Fabulous French Toast and Fruit

Mmmmm.....Fantastic Fruity French Toast!

First thing this morning we went for a walk/jog. We showered and went straight to making our breakfast....french toast! This is not a new recipe for us, but usually I don't have Katie helping me.

Katie helped me get everything we need to make our recipe.

You need one egg.....

and a teaspoon of vanilla will add a little more flavor.

We used 1 cup of milk and a dash of cinnamon.

Mix everything in a medium bowl.

Dip each piece of bread in the mixture and place in frying pan. I also put some butter in the pan. Repeat until you have all the toast you need to feed your group or when you run out of the liquid mixture. We only made 4 pieces of toast. So you may need to double the recipe if you plan to feed the whole family!

Sprinkle the French Toast with powdered sugar (aka: fairy dust) and add some fruit!

Then ENJOY!!!!

Funny Fishy Faces and French Toast!

We have made it to the letter F. We are ready for some Fun so let's get started!

Fishy Face!

It is noon on Monday and I am just getting this posted! Yikes! Where is the time going?

I went to bed early last night with a headache. I knew Monday morning would be a hectic time to try and get this posted, but sometimes things come up.

This week we will be learning about and focusing on the letter "F". Each week I am surprised at how any teachable moments pop up that correspond to the letter we are learning about. We are going to Disney this week. I try not to let events interrupt our daily lessons, but DISNEY???? Hello...I will find a way to learn about the letter "F". We are going to have FUN FUN FUN with our Favorite Disney Friends!

Memory verse: "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Monday: Recipe: French Toast

Tuesday: Library storytime, Finger painting

Wednesday: Bible: Forgiveness and Language lessons on beginning sounds "F"

Thursday: Disney

Friday: Disney

Have FUN this week!

Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough

Wanna make some play-dough you can play with and then eat?
Sounds like delicious fun!

Let me show you how!

First you need some powdered milk 1 1/2 cups

And some yummy peanut butter any kind will do. We used Simply Jif since we were adding so much sugar to it. You will need 1 cup.

Light Corn Syrup (sugar) Sweet and sticky syrup give the play-dough a stretchy ooey-gooey texture! You need 1 cup.

MMMmmmm Fairy dust....I mean Powdered sugar. Katie likes when I sprinkle fairy dust on her food. You will need 1 1/2 cups.

We added all the ingredients to a ziploc bag and then Katie mushed and kneaded it until it was done. I used to make this in my classroom. I would let the kids dump all the ingredients in a bowl while I mixed it with (clean) hands. They loved seeing how yucky and sticky I got. Katie and I kept it clean this time. She had fun mixing it in the bag and I was not concerned about the mess at all. Last thing I wanted to do was clean corn syrup off Katie or furniture.

After you mix and mix and mix it.....(about 5-10 minutes of kneading). You will eventually get a tan looking play-dough. The more it is played with the smoother it will get.

Katie liked looking at it and seeing it change.

Then of course we had to wash our hands. You will want to have clean hands to play with your food! And yes they will eat it .....as much as you will give them.
I put a piece of foil on the table so she could play with it. She rolled into a ball and then a snake. She kept putting it in her mouth too. I got out some chocolate chips so she could decorate it. She gave her snake eyes!

Have fun eating your play-dough!

Here Are Our "E"asy Cake Cookies

I know it is a stretch to use this as an "E" activity, but I really didn't have a better plan. I was boggled with what to do for many of my "E" activities. Some other ideas were eclairs, elephant ears, and eggs. Ummm, this is for a 2-3 year old to do so I opted for the "easy" activity. My sister-in-law Rochel came over and she shot most of these pictures.

Katie cutting.....

Katie dumping the cake mix.....

Katie very proud!

All the ingredients you need.....1 cake mix, 2 eggs, 1 stick of butter...... oh and chocolate chips.

Katie mixing.....

Katie pouring in chocolate chips....

Oooooh Katie sneaking in a chocolate chip or maybe 2!

Did they see me? Uhh we have a camera on her.

Katie stirring the chocolate chips into the mix.....

Cute tippy toes!

Good girl helping mommy with the clean up.

She has to learn the whole process, not just the fun parts.

Patiently waiting.......

Sweet rewards!

Ooey gooey chocolatey goodness.....what a mess!

Beautiful "Easy" Cake Cookies

Donuts Today

Today is "D" day #1

We make a recipe every Monday and today we made donuts. At first I was quite hesitant because it sounded like a lot of work. But these fried treats were so easy. However, since they are so rich in fat and calories I will not be making these often. Here's the recipe in case you want to give them a try.

Ingredients:

refrigerated biscuit dough (not a flakey one)

oil for frying (I used canola)

1-2 cups powered sugar

1-2 tsp vanilla

2-3 tbsp milk

2-3 tbsp water

sprinkles

Open the biscuits and lay them out.

Cut out the centers with a small circle shape (ex. cap from water bottle) or a biscuit cutter.

Then lay 3-4 in the pan of oil on a medium heat. The oil should come up half way on the donuts. Watch them closely. It should be about 3-4 minutes per side.

Flip them and then take them out when both sides are golden brown.

Add the remaining donuts and repeat.

After the donuts are cooked up golden brown place them on paper towels to absorb any extra oil.

While the donuts are cooling mix up the icing.

The measurements are loose because it depends on how much icing you need/want. Mix 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1 tbsp milk and 1 tbsp water. Then add 1 tsp of vanilla. Add milk or water if it is not runny enough. Mix with a spoon until smooth. It should be runny, so it will drip and ooze all over ther donuts.

Katie helped put the icing on most of the donuts....until she fell into "lick-the-spoon" temptation.

Spoon or drip the icing on the donuts however you want it.

Ooey gooey icing on a hot fresh donut....hungry yet?

You can also use food coloring to make pretty colors. Other variations; add sprinkles, dip them in powdered sugar, sprinkle them with cinnamon, or ice them with chocolate frosting.

Cutie Pie!

Okay its "D" week.... Donut darling!

Oh the temptation.....

I love that I got this on film.

I was standing right there and she still gave into the temptation.

Look at my donut (half).

I refused to give her a whole one.... way too much sugar and fat for a 2 year old.

You can just see the satisfaction in her eyes.

So yummy!

She loved it.

Hope you have fun making some yummy donuts!