Frozen Fruit Cups

Frozen Fruit Cups
makes 121 small cups

1 cup orange juice
15 oz can crushed pineapple
7oz can namdarin oranges
1 pint strawberries
2 bananas
1 1/2 cup ginger ale

• Measure the orange juice in a mixing bowl
• Open the cans of crushed pineapple , add the pinapple and its juice to the mixing
• Open the can of mandarin oranges and drain the juice from the mandarin oranges into sink,cut oranges into small pieces add to mixing bowl
• Wash strawberries, remove stems, cut into small pieces and add to bowl
• Peel bananas, cut into small pieces, add to bowl
• Stir the fruit and juices together and then stir in ginger ale
• Pour the fruit mixture into small paper cups
• Cover the tops with wax paper or plastic wrap
• Put the cups into the freezer for several hours.

Bearr Tales....OFFER

OFFER
mildred bowers armstrong

Come around at seven
When the moon is out;
I'll ask the queen to send a guide
To show us both about.

Yuo'd better bring your overshoes
And a cover for your head;
You'll soon be wet with night dew
And burrs are everywhere

You must watch sharply
And not cough or sneeze
You will see the lanterns
Of stars among the trees.

You must listen closely
And not draw away;
You'll hear the misty fairies
Laughing in their play

Flower Dolls

Make a flower doll using silk flowers, ribbon and tulle

These dolls are 5" baby dolls

Pick a flower you want to use and separate the petals

Glue edge of petals to the inside of ribbon to make a skirt and let dry

Cut a 6" x 2 yard strip of tulle and fold in half . Wrap body to make underclothes and tie off

cut a 6" x 1 yard strip of tulle. Fold in half length wise and sew a gather stitch down middle,

gather tight to make a under skirt, place on doll and sew in back of skirt

Tie petal skirt on over tulle underskirt. 

To make a hat, use leftover petals, leaves and stemans.

Aren't these the cutest Flower Babies! Use larger flowers for a larger doll.

Miracle

Such a big Miracle 

in such a little girl

Game Time is great for the Family!

 Jonathan loves to play HISS from gamewright.

What your child wants and needs is to be with you and enjoy spending time together. 
Children want you to take pleasure in them, play with them and listen to them. Nothing bolsters their self-esteem more!!
Pull out a game or invest in a new one, turn off your TV and video games for GAME TIME!
Playing game is an easy, excellent way to spend unhurried, enjoyable time together.
Added Bonus: board / card games are also rich in learning opportunities.
They satisfy your child's competitive urges and the desire to master new skills and concepts, as well as teaches them how to take turns, and live within rules.

Remember the cost to take a family of 4 to see a new movie can cost you $50-$60 for a ONE NIGHT OUT
The cost of a new game can cost $6.00-$60 that will last for years. Play a $60.00 board game for one night each month...you only spent $5.00 a month for interactive family time.
Games are Worth the Investment!

Asl word of the day...umbrella

Bekah should have taken her umbrella to school today.

umbrella n.A portable circular cover of waterproof fabric on folding ribs attached to a long handle and used to protect you from rain or snow

• (Mime raising an umbrella) Beginning with the little finger side of the right A hand on the index finger side of the left A hand in front of the chest, palm facing in opposite directions, raise the right hand upward in front of the head.

Joke of the week

Q: How many months have 28 days?

A: All of them!

Bear Tales...Sea Child

Sea Child
nancy byrd turner

Mermie was a sea child,
The cheerfulest of girls;
For a game of marbles
She had to use pearls.
She slept upon a coral bed,
Her toys were rather few,
But when she couldn't have a doll
She'd make a dolphin do.

Iced Cookies

Homemade cookies make great gifts...

if you don't eat them first!

1 1/4 cups flour
1 stick butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla or 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
frosting & sprinkles

• Mix flour, butter, vanilla (or cocoa), sugar, and baking powder until it looks like breadcrumbs
• Add the egg and mix together until it forms a smooth dough
• Sprinkle a little flour onto your work surface and roll out the dough with rolling pin
• .Do not press too hard, Use cooking cutters to cut out shapes
• Place the cookies on a greased baking tray
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. 
• Let cool and decorate with frosting and sprinkles.

Let's go fishing

• Make a fishing pole by trying 3 feet of string or ribbon to half a dowel or wooden spoon. 
• Attach a paper clip to the end. 
• Cut fish from different colored construction paper and attach to top of fish a small amount of self adhesive magnet strip. 
• Then let the kids go fishing!

You can help them practice finding colors such as: Find all the red, then all the blue, etc

Learn numbers by writing numbers on the fish shapes and asking them to catch fish "one" , Fish "Two
or place letters on your fish and have them practice their alphabet.

