Making Butter

So our afternoon activity and Thanksgiving snack we made today was butter.  We do this every year, and every year it is a hit!

Shaking it is always fun for the kiddos!  They sure shook up some good butter!  

They thought it was cool that this was something they could actually make at home to contribute to their Thanksgiving meal.

And here's how to do it...

Making Butter


Ingredients Needed: heavy whipping cream, baby food jar {or other small jar} with lid, crackers

Directions:

1. Place heavy whipping cream into a baby food jar. Fill the jar about half full.

2. Replace the lid to the jar. Make sure it is secure!

3. Shake the jar very fast and hard. Continue to shake.

4. The cream will become frothy. Still shake!

5. Shake until the cream turns into a clump. There will be some liquid left, but it should not be a lot!

6.Open the jar. Drain off liquid. Enjoy with crackers.

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Baking!

Planting Corn Squanto's Way...Well Sort Of!

My kiddos loved learning about the Pilgrims, Native American Indians {esp. Squanto and Samoset} and Plimoth Plantation!  

One of the activities we did was planting corn the way Squanto taught the Pilgrims to do...which was burying a fish with the corn.  The kiddos enjoyed learning the reasoning behind that.

Then, I told them we were going to plant corn the way Squanto taught the Pilgrims.  They really thought I had stinky fish, dirt, and corn!  bwahahahaha  

They were quite relieved when they saw that the dirt was crushed Oreos, the stinky fish was gummy fish, and the corn was candy corn.  They LOVED this as our morning snack!!!

Thanksgiving Blessings,

Thanksgiving Fun Added

Just wanted to let you know that I have added a Thanksgiving Unit to my TpT store.  Hope you can come by and take a peek here.

Chatterbox Blessings,