Recipe Ideas

Rice Cereal Blocks

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 1 bag marshmallows
  • 6 cups of rice cereal
  • nonstick cooking spray

Directions

  1. Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over low heat.
  2. Add marshmallows. Stir until melted.
  3. Remove from heat. Add cereal. Stir well.
  4. Coat a 9" x 13" pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place mixture in the pan.
  5. Cool. Cut into small blocks. Have children stack the blocks on a plate.

Stacks of Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup blueberries, optional
  • syrup

Directions

  1. Crack the egg into a bowl; beat.
  2. Stir in the milk and melted butter.
  3. Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in mixed egg, milk, and butter.
  4. Heat extra butter in a pan.
  5. Drop 1/2 cup of batter into pan. Sprinkle with blueberries, if desired.
  6. Flip the pancake and finish cooking.
  7. Create a tall pancake stack. Have each child use a spatula to place a pancake on the stack, balancing pancakes so the stack doesn't fall.
  8. Serve with syrup. Makes about 12.

Build a House

Ingredients

  • white bread, square
  • wheat bread, square
  • sliced cheese and meat
  • raisins
  • assorted vegetables, finely chopped
  • tub butter or margarine
  • Options: cream cheese; thinly sliced carrot sticks or green beans for shutters

Directions

  1. Give each child a small plate.
  2. Use one slice of bread as the house. Cut another slice of bread in half diagonally. Use one of the triangles as the roof.
  3. Cut window, door, and chimney shapes out of cheese or sliced meat. Attach cutouts with soft butter or margarine.
  4. Use a raisin as a doorknob. Decorate with raisins and chopped vegetables dipped in butter or margarine.