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July 7, 2006
A Happy Healthy Summer!
Summer is a great time to get your kids up and moving – and to help them learn to eat healthier and be healthier. Consider making healthier snacks – fruits and veggies are great in the hot summer temperatures. Even the youngest of kids can become more health conscious this summer. Here's two great kids' books to help you get started!
Elmo's Breakfast Bingo
Help you child to realize that breakfast is the best meal of the day. You can use these children's books and its activities to make breakfast become your child's favorite meal of the day, too!
Get Moving with Grover!
Grover considers himself to be physically fit and a great role model for kids. This is a great book designed to inspire your child to get up and get moving.
Remember – since summer's well underway – get your kids out of the house – get them away from the computer and television – get them active, moving and eating healthy!
Book Selection
Elmo's Breakfast Bingo
by Random House, Louis Womble (Illustrator)
Get Moving with Grover!
by Random House, Louis Womble (Illustrator)
July 14, 2006
Have an Un-Birthday Party!
Look for an excuse to celebrate a little this summer? Then throw an un-birthday party for your child. How often does your little one correct someone when they ask, "Are you five?" Does the child reply with, "No! I'm five-and-a-half!" Now you can celebrate that age status with an un-birthday party celebration. Some ways to celebrate an Un-Birthday:
Set Up a Lemonade Stand
You can teach your child basic math and economics skills and keep them busy all at the same time – by helping them set up a lemonade or Kool-Aid stand in front of your house. It's an age-old summer tradition and it will help evoke your child's entrepreneurial spirit. Have them practice their math skills by asking them to figure out all of the costs (lemonade mix, water, cups) and then work with them to come up with a price to charge for their product. Even if they don't make a lot of money, they'll definitely make a lot of people smile.
Book Selection
Peterson's 100 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Family Together...When It Sometimes Seems Like the Whole World Is Trying to Pull It Apart
by Marge Kennedy
July 21, 2006
Alphabet Kitchen: Red Apple Smiles
"Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home.
Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows!
Ingredients:
1 apple, washed and dried
3 tablespoons peanut butter
¼ cup miniature marshmallows
Directions:
Cut the apple in half and core. Slice the apple into 4 or 6 wedges. Take half of the wedges and spread peanut butter on one of the cut sides. Take 5 or 6 miniature marshmallows and place on top of peanut butter. Spread the other half of the apple wedges with peanut butter and place peanut butter side on top of the marshmallows. Say cheese! Makes 3 or 4 servings.
Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity:
What happens to sliced apples if you don't eat them right away? – They turn brown and yucky! Have you ever wondered why this happens? Try the following experiment to see if you can prevent fruit from going brown.
You will need:
1 banana
Cutting board
Knife
2 small bowls
¼ cup orange juice
Procedure:
1. Using the knife carefully slice the banana on the cutting board.
2. Place half of the slices in one bowl and half of the slices in the other bowl.
3. Drizzle the orange juice over the bananas in one bowl.
4. Let the bananas stand for 15 minutes.
5. Which fruit turned brown?
What happened?
When fruit is sliced, oxygen in the air reacts with chemicals in the fruit to make it turn brown. The process is called oxidation. The banana without the orange juice turned brown but the banana with the orange juice did not. Vitamin C, and antioxidant present in orange juice, prevented the oxidation process from taking place.
Experiment adapted from: The Science Chef By Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond, copyright date 1995, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org!
July 28, 2006
Alphabet Kitchen: Kids Kabobs
"Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home.
Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows!
Ingredients:
Small bite size pieces of various fruits such as strawberries, melons, pineapple, grapes, apples, kiwi
Bamboo skewers
Yogurt for dipping (optional)
Directions:
Place small pieces of cut-up fruit on bamboo skewers, alternating the fruit and the colors.
Serve with yogurt dipping sauce.
Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity:
Have you ever heard the saying "Strive for Five" or "Five a Day the Colorful Way"? Why do you think it is important to eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables? Because colorful fruits and vegetables provide your body with the wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals needed to keep you healthy. Did you know it is recommended that you eat at least FIVE servings of vegetables and fruit every day? Did you also know that there are five color categories that most fruits and vegetables can be placed into? See if you can guess the five color categories and then try to name five fruits or vegetables that belong in each group. After all of that there is one last thing to do, give yourself a big high five!
Fruit and Vegetable Color Categories:
Here are the categories with a few examples of each group:
Blue/Purple
Blackberries
Blueberries
Eggplant
Purple Cabbage
Plums
Raisins
Green
Green Apples
Green Grapes
Kiwifruit
Limes
Artichokes
Broccoli
Green Beans
Peas
Zucchini
White
Bananas
White Peaches
Brown Pears
Cauliflower
Mushrooms
White Corn
Potatoes
Yellow/Orange
Cantaloupe
Grapefruit
Lemons
Mangoes
Nectarines
Oranges
Butternut Squash
Carrots
Pumpkin
Sweet Corn
Red
Red Apples
Cherries
Red Grapes
Strawberries
Watermelon
Beets
Red Peppers
Radishes
Tomatoes
For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org!
Get ready, get set and learn!
July 7, 2006
A Happy Healthy Summer!
Summer is a great time to get your kids up and moving – and to help them learn to eat healthier and be healthier. Consider making healthier snacks – fruits and veggies are great in the hot summer temperatures. Even the youngest of kids can become more health conscious this summer. Here's two great kids' books to help you get started!
