Tots and Me... Growing Up Together

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Five on Friday (a day late): February 8th

Well, I am a day late again, but I remembered. I actually did remember yesterday, just didn't have time to get the post done.

There are funny things or cute things that will happen during the week that I would like to share, but they don't really make a post on their own. So, this is the perfect opportunity to share them.

1. I have been amusing myself with the lovely designs made in my tea each morning when I put my honey in, give it a little stir and let it sit for a while to dissolve.

2. We got a decent amount of snow this week, so the children wanted a chance to go out and play. They didn't stay out for long as it was so cold. But I was able to grab several decent pictures.

3. I was tearing some paper into little pieces in an attempt to make an orange collage. Harold wanted to help, so I let him. He was having a blast tearing and throwing the paper.

4. I found a cute book at the thrift shop a couple of months ago. I hadn't shared it with the children yet, but they found it and took off with it. I had to share their creations. First of all, here is the book.

And a couple of examples from the book.

Here are the girls' creations.

Amelia's:

Tabitha's:

Hannah's:

5. Yesterday, Tabitha and Amelia wanted to teach Hannah and Harold. So I let them. They did calendar with them and taught them every letter of the alphabet.

Also linking up to the Virtual Refrigerator

Friday, February 7, 2014

Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen #72: Rock Cycle Fudge

Time for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen

(A weekly linky to share what you and your children have created in the kitchen.)

The linky is at the bottom.

For this week's Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen I searched for a way to help teach the children about the rock cycle. This recipe I found was not quite what I was looking for, but it was fun and educational. (And it was the first time I ever made fudge!)

Ingredients:

1/3 cup evaporated milk (silt)
1 cup sugar (quartz crystals)
1 Tbs margarine (sediments)
1 cup mini marshmallows (limestone pieces)
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (sandstone pieces)
3/4 cup chocolate chips (basalt pieces)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

We added the evaporated milk, sugar and margarine to a bowl.

Every time we added an ingredient Harold would get all happy and clap.

We stirred it until smooth.

Then we set it aside while we put the marshmallows, walnuts, chocolate chips and vanilla to another bowl.

We microwaved the milk/sugar/margarine mixture on high for 45 seconds. Then we took it out, stirred and repeated 3 times.

When our magma was nice and hot and bubbly...

we added the other ingredients (stone pieces) to it.

And we watched how the magma changed the stones.

Then we poured it in a pan lined with wax paper.

We refrigerated it over night. I am so glad I found my wax paper, because it came out of the pan so easily and the wax paper pulled right off.

Directions:

1-Add the evaporated milk, sugar, and margarine to a microwaveable bowl.

2-Stir until smooth.

3-In a separate bowl combine the marshmallows, pecans/walnuts, chocolate chips, and vanilla.

4-Microwave the milk mixture on high for 45 seconds. Take it out, stir, repeat 3 times.

5-Pour the "stone" ingredients in with the heated "magma" and watch how it changes it. Then pour into a pan lined with wax paper and refrigerate overnight.

6-Enjoy. Yum, yum