Four days before Halloween, Mrs. McMurphy found a large pumpkin with a wicked grin. Read and find out what Mrs. McMurphy does with this pumpkin !
Do some pumpkin activities like :
Make some Pumpkin Cornbread
1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup pumpkin mash or canned pumpkin
Preheat your oven to 425. Butter a square pan.
Mix the flour, cornmeal, baking powder , and salt in a large bowl.
Whisk the egg, milk, and honey in a separate bowl. Whisk in the melted butter; add the pumpkin and pour over the dry ingredients and stir. but do not beat.
Spread the batter into the pan and Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cut into 6 to 8 squares.
Jack O Popcorn
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 10oz. packages marshmallows
Orange food coloring paste
15 cups popped popcorn
Chocolate chips, M&M's, fruit leather, or other candies
Black licorice
Melt butter in a nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add the marshmallows, and stir until melted. Add a few dabs of food coloring paste.
Pour the popcorn nto a large mixing bowl. Pour the melted marshmallows over the popcorn and stir to coat (it will be sticky).
Grease your hands with a dab of butter or margarine; then form the popcorn into balls.
At the top of each popcorn ball, ad a stem: a short piece of licorice. Press the candies into popcorn ball for eyes, nose and mouth. Or cut the features out of fruit leather.
Has your family gone to a Fall Festival or Autumn Harvest before ? They are great fun ! From playing games like bobbing for apples, cake walk and duck pond to finding your way out of a hay maze ! That's my favorite : ) Read "The Fall Festival" by Mercer Mayer to give your child an introduction. Lil Critter experiences all the fun at a Fall Festival. While you're there pick a pumpkin and some apples and make applesauce when you get home !
Crockpot Applesauce
Fill each crockpot with peeled and cut apples for chunky applesauce and peeled and diced apples for a smoother applesauce.
Add some sugar to your taste. Sometimes the sauce doesn't even need sugar.....depends on the type of apple. If I put sugar in, it's usually about 1/2 cup to 1 cup. Depends on the size of crockpot. Add a little cinnamon, put the lid on and set it to LOW. Let it slow cook all day and enjoy the fine aroma of apples and cinnamon !
About a week ago I found some packages of pumpkin doily's and silk leaves at the local Dollar Tree. I'm going to an elderly clients home to make some Autumn cards. I have some card stock of different colors. Just cut the card stock into card size rectangles and glue the pumpkins and silk leaves in a nice arrangement. It looks so festive !
It's almost the first day of Autumn, I can already feel the cool crisp temperature and the leaves are just beginning to show off their colorful hues !
In the coming days I will attempt to post exciting activities to do with your children. There will be craft ideas, recipes, and different learning activities. Some will be on there own and some will be with a story to read to your children. I hope you and yours find the activities fun to do together !
