The doers:
*Elliot 15 months
*Ashley 11
*Jereb 9 years
Showing posts with label donut day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label donut day. Show all posts
Saturday, June 9, 2007
scrumdilly-doers!
Thank you to Dani, Mommy extraordinaire for sending me these pics of her kidlets frosting donuts! Check it out!
The doers:
*Elliot 15 months
*Ashley 11
*Jereb 9 years
The doers:
*Elliot 15 months
*Ashley 11
*Jereb 9 years
Thursday, June 7, 2007
The last of the donut hurrahs...
More crafty less foodie coming soon, I promise!
It's the classic donut party game! Throwing a party and not sure what to do? Have a room full of active kidelts and about to lose your marbles? Is it super hot out and you have some stale donuts on hand? Why not tie them up?
What you need:
*donuts
*string
*scissors to cut string
*a place to hang your dinuts, a tree would be nifty
*blindfold (for older kidlets)
*a camera...pictures are a must!
scrumdilly-do it!
Tie a lenght of string around each donut. The length depends on the height of your kidlets and the height of the hanging location.
Assemble all your donuts into a bowl for easier transport andtake a pciture because when else are you going to have a bowl full of string tied donuts?
Hang them up and let your kidlets at 'em! You can trun this into a piñata game by suing a blindfold and spinning your wee ones around or you can hold a contest to see who can finish one first, no hands allowed!
This is a most ridiculous activity and you may even want to to this at a late night barbecue after you've had a mojito or two...don't forget to take pictures!
It's the classic donut party game! Throwing a party and not sure what to do? Have a room full of active kidelts and about to lose your marbles? Is it super hot out and you have some stale donuts on hand? Why not tie them up?
What you need:
*donuts
*string
*scissors to cut string
*a place to hang your dinuts, a tree would be nifty
*blindfold (for older kidlets)
*a camera...pictures are a must!
scrumdilly-do it!
Tie a lenght of string around each donut. The length depends on the height of your kidlets and the height of the hanging location.
Assemble all your donuts into a bowl for easier transport andtake a pciture because when else are you going to have a bowl full of string tied donuts?
Hang them up and let your kidlets at 'em! You can trun this into a piñata game by suing a blindfold and spinning your wee ones around or you can hold a contest to see who can finish one first, no hands allowed!
This is a most ridiculous activity and you may even want to to this at a late night barbecue after you've had a mojito or two...don't forget to take pictures!
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Donut Design
Let’s overdose on donuts!
For a nifty party activity or perhaps rainy day snack, have your kidlets decorate plain cake donuts picked up from a local bakery or even the evil junk food aisle of the grocery store. It’s almost like decorating cupcakes but a little more challenging!
What you need:
*cake or plain donuts
*powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
*at least 1 tablespoon of water
*food color
*spoons dull knives (plastic work well)
*cake decorations like jimmies and sprinkles
*clean work surface
*cold beverage of your choice (milk, soy milk, rice milk…etc.)
scrumdilly-do it!
Toss about a cup of powdered sugar into a bowl, have your wee one add a teaspoon or so of water and mix. (I put the water into a shot glass or other small vessel for easier manipulation.)
Next drop one single drop of food color into the mixture. This takes precision an of course your kidlet can add more but one drop will add enough color for a dozen donuts!
Mix and mix and mix and mix! Add more sugar or more water until you get the consistency you like.
Now it is time for your wee one(s) to “frost” the donuts. Depending on the consistency of the frosting, they can spread it on using knives or pour it on. You can also do this with a small group of kidlets. Give each one a snack sized sealable plastic bag. Add a tablespoon of sugar and a tiny bit of water or juice, a drop of food color and seal. The children can manipulate the baggie and watch all the color mix in. Once mixed, you can snip of a small corner of the baggie and they can squirt their frosting onto their donut (or graham cracker or cookie or cupcake).
Add sprinkles and jimmies and voila’, instant donut excitement!
Wash it all down with a cold glass of milk.
Gluten-free donuts and more
For a nifty party activity or perhaps rainy day snack, have your kidlets decorate plain cake donuts picked up from a local bakery or even the evil junk food aisle of the grocery store. It’s almost like decorating cupcakes but a little more challenging!
What you need:
*cake or plain donuts
*powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
*at least 1 tablespoon of water
*food color
*spoons dull knives (plastic work well)
*cake decorations like jimmies and sprinkles
*clean work surface
*cold beverage of your choice (milk, soy milk, rice milk…etc.)
scrumdilly-do it!
Toss about a cup of powdered sugar into a bowl, have your wee one add a teaspoon or so of water and mix. (I put the water into a shot glass or other small vessel for easier manipulation.)
Next drop one single drop of food color into the mixture. This takes precision an of course your kidlet can add more but one drop will add enough color for a dozen donuts!
Mix and mix and mix and mix! Add more sugar or more water until you get the consistency you like.
Now it is time for your wee one(s) to “frost” the donuts. Depending on the consistency of the frosting, they can spread it on using knives or pour it on. You can also do this with a small group of kidlets. Give each one a snack sized sealable plastic bag. Add a tablespoon of sugar and a tiny bit of water or juice, a drop of food color and seal. The children can manipulate the baggie and watch all the color mix in. Once mixed, you can snip of a small corner of the baggie and they can squirt their frosting onto their donut (or graham cracker or cookie or cupcake).
Add sprinkles and jimmies and voila’, instant donut excitement!
Wash it all down with a cold glass of milk.
Gluten-free donuts and more
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Make your own Arnie!
Or make your own anthropomorphic donut*...