Elmo's Breakfast Bingo
Help you child to realize that breakfast is the best meal of the day. You can use these children's books and its activities to make breakfast become your child's favorite meal of the day, too!
Get Moving with Grover!
Grover considers himself to be physically fit and a great role model for kids. This is a great book designed to inspire your child to get up and get moving.
Remember – since summer's well underway – get your kids out of the house – get them away from the computer and television – get them active, moving and eating healthy!
Book Selection
Elmo's Breakfast Bingo
by Random House, Louis Womble (Illustrator)
Get Moving with Grover!
by Random House, Louis Womble (Illustrator)
July 14, 2006
Have an Un-Birthday Party!
Look for an excuse to celebrate a little this summer? Then throw an un-birthday party for your child. How often does your little one correct someone when they ask, "Are you five?" Does the child reply with, "No! I'm five-and-a-half!" Now you can celebrate that age status with an un-birthday party celebration. Some ways to celebrate an Un-Birthday:
- • Celebrate a half-birthday with half a cake
- • Put the correct number of candles in the cake – right down to half-a-candle
- • Play pin the tale on the donkey with only the relevant have of the donkey displayed.
- • Let the celebrating child stay up an extra half-hour on their Un-Birthday.
Set Up a Lemonade Stand
You can teach your child basic math and economics skills and keep them busy all at the same time – by helping them set up a lemonade or Kool-Aid stand in front of your house. It's an age-old summer tradition and it will help evoke your child's entrepreneurial spirit. Have them practice their math skills by asking them to figure out all of the costs (lemonade mix, water, cups) and then work with them to come up with a price to charge for their product. Even if they don't make a lot of money, they'll definitely make a lot of people smile.
Book Selection
Peterson's 100 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Family Together...When It Sometimes Seems Like the Whole World Is Trying to Pull It Apart
by Marge Kennedy
July 21, 2006
Alphabet Kitchen: Red Apple Smiles
"Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home.
Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows!
Ingredients:
1 apple, washed and dried
3 tablespoons peanut butter
¼ cup miniature marshmallows
Directions:
Cut the apple in half and core. Slice the apple into 4 or 6 wedges. Take half of the wedges and spread peanut butter on one of the cut sides. Take 5 or 6 miniature marshmallows and place on top of peanut butter. Spread the other half of the apple wedges with peanut butter and place peanut butter side on top of the marshmallows. Say cheese! Makes 3 or 4 servings.
Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity:
What happens to sliced apples if you don't eat them right away? – They turn brown and yucky! Have you ever wondered why this happens? Try the following experiment to see if you can prevent fruit from going brown.
You will need:
1 banana
Cutting board
Knife
2 small bowls
¼ cup orange juice
Procedure:
1. Using the knife carefully slice the banana on the cutting board.
2. Place half of the slices in one bowl and half of the slices in the other bowl.
3. Drizzle the orange juice over the bananas in one bowl.
4. Let the bananas stand for 15 minutes.
5. Which fruit turned brown?
What happened?
When fruit is sliced, oxygen in the air reacts with chemicals in the fruit to make it turn brown. The process is called oxidation. The banana without the orange juice turned brown but the banana with the orange juice did not. Vitamin C, and antioxidant present in orange juice, prevented the oxidation process from taking place.
Experiment adapted from: The Science Chef By Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond, copyright date 1995, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org!
July 28, 2006
Alphabet Kitchen: Kids Kabobs
"Alphabet Kitchen" is a new video project created by WQLN! The series of 60-second video segments highlight fun and easy recipes kids can do with their parents right at home.
Here's the recipe and an additional learning activity follows!
Ingredients:
Small bite size pieces of various fruits such as strawberries, melons, pineapple, grapes, apples, kiwi
Bamboo skewers
Yogurt for dipping (optional)
Directions:
Place small pieces of cut-up fruit on bamboo skewers, alternating the fruit and the colors.
Serve with yogurt dipping sauce.
Alphabet Kitchen Learning Activity:
Have you ever heard the saying "Strive for Five" or "Five a Day the Colorful Way"? Why do you think it is important to eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables? Because colorful fruits and vegetables provide your body with the wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals needed to keep you healthy. Did you know it is recommended that you eat at least FIVE servings of vegetables and fruit every day? Did you also know that there are five color categories that most fruits and vegetables can be placed into? See if you can guess the five color categories and then try to name five fruits or vegetables that belong in each group. After all of that there is one last thing to do, give yourself a big high five!
Fruit and Vegetable Color Categories:
Here are the categories with a few examples of each group:
Blue/Purple
Blackberries
Blueberries
Eggplant
Purple Cabbage
Plums
Raisins
Green
Green Apples
Green Grapes
Kiwifruit
Limes
Artichokes
Broccoli
Green Beans
Peas
Zucchini
White
Bananas
White Peaches
Brown Pears
Cauliflower
Mushrooms
White Corn
Potatoes
Yellow/Orange
Cantaloupe
Grapefruit
Lemons
Mangoes
Nectarines
Oranges
Butternut Squash
Carrots
Pumpkin
Sweet Corn
Red
Red Apples
Cherries
Red Grapes
Strawberries
Watermelon
Beets
Red Peppers
Radishes
Tomatoes
For more Alphabet Kitchen fun, visit www.alphabetkitchen.org!
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