You will need:
- to be out
of doors!
- assorted plastic
containers
- small aluminum
foil cupcake tins and pie tins
- popsicle sticks
for stirring and mixing
- old spoons
for measuring and mixing
- containers
of soil
- containers
of water
- assorted leaves,
grasses, pebbles, dandelions, etc. (BE SURE THEY ARE NOT POISONOUS
PLANTS! CHECK ALSO FOR ALLERGIES BEFORE DOING THIS ACTIVITY!)
- a bucket of
warm soapy water and a towel or two for clean up
What to do:
- set up 'cooking'
area where it can be easily hosed off afterwards
- lay down the
ground rules and parameters of where cake and pie making may take
place (ie. not on the picnic table not in the house, etc.)
- encourage
children to create wonderful cakes and ies from the soil, water and
other ingredients
- remind young
children not to really eat them!
- encourage
children to clean up when they are done
Cakes & Pies
(soil and water)