Kid-Made Patriotic Parfaits

By -
My kids love food they make themselves so much more than anything I make them, so they were pretty excited about their own kid-made patriotic parfaits!



They also love to eat themed food, so making a patriotic treat to go with a patriotic lesson, craft, activity, or experiment went over really well!  (See below for our patriotic unit study!)

Before I called them, I pulled out our "castle cups," rinsed strawberries, rinsed mixed berries, and yogurt. Our grocery store was out of fresh blueberries, but the frozen mixed berry bag had loads of blueberries in themI like to use plain yogurt with either honey or stevia in it, so when I placed the yogurt on the table it was already sweetened and ready to go!

The kids layered the red, white, and blue (patriotic colors for us!) into their cup while we talked about the colors on our flag and what they represented.  It was a great reminder for the reason we have 13 stripes and how the first 13 colonies came together originally to start our country.





Voila!  Beautiful kid-made patriotic parfaits!  And the kids told me they were the perfect snack!



We are joining in with the Unit Study Bloggers to create a unit based on a patriotic theme today!  Be sure to check out all these other great additions to your own Patriotic Unit:


4th of July Children's Books from The Jenny Evolution
Star Spangled Banner Buddy from Play Dough & Popsicles
4th of July Pom Pom Flag Activity from CraftCreateCalm
4th of July Word Search from The Letters of Literacy
Patriotic Stars Count and Clip Cards from The Kindergarten Connection
Confetti Fireworks from Schooling a Monkey
4th of July Coloring Pages from Year Round Homeschooling
July 4th Puzzle Pack from Embark on the Journey
July 4th Coloring Pages from Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading
Kid-Made Patriotic Parfaits from Preschool Powol Packets
Happy Educating,
Carla


I may share at any of these parties!




Never miss another post again!  Sign up for our weekly updates newsletter and get links to all our posts once a week in your inbox!  Sign up here!!




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Science Experiment: Elephant Toothpaste

By -
Image
Update: "Elephant toothpaste" is a science experiment that I used to do with my high school students.  It is a strong multi-sensory demonstration that goes great with a lot of chemistry concepts. It is also very popular with preschoolers and homeschoolers!  The internet loves it too! It has now been read by more than 3.9 million people! This was the post that started the trend on science activity sites across the internet and "irl!"  Thank you for being here...I hope you enjoy it as well!  💕  This exciting science experiment works great in a discussion on reactions, as a demonstration, or as an actual experiment. We've also done seasonal twists with "elephant toothpaste" like making it in a pumpkin and using it for " reindeer toothpaste !" To use it as a science project, perform it once with your child, then ask your child what might happen if you changed the amounts or left out an ingredient.  Any time you experiment...
Read more

Kind Words Sensory Lesson Friendship Activity

By -
Image
This sensory lesson includes a kindness activity for kids that is short and sweet,  and makes teaching kindness a beautiful thing! Learning to use kind words with our friends is one friendship lesson that I think we can never cover enough...kids always need reminding (sometimes adults do too)!  You will need these simple supplies for the kindness activity: cotton balls, course sandpaper, cup, Should I Share My Ice-Cream by Mo Willems Directly teaching good friendship skills, like using kind words, serves two purposes: 1- You can refer to the lesson when someone forgets or needs reminding, and 2- These skills are not intuitive for all preschoolers. This is a perfect age to bring empathy and kindness to their attention and help them cultivate these skills! You can use this lesson plan exactly as I did it with our kiddos, or adapt it to fit your group! 1- Read  Should I Share My Ice-Cream  by Mo Willems.   {Image below is an Amazon Affi...
Read more

Crazy Cool Giraffe Science Experiment

By -
Image
Do you know what color giraffe skin is? Today we're using a capillary action science experiment to make our own giraffe skins in this fun giraffe science experiment project! (Read on...I'll tell you the color in a moment! AND I have a few more fun giraffe facts at the end! Anyway, go on and make a guess before you see the answer!) Fun Spot  Giraffe  Fact:  There are four different giraffe species:  the Masai Giraffe, the Rothschild Giraffe, the Somali Giraffe, and the Nigerian Giraffe.  Each has its own unique spot pattern.  Even more unique, every single individual giraffe has a different spot design.  Just like fingerprints on people and stripes on a zebra, spots on a giraffe are unique in every individual! Giraffe skin is mostly grey. (Were you right?) It's also really tough and thick.  The coat is a shade of tan with brown spots or patches.  Male giraffes actually get darker as they get older! To make our "giraffe ...
Read more