Joke of the week

Q: What did the cop say to the Popsicle?

A: Freeze!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix together is bowl: (diabetic version) set aside
2 cups sifted flour (whole wheat )
2 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

cream together:
1/2 cup brown sugar (splenda brown sugar)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (splenda)
1 cup shortening
2 egss 1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Add dry ingredients and mix. Add one bag of chocolate chips to mixture

Drop onto greased cookie sheets
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minues

Yields: 5 doz

Patriotic

The air is warm

The sun is bright

it's a patriotic scene

with parades and bugles

where banners wave

and flags can all be seen. 

lillian leaminton

Asl word of the day...Morning

Morning n,  The early part of the day, before noon

Austin ate breakfast this morning

• (Represents the sun coming up over the horizon) With the left open hand in the crook of the bend right arm, bring the right open hand upward, palm facing in.

Joke of the week

Q: Why did the kid start a gardening service?

A: He wanted to rake in some cash!

Spring Dandelion Art

Go out side and  picks some Dandelion Blossoms

Put some colored tempra paint on a paper plate

Give each person a piece of white paper

(cut cardstock 4" x 6" to make mailable postcards)

Using their dandelion blossoms as a paint brush, dab the paint onto the paper.

This is a fun activity when your yard is full of dandelion blossoms like my yard is right now.

ASL word of the day...High

High adj. Having a great height, Having a specified height, Raised to an elevated position, To or at an elevated place.
same sign used for altitude

• (Initialized sign showing a location at a higher elevation) Move the right H hand, palm facing left and fingers pointing forward, from in front of the right side of the chest upward to near the right side of the head.

Stuffed Apple

An apple a day can be full of surprises.
Try this nutritious treat:

• Core an apple
• Fill it with peanut butter
• Top with raisins

The filling keeps the apple from turning brown. Take it with you by sealing it in a plastic bag

Bear Tales...Merry Go Round

Merry-Go-Round
Marguerite gode

Round and round
Goes the merry-go-round
The music is churning
An organ-sweet sound,
While horses and tigers
And zebras and bears
Go galloping, galloping
Onward in pairs

Joke of the week

Q: Why did the computer go to the doctor?

A: Because it had a virus!

Instant Stickers

To make stickers:
Cut a bunch of pictures from old magazine, something they have drawn, coloring books or comic books.
Dissolve 2 teaspoons of flavored gelatin in 5 teaspoons of boiling water (adults only).
Using a small paint brush, coat the backs of the cutouts with a thin layer of gelatin solution.
Let dry
Not the stickers are ready to lick and stick!

ASL Word of the Day...Baby

Baby n....a very young child: Daddy is holding  baby Abigail.
same sign used for : infant

• (Action of rocking a baby in one's arms) With the bent right arm cradled on the bent left arm, both palm facing up, swing the arms to the right and the left in front of the body with a double movement.

Tissue Paper Butterflies

• Cut butterfly shapes from white construction paper
• Set out assorted colors of 1 inch squares of colored tissue paper, small containers of water, and paintbrushes. 
• Paint the butterfly shape with water and place the tissue paper squares randomly on the butterfly shape
• Have them count to ten
• Remove the wet tissue paper to view the fun colorful creations!

Bear Tales...If I were otherwise

If I were Otherwise
joyce l brisley

If I were very, very tall, as tall as I could be,
I'd play with all the little birds up in the topmost tree;
I'd jump right over houses and think nothing of a wall
If I were very, very, very, very tall

If I were very small, as small as I could be
I'd run among the blades of grass where you could scarcely see,
I'd play with ants and beetles and I know I'd love them all,
If I were very, very, very, very small!

Joke of the week

Q: Why do zebras like old movies?

A: because they  are in Black and White!

Fruity Yogurt Shake

Fruity Yogurt Shake

1 cup orange juice
1 container (8oz) lemon yogurt
1/2 banana
1/2 cup orange pieces
1/2 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup grapefruit pieces
2 cups frozen vanilla yogurt

Combine orange juice, lemon yogurt, banana, orange, apple, grapefruit, and frozen yogurt in a blender. Blend just until combined. Chill in freezer about 30 minutes or until mixture is desired consistency, stirring after 15 minutes
yields about 4 cups

Happy Mothers Day

For you are the first friend I ever had, 

and the best friend I ever can have,

and nobody can respect and

love you too much to please me.

charles dickens

Happy Mothers Day!!!!

International Dinner Time

For a fun international learning experience... Have an traveling adventure at home!
Go the library to find some books, cook books. videos and music about the country of choice.
After dinner, you could watch a movie that was filmed in that country, play games or listen to music.
Have the kids help with the menu planning, and have them make flags from country of choice.
You could even let the dress up with an international flair.
Put up a world map and learn where each country is.
This is a great way to learn where you ancestors came from!!

• Mexico: Chop tomatoes for spicy salsa, mix up some guacamole, and lay out a make your own taco or burrito buffet grande. (Celebrate Cinco De Mayo Today May 5)
• Italy : make pesto or shape pizza dough into singe serving pies so everyone can pile on the topping combination of his or her choice. Play an Italian opera to set the mood and  mangia!
• China:  Try making steamed dumplings, sesame noodles or moo shu pork. For atmosphere, string up colorful paper lanterns.
• USA: Do everything red, white and blue.

Bear Tales...Looking in

Looking In
dorothy aldis

Coming home one winter's night
Passing window warm and bright,
We looked through and we could see
People snug as they could be.

Safe inside, they didn't know
That it was cold out in the snow,
Or how it prickled on my chin,
Or how I stood there looking in

Joke of the week

What do you give a bird who isn't feeling well?

Medical tweetment

Calculator Fun Game

This game is great for entertaining your kids during boring times such as: doctor office visits or car rides. Give them a pocket calculator and challenge them to see how many number combination they can come up with that spell words when the calculator is turned upside down. Here are a few to get you started

663 (EGG)
604
771
77345
5508
733
7714
618
3045
637
35007
7738

Friendship

Friendship is Love,

without his wings!

-lord byron