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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6

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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6

Materials

  • Pudding recipe written on chart paper
  • Baby food jars
  • Measuring spoons
  • Vanilla instant pudding
  • Milk
  • Green food coloring
  • Spoons

 

What to do

1. Give each child a baby food jar that contains 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of vanilla instant pudding,  1/4  cup (60 mL) of milk, and 3 drops of green food coloring. Make sure to close the lid tightly.

2. Have the children shake their jars until the mixture thickens.

3. Let them eat it right out of the jar.

 

More to do

Art: Make a shamrock-shaped collage from scraps of green paper, green fabric, and green markers and crayons.

Music: Put on some lively  music, possibly Irish fiddle music, and let the children shake their jars to the beat.

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