Smile

A Smile Increases 
Your Face Value

ASL word of the day...My / Mine

My pron. A form of the possessive case of I, indicating that something specified or indicated belongs to the speaker; my book. or maybe Austin is saying: MINE!
Same sign used for: mine, own

• (pulling something to oneself) Place the palm of the right open hand on the chest, fingers pointing left.

Irish Girls wish you Happy Patrick's Day

A rainbow over the horizon

a pot of gold

a shamrock path

the hush of fairy wings...

these set my Irish feet to dancing. 

monique white

Joke of the week

Q: What do you call a fake stone 
in Ireland?

A: A sham rock!

Irish Soda Bread

 An Irish Tradition for Saint Patty's Day

(grandpa comber enjoying his Irish Heritage)

Irish Soda Bread

1 cup old fashioned rolled otats
3 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tbs caraway seeds
1 tbs baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup raisins and/or dried cranberries
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup buttermilk

preheat oven to 325 degrees F
coat baking sheet with cooking spray. (reserve 1 tbs oats)
In large bowl combine flour, sugar, caraway seeds, baking powder, soda, salt and remaining oats.
Toss in raisins  and/or cranberries.

Lightly beat 2 eggs, stir beaten eggs and buttermilk in flour mixture until combined
On lightly floured surface, knead mixture until dough forms.
Shape into 6" round loaf and place on baking sheet

With serrated knife, cut 1/2 inch deep "X" into top of loaf.
Lightly beat remaining egg; brush over dough, and sprinkle with reserved oats.
Bake 50-55 min or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom
Transfer from baking sheet to rack; cool .

Popcorn popping

Make a fun spring blossom  picture with construction paper, glue and popcorn.

• Cut out a tree trunk from brown
• Tree top from green 
• and glue onto a sheet of blue construction paper
• Glue popcorn to the green tree top for "Blossoms"

sister

Sister

a little bit of childhood

that can never be lost

Barrette Organizer

Here is a simple way to organize 

your barrettes and hair bows...

• Simply tie a rainbow of ribbons to a hanger
• String a pony bead to the end of each ribbon for weight
• Now clip each barrette to the ribbon that match and you can easily find the one that you need

ASL word of the day...School

School n. An institution for teaching and learning: old enough to go to school.

• Tap the fingers of the right open hand, palm facing down, with a double movement on the upturned palm of left open hand.

Park Explorers

Need a way to have fun and save money? Become a Park Explorer....

• Jump into the car and travel to another neighborhood
• Find a new public park to explore

Each park in your city will have a different mix of playground equipment to try out.
The kids will love it!! Find one you really like? Next time bring along some friends to share it with.

Bear Tales...Headlights

Headlights
carolyn forsyth

Over the back of the crouching hill,
     Over the hump of the night
The automobiles, with squeaks and squeals
     Keep lifting their eyes of light

They seem like animal eyes in the dark
     That are stealthily searching for prey;
And the road is afraid for it wriggles its tail
     And hurriedly slithers away....

Malted Vanilla Cream and a Joke!

Q: What happens when frogs park illegally?

A: They get toad!

Malted vanilla cream:

• in pot, blend milk with malted milk powder to taste
• warm over low heat.
• Stir in a drop of vanilla extract
• Serve topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of malted milk powder

Puddle Jumping game

Cut out "puddles" from felt and  place around the room
Have the children pretend that the felt pieces are puddles
Let them practice jumping into and over the puddles.
( You can use things like carpet squares, construction paper, etc for puddles)

Baby

Baby

the beginning of all things...

Wonder, 

          Hope,

a DREAM 

of possibilities.

Welcome baby Abigail Grace!

snowman puppets

Cut snowman shapes out of white cardstock or index cards. Cut two finger holes at the bottom of each shape. Using a marker, draw his face and buttons on. Stick two fingers through the holes to make his feet. Have the snowman act out different movements.

Snowman, snowman
running down the street
watch what he does
with his snowman feet.

ASL word of the day...Golf

Golf n. An outdoor game played by hitting a small ball into a series of holes: plays nine holes of golf every Saturday

• (mime swinging a golf club) Beginning with the right modified X hand near the right hip, palm facing left. and the left modified X hand in front of the right side of the body, palm facing in, swing the right hand upward and the the left.

Bear Tales...Farmers

Farmers
marchette chute

Farmers have horses,
And cows,
And ducks,
And always a hen
That sits and clucks,

And sometimes
A little
Baby pig.
So we're being farmers
When we
Grow
Big.

Joke of the week

Q: How do you get an Astronaut Baby to sleep?

"Rocket!"