Hiking Kanarra Creek

Okay, My kids went and did this hike without telling me. They said it was wonderful, Can't believe they went without me, but they said they would do it again. If your going to do this one you'll need to do it soon or the water will be getting too cold soon. All the information is on the blog just look for Hiking Kanarra Creek.

Glitter Pit Time

Okay, I believe we told you about the Glitter pits. The weather has gotten nice and now is a great time to plan a trip to check it out. Pack a pick nick grab the family and take a nice drive.

Apple Dip

1/2 Cup Creamy P Butter
1 8oz. Vanilla Yogurt
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Thawed Frozen Whipped Topping

Apples or Pears for dipping

*Blend all with whisk but fold in the whipped topping, you really cant make it incorrectly.


I doubled everything but the yogurt and added way more cinnamon so whatever.

Last night was awesome!!! Thank you so much!

tiffany

Glowing Jell-O Recipe

How to Make Glowing Jell-O

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide

It's incredibly easy to make Jell-O™ or other gelatin glow under a black light. Here's what you do.

Glowing Jell-O Materials

• package of Jell-O or other gelatin
• tonic water
• black light

Make the Jell-O

1. Basically you just follow the directions on the package, except use tonic water instead of water.
2. For a small package, the usual directions would be to heat 1 cup of tonic water to boiling.
3. Mix the boiling tonic water and Jell-O until the powder is completely dissolved.
4. Stir in another cup of tonic water.
5. Pour the liquid into a pan or bowl.
6. Refrigerate the Jell-O until is has set.
7. You can use cookie cutters to make shapes out of the gelatin, if desired.
8. Shine a black light on the Jell-O to make it glow.

No matter what flavor/color of Jell-O you use, it will glow bright blue under the black light. This is the fluorescence of the quinine in the tonic water. Quinine also gives tonic water a distinctive bitter flavor which you will also taste in the gelatin. If you don't like the taste you can lessen it by using half tonic water and half tap water in the recipe. Either sugar-free or regular tonic water works fine for this recipe.

Fry an Egg

Explain to the children how some things attract more heat than others. To demonstrate get two eggs. Break one in a bowl in the shade and another directly on the side walk. the one on the side walk will fry, while the other will not.

Great way to teach the kids to wear their shoes and sun screen.

Paintsicles

Put Tempera Paint in Popsicle containers and freeze. Remove once frozen, and paint, Muffin tins can also be used - just stick a Popsicle stick or toothpick into the paint.

Spray Bottle Painting

Put water and food dye in spray bottles. Hang up paper in the backyard and spray. Try using red, blue and Yellow and having the children experiment with secondary colors.