Materials needed: Different types of pasta, rice, green food coloring, green rocks, sugar, acorns, scoopers, spoons, containers etc.
Well, I decided to walk around my house and collect everything that was green. If it wasn't green, I used food coloring and dyed it green. Since St. Patrick's day is just around the corner, my kids decided to make houses and cupcakes for leprechauns.
The first thing I did was walk into my kitchen and pick out a few items. I chose two types of dry pasta, rice, ramen noodles, and sugar. I dyed some light green and some dark green. I know there are a bunch of ways to dye food, but I just poured some food coloring in and stirred. My favorite is the sugar because it looks sparkly once you add food coloring. Just make sure you break up the clumps from the dye.
I have found these types of projects are SO much easier if you tape a trash bag down before starting. That way you can just wrap it all up and throw it away once you're finished. I added a few items for scooping, as well as a few containers. The cupcake bowl was actually from the dollar store. I found the green ice cube tray at the grocery store. I added some pompoms, clothespins, acorns, and some animals for them to play with.
Pie fit for a leprechaun.
Putting all the pompoms into the ice cube tray.
Sugar. You can use this to practice drawing letters or numbers as well.
I am shocked about how well my class kept everything on the table. I thought I'd have to sweep after each group.
Maybe we'll find a leprechaun if we make him some cupcakes.
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