Cinnamon Dough Bears

Materials

1 cup flour

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup cinnamon

1 packet yeast

mixing bowl

oven (adult only)

baking sheet

white felt

letter stickers

camera (optional)

scissors

raisins

Instructions

1. Place all the materials on a small table. Show the children the different parts
from the Mr. Potato Head kit and discuss what they are.
2. Make a character from the kit with the help of the children.
3. Show them a potato and briefly discuss what it is. Ask questions such as,
"What is it?" "Where does it come from?" "What does it look like?"
4. Explain that the children will be creating their own "silly potato clown" by
adding material scraps to the potato. Provide sufficient time for them to
make their creations.
5. When they are finished, gather them around in a circle. Ask the children to
describe their own creations. You may wish to point out any similarities and
differences. Make a chart for similarities and differences.
6. If desired, use the silly clowns in a puppet show, encouraging the children to
create their own dialogue.