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| Firecrackers- toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls wrapping paper or printed paper with designs dried beans or rice Strips of cut paper or curling ribbon Place the roll on the paper and cut enough of the paper to wrap around the roll and enough on the ends to twist and tie. Have the kids wipe some glue on the roll and wrap the paper around it and press. Stuff the paper strips or curling ribbon into one end and twist the paper and tie some string or a twist tie around it. In the untied end pour the beans or rice into the roll and twist and tie like the other end. Dragon1- paper egg cartons paint yarn construction paper odds and ends to add to your dragon (paper strips, curling ribbon, sequins, glitter, ect.) Cut the carton into the individual cups. Punch two holes into the cup at the top of the cup. Give each child four of the cups one for the head and three for the body. Have them decorate the head and body pieces the way they want then give them the yarn and have them cut it into three pieces to tie their body and head together using the holes punched into them. They can stick a red pipe cleaner or paper strip into the hole at the front of the head for the tongue. Dragon2- brown paper lunch bags (3 per child) paper plate (1 per child) plastic drinking cup (1 per child) newspapers craft sticks (2 per child) odds and ends decorations Have the kids take their newspaper and tear it into strips then they take the strips and stuff the brown paper bags. Tie the ends of the bags close. Glue the bags together end to end and decorate them this is the dragon body. Take the cup and glue it in the center of the paper plate and decorate this as the dragon's head glue it to the paper bags. Glue a craft stick to the bottom of the head and on the last paper bag this is so they can make their dragons dance. |
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| Cooking- Fortune Cookies 1 egg white 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup flour Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease cookie sheets. Put egg white and sugar in small bowl. Add water, butter and vanilla and mix. Add flour and stir. Drop by teaspoonsful onto cookie sheets. Swirl the batter around with a spoon back until cookies are spread very thin and are almost transparant. Bake 3-5 minutes, until lightly browned on edges. Remove quickly and work fast. Place a fortune in the cookie and fold cookie in half, then in half again, to shape like a fortune cookie. Let cool. Work with 4-6 cookies at a time. Egg Rolls egg roll wrappers 2 skinned and boned chicken breast 3 carrots peeled and cut into pieces 1 small onion cut into pieces 5-6 cabbage leaves cut into pieces ginger fresh or powdered soy sauce (to your taste) 1 egg Put the chicken and vegetables into a food processor and blend them together. Pour the soy sauce and ginger into the processor with the mix and blend until combined. Heat a wok or skillet up and fry the mixture until the chicken is throughly cooked. Place into a bowl and mix in the egg. Place some of the mixture into the wrapper and fold into an egg roll. The instructions on how to do this is on the egg roll wrapper package. And either deep fry or place on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray and spray the egg rolls and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes turning half way through cooking |
