Category Archives: Cooking

Melted Snowman Cookies- fun winter treat

I found this on crazydomestic.com Click here to like teachertime123 on facebook! Bake your sugar cookies. Ice them with white icing, letting it drip down the sides of the cookie. Put marshmallows on a microwave safe plate (and spray the … Continue reading

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Turkey Cupcakes Recipe- fun Thanksgiving treat

From amazingmoms.com Ingredients nutter butter cookies (1 for each cupcake) double stuf oreo cookies (1 for each cupcake) chocolate cupcakes, baked and cooled chocolate decorator icing white glue 1 sheet brown card stock ½ sheet yellow card stock 1 tube … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Pie in a Bag- no bake recipe for 25 students

From agclassroom.org/ok Teachertime123 suggests doubling the recipe for 25 students. Ingredients (for 25 students) *one gallon zip freezer bag • 2 2⁄3 cup cold milk • two packages (four serving size) instant vanilla pudding mix • one can (15 ounces) … Continue reading

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Jiggly Ghosts Recipe- Halloween Treat

From amazingmoms.com By Christina Stanley-Salerno Ingredients 2 ¼ cups water 2 large (6 ounce) packages of orange flavored gelatin dessert (such as Jello brand) ghost-shaped cookie cutter Instructions Empty Jell-o packages into a large bowl. Pour water into a medium sized … Continue reading

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Edible Eyeball Recipe- Halloween treat

From amazingmoms.com By Sarah Caron yields 20 eyeballs Ingredients 1 package mini powdered donuts or donut holes Red Icing (see recipe here) 20 gummy Lifesavers (any colors/flavors) 20 Raisinets or Junior Mints Lay out the powdered donuts on a clean work … Continue reading

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar- food ideas for elementary or early childhood

From nuturestore.co.uk Eat a caterpillar! Invite the children into the kitchen to prepare their own caterpillar lunch, using cucumber and tomato slices to create the body. Talk about the metamorphosis of the caterpillar to a butterfly and compare it with … Continue reading

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Easter Bunny Cracker Treats-food/cooking for Easter

From crafts.kaboose.com What you’ll need: Water crackers Pretzel sticks Carrots, julienne strips Radishes White cheese Spreadable cream cheese How to make it: Spread each cracker with a layer of cream cheese. (See photo.) Cut two teeth from the center of … Continue reading

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Pretzel Log Cabin- President’s Day/ Abraham Lincoln craft

From ehow.com Log cabins were common in Abraham Lincoln’s day. Here’s how to build a pretzel log cabin with a healthy twist: hummus! You can serve this treat on Presidents’ Day. Difficulty: Moderate Instructions Making Mortar… Mix 1 cup hummus … Continue reading

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Taste a Rainbow- food, cooking for St. Patrick’s Day

Ingredients White cake mix (we used an 18-1/4-ounce box) Food coloring (red, blue, green, and yellow) Baking cups Whipped cream (optional) Instructions Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Pot of Gold- food, cooking for St. Patrick’s day

Ingredients 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin 6 limes Sugar 1 teaspoon of whipped cream From familyfungo.com Instructions Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving several inches of overhang on each side (this will make removing the gelatin … Continue reading

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How to Teach Preschoolers Through Cooking- teaching reading, math and basic skills to preschoolers through cooking

From ehow.com How to Teach Preschoolers Through Cooking Preschoolers love learning things when it involves hands-on activities and food. By combining food with hands-on activities, preschoolers engage in learning basic skills in an interesting way. Creating a cooking theme at … Continue reading

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Strawberry Sparkle Cupcakes- cooking, treats for Valentine’s Day

Strawberry Sparkle Cupcakes by Christina Stanley-Salerno From amazingmoms.com Baking is my thing. I used to bake all my treats from scratch but once I became a mama, I realized that there just isn’t enough time in the day! I still … Continue reading

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Reindeer Cupcakes Recipe- cooking, christmas treats

Reindeer Cupcakes Recipe by Linette Gerlach from amazingmoms.com Click here to like teachertime123 on facebook! Reindeer Cupcakes are easy and fun for the kids to assemble at a children’s Christmas party, or make these yourself as a festive Christmas treat … Continue reading

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