So...you've read Arnie a couple dozen times and your kidlets noticed all the other nifty players in the background. Why not hold a donut making party and make your own Arnie or version of him? I'm all for creating whatever you like so bear in mind this example is by no means directions to be followed EXACTLY. I made Arnie because he makes me laugh and I have to admit this one has tickled me so much that I believe he will remain a permanent fixture in my kitchen. Now onto the Arnie making:
scrumdilly-do it:
Have your kidlet paint the the "top" of their shape one color.
Let dry and then paint inside and outside and back of their ring another color (this is only suggestion, let them paint it however they want!) and set aside to dry. Now is the time to dialogue with your kidlets about what kind of donut she or he is going to make. Ask questions about the look and personality of their donut. Is their donut an indoor one or outdoor one. Is he or she allergic to cats? Can their donut dance? Get their creative juices flowing, write it down if you can and they can make their own book to go along with their donut.
Now it is time for the facial features. Add your eyes and mouth and then decorate with sprinkles and such. I used felt and real cupcake sprinkles. Unfortunately my camera decided not to share those steps so all I have for you are the pictures for the eyes...fascinating, I know!
Next, pop pipecleaners into the sides for arms and the bottom for legs. Sorry, no pictures, and you are done! You may want to poke a hole with your pipecleaner first then squirt some glue nside then pop the pipecleaner back in. Ta-da! Your very own anthropomorphic donut!
And now it is time for a non-donut-ty snack and puppet show with the new gang!
*you can also do this using salt dough. Have your wee ones create their donuts and then bake them in the oven. Once cooled your kidlets can paint and decorate and make their donuts as flashy as they please.
Either way you do it, have fun and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see pictures of your creations! Contact me with questions, suggestions, comments and/or pictures at gmail! scrumdillydo
What you need:
*styrofoam rings from your craft store, the smaller, the better
*acrylic paint in colors of your choosing
*felt for mouth and eyes or buttons and other doodads
*sequins, beads or actual cupcakes sprinkles
*white glue and perhaps a stronger glue for the felt bits
*pipe cleaners for arms and legs
*paintbrushes or sponges
scrumdilly-do it:
Let dry and then paint inside and outside and back of their ring another color (this is only suggestion, let them paint it however they want!) and set aside to dry. Now is the time to dialogue with your kidlets about what kind of donut she or he is going to make. Ask questions about the look and personality of their donut. Is their donut an indoor one or outdoor one. Is he or she allergic to cats? Can their donut dance? Get their creative juices flowing, write it down if you can and they can make their own book to go along with their donut.
And now it is time for a non-donut-ty snack and puppet show with the new gang!
*you can also do this using salt dough. Have your wee ones create their donuts and then bake them in the oven. Once cooled your kidlets can paint and decorate and make their donuts as flashy as they please.
Either way you do it, have fun and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see pictures of your creations! Contact me with questions, suggestions, comments and/or pictures at gmail! scrumdillydo
Friday, June 1, 2007
Happy Donut Day!
What is it with al the foodie days here in the states...yikes! In honor of Donut Day I have a few fdoguh-nutty ideas up my sleeve but for starters I will share with you a nifty fun donutty read for kidlets four and up...methinks kidlets in second and thrid grade would really enjoy this book!
This adorable and wickedly funny book is the story of Arnie, a freshly made doughnut, who naively believes he has been purchased to be Mr. Bing's new best friend. He only comes to the cruel realization that he is a delightful treat when he is mere inches from Mr. Bing's wide open mouth.
Arnie has a freak out and demands to use the telephone. He calls the bakery to warn the other doughnuts that they are all going to be eaten and is met with disbelief when they tell him they already know and they are actually HAPPY about it.
Arnie and Mr. Bing make an agreement. Mr. Bing will not eat him but he needs to prove useful so that Mr. Bing's money is not wasted. Both make a long list of possible uses for Arnie but soon realize that Arnie is a doughnut and only a doughnut. They bid adieu and Arnie tearfully leaves. But something makes Mr. Bing rethink his postion and he decides that perhaps, Arnie could be his friend...THE END.
The humor in this book shines through the illustrations by Ms. Keller. Little quips and sidebars add to the fun reading and kidlets can join in as they too think of ideas for what else Arnie could do. Other books by Laurie Keller can be found here.
More donutty fun:
*the history of donuts
*cool memory game*make your own clay donuts
*tiny edible donuts
*toy donut maker
*plush donuts from my paper crane
*organic vegan donuts
Written and Illustrated by: Laurie Keller
Published by: Henry Holt and Company 2003
This adorable and wickedly funny book is the story of Arnie, a freshly made doughnut, who naively believes he has been purchased to be Mr. Bing's new best friend. He only comes to the cruel realization that he is a delightful treat when he is mere inches from Mr. Bing's wide open mouth.
Arnie has a freak out and demands to use the telephone. He calls the bakery to warn the other doughnuts that they are all going to be eaten and is met with disbelief when they tell him they already know and they are actually HAPPY about it.
Arnie and Mr. Bing make an agreement. Mr. Bing will not eat him but he needs to prove useful so that Mr. Bing's money is not wasted. Both make a long list of possible uses for Arnie but soon realize that Arnie is a doughnut and only a doughnut. They bid adieu and Arnie tearfully leaves. But something makes Mr. Bing rethink his postion and he decides that perhaps, Arnie could be his friend...THE END.
The humor in this book shines through the illustrations by Ms. Keller. Little quips and sidebars add to the fun reading and kidlets can join in as they too think of ideas for what else Arnie could do. Other books by Laurie Keller can be found here.
More donutty fun:
*the history of donuts
*cool memory game*make your own clay donuts
*tiny edible donuts
*toy donut maker
*plush donuts from my paper crane
*organic vegan donuts
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