Treasure Basket - October

 This month's treasure basket was a book with stuffies to retell it.

We started with reading the book called "That Apple is Mine" 

by Katja Arnold.

Then the Little One pulled out the characters, from the book, that were in the basket.

A rabbit, a crow, a hedgehog and a bear.

 But her favourite thing in the basket is the apple (it's really a pear, since I didn't have an apple).

I believe it is a Melissa & Doug toy and it is special because it is cut into 4 pieces and velcro holds it together.

Which means she can cut it apart over and over.

 In the story the bear solves the dilemma of who the apple belongs to by suggesting they cut it and share it.

They are all happy in the end.

Except the worm.

He doesn't play a big part in the story unless you look closely at each picture but I won't ruin that for you.

A New Recipe

This week we made Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Oatmeal Muffins.

You can find the recipe at Family Food on the Table.

 We started by peeling the apples.

Then we gathered the rest of the ingredients.

One cup of oatmeal,

and one cup of quinoa (already cooked).

Cinnamon, brown sugar and white sugar smell so good.

Blend them altogether.

Next we added two eggs,

and the apples.

Ready to scoop them into the greased muffin tins.

Delicious.

I think we may make them again but change the apples for carrots.

Selling Apples

Last week I shared the children's play with picking apples.

The day after that post a parent donated two big wardrobe boxes

perfect for dramatic play.

I just had to do a couple of cuts and folds to create two market stands.

We added cash registers and the children were busy buying and selling.

The younger children were interested in climbing in and out of the box.

And hoarding.

I encouraged a couple of the older children to create signs for the boxes.

Each morning the market stands wait ready.

Each morning the children pick their roles of buyers or sellers.

Apple Pie Roll Ups

Yesterday the children cooked their own snack. 

They made Apple Pie Roll Ups.

I found the original recipe at Spend With Pennies

I modified it slightly by using an electric frying pan

instead of the oven.

A finished roll up.

Here is how we made them.

 Flatten a slice of crustless bread with a rolling pin.

 Add a spoonful of chopped apples that already have a bit of cinnamon sugar on them.

Roll it up and squish to hold it together.

 Brush on butter,

 then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Cook it in the frying pan till crispy and eat!

It was a hit.

In An Apple Tree

Our families have been sharing their harvest with us,

which is great for our snack table.

To build on the harvest concept I set up a small apple orchard.

 I placed two of our fake trees in a big box, that I covered with a green blanket.

I put them in the box in hopes that it will corral the apples and they will

not be rolling around the room.

So far so good.

 Over the years I've collected a variety of fake apples

and I placed most of them under the trees.

But some I hid in the trees.

To encourage the children to look up in the trees I sang this fingerplay

"Way up high in the apple tree,

two little apples smiled at me.

I shook that tree as hard as I could.

Down came the apples

Mmmm, mmmm good!

They enjoyed shaking the trees to see the apples fall.

They also enjoyed hiding the apples back in the trees.

 Once they picked their apples they could wash them.

An amazingly simple idea of water, apples and toothbrushes

can keep children busy for some time.