Learning Activities For Children » *Early Elementary http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com Learning Activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school aged children. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Green (Spinach) Ice Cream That Had My Kids Asking For Seconds http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/green-spinach-ice-cream-that-had-my-kids-asking-for-seconds/ http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/green-spinach-ice-cream-that-had-my-kids-asking-for-seconds/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:09:44 +0000 Melissa http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/?p=214 102_1284 I made green smoothies for my kids today. Since it was nice and thick I called it ice cream. They were so excited that they didn’t even ask about the green colour. They both eagerly asked for seconds!

Here is how we made it:

  • 1 bunch spinach
  • 1 cup milk (I used lactaid since my girls are lactose intolerant)
  • 4 spoonfuls of Orange Juice concentrate.
  • 2 cups frozen strawberries.
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Usually I want to add sugar to smoothies but this tasted really good without the sugar!

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One is to give the children two colourful scarves and encourage them to fly around like butterflies. This would be perfect activity for a pre-school class to do during a unit on butterflies.

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