Thursday, October 1, 2009

October Snacks and Crafts

FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS SITTING ON A GATE...
Spread a Graham cracker with peanut butter. Place 5 pumpkin candies on top.



Recite the following rhyme...
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late."
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "We don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, and run, and run.
The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun."
Then whoosh went the wind and out went the lights
and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

PUMPKIN PIE IN A CUP (note: Jack was not a fan of this, Maren ate it up!)

In a large Ziploc bag, mix one box vanilla instant pudding with a cup of milk. (The little helpers can mix it up by squeezing and kneading the bag.) Add 1/2 C. pumpkin, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, and a sprinkle of ginger, and have the little helpers squeeze the bag again until mixed.

In a separate bag, place three graham crackers inside. Have the little helpers roll over the bag with a rolling pin until crushed.

Cut a hole in the corner of the first bag and squeeze the mixture into cups. Pour some of the crushed graham crackers on top. Grab and spoon and enjoy!

SPOOKY SPIDERS




Insert 4 licorice pieces into each side of an oreo cookie. Place a little frosting on top of the oreo and use bite size m&ms for the eyes. (See photo)

PUMPKIN PIE PLAYDOUGH (Thanks Jen and Nicholas!!) (Pictures coming soon...)

2 1/4 C. flour
1 C. salt
4 tsp. cream of tarter
1/4 + 1/8 C. oil
1/2 (1 1/2 oz.) container pumpkin pie spice
orange food coloring (2 parts orange, 1 part red)
2 C. water

Mix all ingredients together. Cook and stir over medium heat until the lumps disappear. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Store in an airtight bag or container.



MAREN'S FAVORITE OCTOBER BOOKS
Spot's Halloween... Eric Hill
Buscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch...Alyssa Capucilli
Spooky's First Halloween...Salina Yoon
Pumpkin Faces...Emma Rose
Spot's Halloween Party...Eric Hill
Where's Baby's Pumpkin?...Karen Katz
Peek-a-Booo!...Marie Cimarusti


JACK'S FAVORITE OCTOBER BOOKS
Omar's Halloween...Maryann Kovalski
Sam's First Halloween...Mary Labatt
Pooh's Happy Halloween...Ann Braybrooks
Courduroy's Trick-or-Treat...Lisa McCue
Franklin's Halloween...Paulette Bourgeois
Tucker's Spooky Halloween...Leslie McGuirk
The Halloween Play...Felicia Bond
Trick Or Treat, Smell My Feet...Diane DeGroat

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