Materials
Blue gelatin
Pitcher with no-spill lid
Small disposable dessert cups
Black marker
Cookie sheet
Refrigerator
Plastic spoons
Chocolate pudding (prepared beforehand)Medium-size plastic bowl
Tablespoon
Gummy alligators
Instructions
1. Help the children wash their hands.
2. Prepare the gelatin by following the directions on the back of the box.
3. Pour the liquid gelatin into a pitcher with a no-spill lid.
4. Give each child a dessert cup. Help the children write their names on their cups.
5. Using a marker, mark each cup to the half point and help the children fill their cups half full with gelatin.
6. Place the dessert cups on a cookie sheet and put it in the refrigerator.
7. When the gelatin is ready to serve, give the children their dessert cups and plastic spoons.
8. Place pudding (prepared beforehand) in a plastic bowl.
9. Show the children how to use a tablespoon to spoon pudding on top of the gelatin.
10. Encourage the children to add a gator on top of the pudding.More to doField Trips: Go to the zoo and visit the alligators. Compare the differences between alligators and crocodiles.
