green cloth-wrapped floral wire
• Floral tape
• 8" x 10" Collectables Frame
• 1 piece of paper for background (coordinating gift wrap, wallpaper or scrapbook paper may be used)
• Assorted paints
• Needle & coordinating threads
• Glue

Directions For Framed Ribbon Rose Bouquet :

1. Paint frame as desired. Set aside.
2. Glue yellow/white check ribbon on mat of frame. Miter corners if desired. Set aside.
3. Make flowers (see directions below). Using floral tape, attach to wrapped wire or glue to a loop made at the end of the wire.
4. Make leaves (see directions below). Attach flowers to stems.
5. Form a bouquet of flowers. Bundle stems together with floral tape.
6. Trim ends of wires to fit into frame.
7. Place background in frame. Glue or tape in place.
8. With wired ribbon, tie bow around bouquet. If desired, extend bow ends beyond frame.
9. Glue bouquet of flowers to background. Arrange flowers as desired, and glue in place. Glue ends of bow in place.

To Make Pointed Petal Flower

1. Cut 1-3/8" wide ribbon into five 3-1/4" long pieces.
2. Fold short end of ribbon to bottom edge of ribbon.
3. Repeat for other short end of ribbon (You should have formed a triangle with the short ends extending slightly over the bottom straight edge).
4. Gather stitch through all layers at bottom edge.
5. Pull gathers tightly to form petal. Wrap thread around stitches to secure. Do not trim thread.
6. Using the same thread, repeat steps to make four additional petals (You should have five petals total).
7. Leaves are made using the same technique.

How To Get the Most Out of Your Teenager on Mother's Day

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