Materials
Cups
Spoons
Milk
Vanilla ice cream
Shredded coconut or white sprinkles
Instructions
1. Talk about deserts with the children. Read a story about deserts and show
them pictures.
2. Give each child a shoebox. Help the children fill the bottom of their box with
sand.
3. Encourage the children to put sticks and rocks inside the box.
4. Give the children paper, markers, and crayons. Encourage them to draw
things found in deserts, such as snakes and cacti.
5. Help them glue the drawing to the bottom and sides inside the box.