Our morning adventure started out in centers:
art center
book tent
blocks
oobleck
The boys spent their time in the oobleck center (cornstarch & water). They had fun feeling the gooey mess and making it change properties. The only problem was that they thought they should be able to eat it. I tried to explain that it was just to play in and that it wouldn't taste good. Well, cornstarch & water may not taste good, but I guess it's not terrible for them to taste :). Carsten started to feel too dirty and wanted to clean up. I think Riley would have played in it for another half hour if he hadn't watched Carsten's hands get washed.
Project Time:Today we made White Bean Oatmeal Cookies. Hiding beans and other healthy foods in everyday recipes seems to be the new rave, so I thought I'd try this recipe out with the boys.
White Bean Oatmeal Cookies
Sift together & set aside:
2 cups whole grain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp nutmeg
Mix together:
1 cup raw sugar
1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
1/2 canned white beans (pureed) I pureed mine with the melted coconut oil
2 eggs1/2 cup milk
Blend the above with the flour mixture, then add:
2 cups oatmeal
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Mix well and drop large spoonfulls onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. (I used tin foil).
Bake at 350 for 15 min (13 was good for mine)
The boys are getting better at carefully pouring each ingredient. Once again, they were great at taking turns. Carsten kept track of who's turn it was and would remind me. They were also great at mixing. Amazing how little mess they made during the process!
Here are a few pictures of our Carpet time, music, and movement. We were dancing like a frog, elephant, & bear. We sang and danced to the "snowman" song again. Riley's favorite was dancing like a frog. He did that almost the entire time we danced like animals. Carsten wanted to do summersalts, and Anneclaire balanced on her head with her hands in the air.
We extended our music time to the piano, where i let them take turns playing. Riley was very excited when I began to sing and pluck the melody to "twinkle twinkle little star" on the piano. He sang along with me and then I took his finger and had him play the melody as we all sang. He then suggested we sing and play the "ABC's" song. Such fun!
Of course we had to sample our cookies at snack time. :). It was another wonderful morning. And Carsten didn't even cry when Riley's mom came to pick him up. Though, he did talk about Riley the rest of the day!
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