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From
Stormie:
I
share my very favorite "Thanksgiving Feast/Party" ideas in my "THANKSGIVING"
booklet (see the "Stormie's Stuff for Teachers" section of my website).
I will add more below as often as I can. You are invited to share your ideas
too. What do you do on that day?
In
my personal opinion, the best classroom feasts are those prepared by the children!
Here are just a few foods children can help prepare:
Cornbread squares
from a simple mix
Popcorn
Vegetable stew
Mashed potatoes with a jar
of gravy
Can of green beans heated in a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
Boil sliced carrots in orange juice until tender and a glaze is formed
Super Easy Baked Apples: Wrap pre-made pie pastry around apples that have
been cored, sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar, and then bake for one hour.
An easy recipe that children love to prepare:
Corn Casserole:
In advance, preheat an oven to 350° and butter a casserole dish (lightly).
In a large bowl, mix one 15oz can of drained whole corn, one 15oz can of
creamed corn, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 75 Ritz crackers (crushed), and 1/2 cup chopped
green onions. Pour into the casserole dish and bake for 50 minutes.
Here's one of my favorite easy food projects:
| With very clean hands, have the children help mix the pudding and milk in a large bowl, then stir in the pumpkin mix. They can then spoon the mixture into ice cream cones and stir well. They can add a dollop of Cool Whip to the tops. |
The
Little Turkey Hunters
Once upon a time a little boy and
girl went hunting for a turkey because they
wanted to take a picture of its beautiful feathers. So they picked up their
cameras (pretend to put camera strap over neck)
and went walking through the woods. They
kept walking and looking
until they saw a squirrel in a tree. They looked
up at the squirrel but then kept walking because
they wanted to see a turkey. They walked
a little further until they came to a big hole. They looked
into the hole. No turkey! So
they jumped over the hole and then ran
through the woods until they grew very tired. Then
they began walking again until they saw a
rabbit hopping
through the grass. They looked at the
rabbit and the rabbit
looked at them and then they all began hopping
together. But the little boy and girl wanted to see a turkey,
so they kept walking. Pretty soon, they
came to a cave. They looked in
the cave, but it was too dark inside. They got down on their knees and crawled
inside the cave. They crawled until
they bumped into something. It was soft and warm, but it wasn't a turkey.
It was a bear! The little boy and girl yelled
and crawled out of the cave and ran
back home (actions performed quickly).
They hopped past the rabbit.
They jumped over the hole. They
ran past the squirrel. They ran
to their house and were very tired! But
they never found a turkey (make
sad faces).
Remove as many action words/phrases
as needed if you feel there are too many for your particular group.
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From
Kristen Cook, Payson, Utah:
*"Here's
a couple fun things to do for your little classroom feast without turning on a
stove."
| Believe it or not, thats it! The children love measuring out the ingredients and mixing it with their spoons. And it's ready to eat! You can double the recipe if you like. |
*Edible Cornucopias: Have each child bring a cup of ingredients for the classroom "cornucopia filling" (popcorn, nuts, raisins, dried fruit, small candies, cookies, crackers, etc). Let the children take turns mixing all the ingedients and scooping them into individual "cornucopias" (waffle/sugar cones).
Real
pumpkin pie from scratch, from teacher Ruthie:
When I ask children where the pumpkin in a pumpkin pie
comes from, they say "a can." So, I have a great "cooking
project" I've been doing now for years -- making pumpkin pie from scratch.
We invite our parents to our Thanksgiving Feast every year and these pies
have always been a hit:
Recipe for Two Pumpkin Pies
Get 2 fresh pie pumpkins (these are different than the jack-o-lantern type), cut
them each into four large pieces and have the children help clean out the seeds
(they love doing this part). Steam the pumpkins until tender. After
they have cooled, have children help clean the pumpkin off the skin (use spoons
to scrape it off). Place the pumpkin pulp in a large bowl and let the children
mash it using potato mashers. When this is complete, measure out 2 Cups
of Pumpkin (per pie) in separate bowls. To each bowl, add 1 Can of Sweetened
Condensed Milk (Eagle Brand), 1 Egg, 1-1½
tsp ground cinnamon, ½
tsp ground ginger, ½
tsp ground nutmeg, ½
ground cloves (no sugar needed). Pour the mixture
into 8-9 inch deep-dish unbaked pie shell and bake at 350° until a knife placed
in the center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream.
From
Jennifer Parker, Portland, Tennessee:
Easy
Fruit Salad: Stormie, during our feast (prepared by the children), we include
fruit: The children use either plastic knives or extremely
clean craft sticks to cut up bananas and apple pieces, then they wash
grapes, add mandarian orange sections, and then we mix it all together.
From
Maureen Demaris, My Country Nursery School, South Berwick, Maine:
Friendship
Fruit Salad: Stormie, for our Thanksgiving feast, we make the fruit salad
too but we call ours a "friendship" fruit salad. Each child brings
in a piece of fruit and then we wash and cut all of them together, put it in a
big bowl, and then pass the bowl around so the children can serve themselves.
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from Stormie: If you would like to begin collecting ALL my current classroom
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