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March 2007
Crafts, Recipes & Songs for a Wonderful St. Patrick's Day
This super easy project is a fun way to create a little package of goodies for friends, family, or best of all, Mommy or Daddy! Simple items make this a great classroom project for St. Patrick's Day.
Supplies Needed:
- 8-10 iridescent yellow pom poms
- yellow curling ribbon
- green tissue paper
- small baby food jar
- white craft glue
- water
- scissors
- paint brush or sponge applicator
- M&M's, Skittles or other colorful small candies (optional)
Directions:
- Thoroughly wash and dry small baby food jar and lid. Mix 4 tablespoons of white craft glue with enough water to bring it to painting consistency.
- Have children cut tissue paper into squares. Starting with small sections, apply glue mixture with paint brush or sponge applicator to jar. Stick tissue paper onto glue mixture and continue all the way around the jar. Apply glue mixture over the top of tissue paper layer. Apply a second layer of tissue paper, allow to dry completely.
- While jar is drying, apply glue around the outer edge of the jar lid. Adhere the ribbon around the lid lip and tie in a knot. Curl the ribbon by sliding the flat edge of the blade from a pair of scissors along the ribbon. Glue pom poms to the top of the lid and allow to dry.
- When jar and lid are completely dry, fill jar with colored candies and give to the lucky recipient! Attach a cute note such as "Kiss me. I'm Irish!" or "A Lucky Pot of Gold for You!"
Activity found at: http://www.funmunch.com/events/patricks/crafts.shtml
By Amanda Formaro
If you are looking for a fun and easy recipe to do with the kids, try these deliciously simple St. Patrick's Day Cookie Pops. The kids will smile and giggle while making these treats, and will have something fun to give to family, friends, and classmates!
Ingredients:
- 20 vanilla wafer cookies
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 12-ounce bag white chocolate chips
- green and yellow gumdrops
- green Dots
- green and yellow Nerd candies
- Cake decorating writer gel in green, yellow, red, orange, and black
- 1 tube of green cake decorator frosting with tip
- green and yellow decorator sugar
- green food coloring
- ice cream or lollipop sticks
- wax paper or paper plates
Directions:
- Spread peanut butter onto the flat side of the cookies. Place an ice cream stick into the peanut butter on half the cookies. Top with another cookie so the stick is sandwiched between the two cookies.
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute, then in 20 second increments, stirring until smooth. Before melting, seperate the white chips into two bowls. After melting, add a few drops of green food coloring to one of the bowls of white chips to make green chocolate.
- Dip cookie pops in the melted chips, covering completely. Sprinkle with green and yellow sugar and lay or stand on waxed paper or paper plates. Place in refrigerator to chill.
Fun Variations:
- Leprechaun - After coating with white chocolate, dip top of pop into green sugar. Slice two yellow gumdrops to make beard. Allow to dry on wax paper. Use black and red decorator gel for eyes and mouth, and for trim on hat.
- Rainbow with Pot of Gold - After coating with white chocolate, cut a green Dot in half lengthwise, adhere to chocolate. Before chocolate has a chance to dry, place 3-5 yellow candy nerds "in" pot. Create a rainbow with various colored decorator gel.
- Shamrock - After coating with white chocolate, sprinkle with yellow decorator sugar, then draw on a shamrock using green cake decorator icing.
- Four Leaf Clover - After coating with green chocolate, use green sliced gumdrops to create clover leaves. Slice a small strip out of remaining gumdrop for stem. Use a green candy Nerd for the center of the clover.
Note: Another variation is to use vanilla or chocolate frosting instead of peanut butter for the filling.
These can also be made without sticks. Use one stick to be able to dip the cookies in chocolate and roll in sprinkles, then remove the stick and put on wax paper or paper plates, then chill.
Activity found at: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/recipes/green_cookie_pops.shtml
(Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little leprechaun
Dressed in green,
The tiniest man
That you ever seen.
If you ever catch me, it is told,
I'll give you my pot of gold!
Activity found at: http://www.preschooleducation.com/spatrick.shtml
(Tune: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")
How many Leprechauns do you see?
Can you count them, one, two, three?
How many Skinny ones?
How many fat?
How many leprechauns with out a hat?
Activity found at: http://www.preschooleducation.com/spatrick.shtml
March 2nd is Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel's birthday.
In celebration, here is a recipe that is eggs-tremely tasty and easy to follow too!
Ingredients:
- 1-2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
- 4 slices of ham
- 8 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 1-2 drops of green food coloring
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
Directions:
- With an adult's help, melt a teaspoon of butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add sliced ham and brown until edges are slightly crisp. Remove the ham from the pan, cover with aluminum foil, and set aside.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Beat with a whisk until frothy. Then add 1-2 drops of green food coloring until you reach the desired shade of green.
- With an adult's help, heat a tablespoon of butter or margarine in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter begins to sizzle. Then add the egg mixture to the pan.
- Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until the eggs are firm and not too runny.
- Transfer the eggs to individual plates. Garnish with a sprig of parsley. Add the ham prepared earlier. Serve with toast or warm rolls.
Feeds 4 hungry green-egg lovers.
JOIN THE NATION IN A SEUSSIAN CELEBRATION!
Read with a child on March 2, 2007.
Activity found at: http://www.seussville.com/titles/greeneggs/recipes.html
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