Saturday, October 31, 2009
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
We have been so busy this month with many activities and sport events. These are some things we did and I did not have a chance to post about. Grandma and Grandpa came to see the Cisco Kid play soccer.
After his morning game we all went to Bob Evans for breakfast.
At home sitting around the fire pit and eating some yummy smores. Nothing like a good snuggle with Grandma.The Cisco Kid building his marble rollercoaster.School Fall Festival with friends working the Surprise Grab Bag Booth.
Sparks
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Class Halloween Party
Room Moms rocked the house down with the help of all the other moms.
These little ones were so happy. The Halloween party was a great success. When they walked into the class they were all so surprised.
The tables were covered in orange and bats hanging from the ceiling. They had so much fun decorating their cookies, making the pumpkin pom poms and dressing each other up like mummies.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Pumpkin Cookies
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees . In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
Materials for the Pumpkin pom poms
I made about 15 of these bats that I will hang around the class.
Thank you everyone for participating in "What would your children say?" Wednesday.
Preperation of the Class Halloween party
We are also going to have them make their own pumpkin pom poms with orange and green yarn.
For the final activity we are going to wrap each child like a mummy. We are going to use toilet paper.
I have made some bats for decoration.
I put all the candy in individual baggies and each child will receive a bag of candy with a cookie to decorate.
The Pumpkin Cookies are a very simple sugar cookie with yellow and red food coloring to make orange dough.
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees . In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
Materials for the Pumpkin pom poms
I made about 15 of these bats that I will hang around the class.
Thank you everyone for participating in "What would your children say?" Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
I'm picking out the pumpkin. NO! I'm picking out the pumpkin
The Cisco Kid and I were shopping for a couple of pumpkins. I told the Cisco kid he could pick them out. As he was searching for the pumpkins I would guide him into making the right choice. As he was picking them, he would say. Ok mom! This is a good one. He chose the ugliest pumpkins. I would tell him what was wrong with it and have him pick out another. He probably went through about five pumpkins when I decided to pick it out. Now it was time for him to pick the second pumpkin. Again he was picking the ones with broken stems and discolored, again I would shoot his choices down. He got to the end of his rope and mumbled under his breath. Mom you’re doing it again!!!!! I asked, what am I doing again. He said: You’re not letting me pick the one I want!!!!! I died laughing. I could not stop. It was so funny. I loved the fact that he stood up for himself in a cute way.
He made a perfect choice after all.