Preschool and Child Care Center
Thursday, October 7, 2010
A Great Parent Resource Website
Have questions about your child? Want to connect with other parents? What are appropriate developmental milestones? Check out http://www.mnparentsknow.info/ for a huge range of information on children. This website is hosted by The Minnesota Department of Education. It provides resources on child development, parent education, child care and consumer safety information and includes links to MDE and other trusted Websites.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
October 2010 Parent Resource Information
Halloween will be here soon!
Here are a couple of Halloween/Fall recipes you can make with your children.
Yummy Pumpkin Dip
2 8-ounce pkgs. of cream cheese, softened
1 large 30-ounce can of pumpkin
4 cups of powdered sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. ginger
Whip together and serve in hollowed out small pumpkin, a plate covered with black licorice "worms" or any Halloween candy such as candy corn. On the side place ginger snaps for dipping.
Green Goul Punch
1/2 gallon limeade
1 liter ginger ale
1/2 gallon lime sherbert
Mix together juice & ginger ale. Scoop sherbert and add to punch. Add marshmallows & maraschino cherries to float in punch.
PB & Jack O Lantern
Using two slices of bread, cut out a pumpkin face from one using a large jack-o-lantern cookie cutter (or use a knife). On the other slice spread the peanut butter and the honey or jam.
FYI...October 3rd-9th is National Fire Prevention Week! Check out the following website for some safety tips-www.firepreventionweek.org.
Here are a couple of Halloween/Fall recipes you can make with your children.
Yummy Pumpkin Dip
2 8-ounce pkgs. of cream cheese, softened
1 large 30-ounce can of pumpkin
4 cups of powdered sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. ginger
Whip together and serve in hollowed out small pumpkin, a plate covered with black licorice "worms" or any Halloween candy such as candy corn. On the side place ginger snaps for dipping.
Green Goul Punch
1/2 gallon limeade
1 liter ginger ale
1/2 gallon lime sherbert
Mix together juice & ginger ale. Scoop sherbert and add to punch. Add marshmallows & maraschino cherries to float in punch.
PB & Jack O Lantern
Using two slices of bread, cut out a pumpkin face from one using a large jack-o-lantern cookie cutter (or use a knife). On the other slice spread the peanut butter and the honey or jam.
FYI...October 3rd-9th is National Fire Prevention Week! Check out the following website for some safety tips-www.firepreventionweek.org.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)