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After-School
Smiles |
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Large Rice Cake ·
Peanut Butter ·
Any combination of the following: ·
Raisins ·
Nuts ·
Bananas ·
Apple slices ·
colby or mild cheddar cheese strips |
Spread a thin coat of
peanut butter on the rice cake and then add "features" |
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Apple
cake recipe |
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2 cups flour ·
1 teaspoon baking soda ·
1 teaspoon cinnamon ·
1/2 teaspoon salt ·
3 eggs ·
13/4 cups sugar ·
1 cup vegetable oil ·
4-5 skinned apples ·
plastic knives ·
mixing bowls ·
wooden spoons ·
11"x15"baking pan |
1. Give a group of
children plastic knives and instruct them to cut apples into small cubes. |
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Apple Sandwich |
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1 apple ·
peanut butter |
This is a great after
school snack. Have an adult peel and core apple, slice apple in thin slices.
Then spread with peanut butter and top with another slice of apple! |
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Banana
Dogs |
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bananas ·
sliced bread ·
peanutbutter ·
toppings |
On the slice of bread
spread desired amount of peanutbutter. Place banana on the bread in the
middle. Hold like you would a hot dog and add toppings. Toppings can be
anything you want such as jelly, chocolate syrup, marshmallows, dried fruit,
nuts, raisins, M & Ms, the list goes on and on! Then for something really
special spray on whipped cream and top with sprinkles!!! :-) |
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Cheesy
Cheerio snack |
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2 cups Cheerio's ·
2 Tbs. Margarine ·
1/4 cup parmesan cheese ·
frying pan |
Melt margarine in frying
pan. Toss in Cheerio's and grated parmesan cheese. Let cool and serve!
Toddler's love this quick healthy snack and so does everyone else! |
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Cinnamon
Toast Sticks |
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Ground cinnamon ·
bread ·
soft butter ·
butter knife ·
sugar ·
oven |
Help the children spread
the butter over the bread. Next let them sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over the
buttered bread. Have an adult Place on oven rack in oven at 350 degrees for 3
to 5 minutes, or until bread starts to brown and butter is melted. Take out
and slice into strips. Let cool and enjoy. Takes 8 to 15 minutes. |
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Graham-Cracker
Balls |
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1 cup confectioners sugar ·
3 oz. package cream cheese ·
2 tbsp. of coca ·
2 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers ·
1 tbsp. grated orange rind ·
2 tbsp. light corn syrup ·
1/4 cup orange juice ·
plastic mixing bowl ·
wooden spoon ·
waxed paper |
Start with a warm bowl and
have the cream cheese at room temperature. Have the children measure and add
the ingredients. First, have them mix the sugar and cocoa and combine with
the cracker crumbs. Add the orange rind and have them stir well to blend
ingredients. Add the corn syrup and juice, mixing thoroughly. Then have them
take a spoonful and use clean hands to roll the mixture into small balls.
Place balls on waxed paper. Enjoy! |
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Jello
Aquarium |
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Blue Jello ·
colored swedish(gel candy) fish ·
dixie cups or clear plastic |
Help the children prepare
the jello as you normally would and have them put it in the dixie cups. After
it slightly gels, let them put a few fish in each cup and you have a
jello-aquarium. Let it finish setting, and the will kids love it! |
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Nine
Patch Toast |
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bread ·
plastic knives ·
swiss cheese slices ·
american cheese slices |
Give each child a piece of
bread. Have them place a slice of swiss cheese on the bread. Give
each child a slice of American cheese. Have them cut the cheese into
three rows and three columns with a plastic knife to make 9 squares of
cheese. Each child should eat the top and bottom middle squares and the
left and right middle squares. Have each child place the American
cheese squares in the middle and top corners on top of the Swiss cheese
slices to resemble a "nine patch" quilt. Toast the bread
slightly for a wonderful snack. As you can see, this activity requires
the use of a lot of positional words. It fits in great with a quilt
unit or fraction unit, and provides the children with a chance to practice
cutting with a knife. I used this with my four-year old class during a
quilt study and they loved it! |
