Monday, November 23, 2009

The glamorous waffle thwarted the verdant nosebleed, or Muffin Tin Monday.



This week's Muffin Tin Monday theme is Thanksgiving. The boys had a friend over this afternoon, so we didn't get to this until right before dinner. All they wanted were these letter cookies...

Here they are:



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Monday, November 16, 2009

The trembly parasol smacked the faithful countryside, or Muffin Tin Monday.



(apple crisp, milk)

For today's Muffin Tin Monday, the boys and I made an apple crisp, which we adapted from a recipe at Eat My Cake Now.

Here they are mixing the topping (with walnuts instead of almonds):



Zachary poured the topping over the filling:



We baked, and then we ate:





For more muffin tin meals, go to Her Cup Overfloweth.

Monday, November 9, 2009

The double-faced crony contaminated the overcautious caricature, or Muffin Tin Monday.



There's no theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday, so in honor of Zacky S., Toothless Wonder, we had apple smiles. Here's the toothless boy:



An apple smile:



More boy pictures:





For more muffin tin meals, go to Her Cup Overfloweth.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

The brainsick counterpoison digested the sportive tourist, or Chocolate microwave mug cake.



Our dessert tonight was chocolate microwave mug cake, using the recipe at 2 Stews.

First we mixed together the cocoa, sugar and flour:



And then the milk, oil, egg white and vanilla:



We microwaved our mixture for 2 minutes and then topped with melted Halloween candy (a Starburst and a Heath bar):





And ate:



For more kid-friendly recipes, check out A Little Fun With Me and Lu.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The self-adhesive dodderer choked the dependable osteophyte, or Learning with letter beads.



We search:



We spell:



And this is what we get:





For more kid-friendly projects, check out We Made It! Friday Showcase at The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.

Monday, November 2, 2009

The unapproachable mentioner heckled the squamous sporting house, or Muffin Tin Monday.

This week's Muffin Tin Monday theme is Outer Space. The boys and I chose to make a Doctor Who tin.



(marshmallow Adipose, nonalcoholic sonic screwdrivers, Tom Baker's Jolly Rancher scarf, Lifesavers Gummies pretending to be Jelly Babies, Peter Davison's celery)

A closeup of the Adipose:



The boys:



And the Doctor's newest companion, ready to battle injustice:

Friday, October 30, 2009

The limber damselfish yodeled with the soluble swimwear, or Halloween art.

Today Corey made a jack-o'-lantern with baking cups, construction paper, do-a-dot markers and glue (see My Montessori Journey for our inspiration).



After that, he traced a couple of cookie cutters (another idea from My Montessori Journey). The bat was a little tricky for him.