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Friday, October 1, 2010

Tt is for Treats

The time for trick-or-treating will soon be here! I was just wondering what your favorite treats are? What is your favorite kind of candy bar? or other candy? What is your favorite kind of cookies? or other dessert? Do you have a favorite fruit or fruit snack? What is your favorite flavor of ice cream or ice cream treat? Or you do you prefer salty, crunchy snacks? Maybe you could take some time to make a Top Ten List of your favorite treats in Chapter Tt of your Alpha-Book. Or if you can't think of that many, just tell me five of your favorites and five of your brother's favorites. Oh, and one more question: what treat do you think would be a fabulously tasty prize for this project?

Just in case your tummies are rumbling from all this talk about treats, here are a few new tasty treat recipes to try:

Monster Mouths

Nilla Nibbles

mini Oreo inchworm
Pretzel butterflies

S'mores on a Stick

Happy treat tasting!

Love, Grandma

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Ii is for Ice Cream

Happy National Ice Cream Month! Before July slips entirely away have an "ice cream for every meal day"

! Start with a scoop of ice cream in hot chocolate for breakfast . . . have a homemade ice cream sandwich for lunch. . . then make ice cream in a bag for dinner! At bedtime read a "cool" story like "Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star" or any sweet treat board books by Kevin Henkes.

Have an Iiiiiiice creamy day!

Love, Grandma

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Nn is for No

Well, it's that hot boring time of summer when you might be hearing "no" alot if you are anywhere near as naughty as the David in this and other "David" books by David Shannon.

If you can't think of anything better to do today, why not make a mess--I mean, No Bake Cookies:
Put 3 cups sugar . . . 3 Tb. cocoa . . . 1/2 cup milk . . . and 1/2 cup butter in a pan. Bring to a boil for one minute. Remove the pan from heat. Stir in 3 cups oatmeal, 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/3 cup peanut butter. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Allow to cool to set, then eat a few.

Have a Nnnnice (not naughty) day!

Love, Grandma

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Ff is for Fish

Don't be scared to read this book. It is a silly underwater makeover of the story of the three little pigs . . . only this book has seaweed houses and sandcastles and fish saying "Not by the skin of my finny fin fin".

You could feast on fish sticks for lunch or make this fish snack: Cut celery stalks into sections and spread the center with cream cheese that has been dyed blue with a drop of blue food coloring. Place goldfish crackers in the cream cheese "water"and let the fish "swim" downstream into your tummy!

Have a Ffffabulously fun day!

Love, Grandma

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Aa is for America

Did you know you live in a great country called the United States of America . . . and this Sunday will be America's birthday! So sing Happy Birthday to the U.S.A. and look for other ways to celebrate the holiday in this cute picture book.

You could also wear red, white and blue on the Fourth of July . . . and make a fruit flag!

Have an Aaaaawsome holiday!

Love, Grandma

P.S. . . Guess what state that begins with the letter Aa I am in right now?

Friday, June 25, 2010

Ww is for Worm

If you are looking for more creepy creature reading this week, try a silly book called "Diary of a Worm". Doreen Cronin wrote this book and "Diary of a Spider" and "Diary of a Fly".

And if all that reading makes you as hungry as a caterpillar, try making some wiggle worms or creeping caterpillars for a snack!

Have a Wwwwonderful week!
Love, Grandma