Muffin Tin Monday – Christmas Morning This week’s theme for Muffin Tin Monday is “Christmas Morning”. I have NO idea what we will be eating Christmas morning. We don’t really have a tradition in place yet. I’m dreaming of something special, yet fast and easy. Any ideas? So I gave B 3 waffles and some …
Check out this activity set up idea that is working for us. My Problem: How can I provide a choice of activities for B to work on independently without having all of the pieces dumped out and spread all over the house? Solution: I found this great idea on Monkeyin’ Around. She sets up 4 …
Turkey, Christmas Tree Sandwich, Fruit, Doritos, Mac n cheese, Applesauce with sprinkles There wasn’t a theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday so it was the perfect time to use our new snowman tin (Target Dollar Spot $2.50). What else do people do with these besides Muffin Tin Monday? Muffins? Ice? Anyway after arranging a …
Need a simple activity to challenge your child while you prepare a Thanksgiving feast? Try this pouring challenge. Draw a line on a plastic cup and fill another cup with water. Challenge your child to pour the water and stop exactly at the line. B spent a long time working on this. It was tricky …
Muffin Tin Monday – Thanksgiving “Thanksgiving” was the theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday. B enjoyed eating from his turkey tins (construction paper taped to the muffin cups). I can’t wait to see what creative ideas everyone else came up with!
All of the “If You Give A…” books are fabulous! The predictable text makes them a favorite among young children. We have a few of these books and Kohls is selling hardcover copies for $5 for their Kohls Cares for Kids program. Whether you have your own copies, check them out at the library, or …
Here are a few Home Depot materials you can pick up for your child that make great activities. PVC Pipe – In my 4th grade classroom I used these for students who preferred or needed to read out loud. They hold the pvc pipe like a phone and it magnifies their voice so much that …
I just couldn’t come up with anything creative for Muffin Tin Monday and then B announced that it was Brown Bear’s birthday. So we had a party. I used old, stale ice cream cones as my muffin tin with applesauce, yogurt, and fruit in them (all with sprinkles). I just had to include a picture …
Muffin Tin Monday – Outer Space Raisin bread and cream cheese sandwich, cheese moon, cheese fire, grape stars, raisin stars, candy pumpkin stars, fruit snack stars The theme for Muffin Tin Monday this week is “Outer Space”. B has minimal background knowledge about space so we went with a really simple tin. He gobbled it …
Muffin Tin Monday – Pancake Pumpkin Faces Today’s theme for Muffin Tin Monday is Fall Harvest/Halloween. I decided to whip up some blueberry pancakes to make “pumpkin faces”. Toppings for the faces: Candy corn, bananas, sprinkles, raisins, whip cream B’s Pumpkin Face My Pumpkin Face Ok so they look pretty WIERD! Ha ha They really …
Muffin Tin Monday – Alphabet Soup “Alphabet Soup” – A is for apples, C is for cheese, P is for pickle, M is for milkshake (yogurt), B is for bagel, R is for raisins, B is for beans, C is for corn, H is for hotdog, Nn is for noodles, and P is for pudding …
Muffin Tin Monday – Kebabs Baked Ziti, Raisins, Fruit, Cheese and Turkey I forgot how fun these are! The big question was would Day 3 of Baked Ziti leftovers seem appealing again if it was on a stick??? YES!!!! Hooray for Kebabs!