This activity could go along with any number of the bird books we read. Anything to do with nests and/or chicks would work well.
We made edible nests.
And we liked it.
We made edible nests.
And we liked it.
I didn't take pics of us actually making the cookies or shaping them into nests because I was too busy monitoring the children, but you can probably figure out the process.
You might, if you do this project, want to wait until your cookies cool off a little before shaping them. They would probably stick together better. However, we don't have that kind of patience at our house, so we munged along. It worked.
You might, if you do this project, want to wait until your cookies cool off a little before shaping them. They would probably stick together better. However, we don't have that kind of patience at our house, so we munged along. It worked.
This was a good project in that all ages could participate. Eli sometimes gets a little frustrated, or we put him down for a nap before we do things. But even an almost 2 year old can fill a nest with eggs.
Step One: Make cookies. We used this recipe for no-bake cookies (known as chocolate drops around here:
3 cups rolled oats
2 TBLS cocoa
1 cup coconut
Mix first three ingredients very well in a largish mixing bowl.
On top of stove mix the remaining ingredients. Heat, but do not boil.
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
When very warm but not boiling add to dry ingredients. Combine thoroughly. Spoon on wax paper. Chill.
Step Two: Do not freak out when your children manage to get cocoa from one end of the kitchen to the other.
Step Three: Be grateful that your kitchen is only two inches by two inches and therefore easy to clean.
Step Four: Put wax paper or tinfoil in front of each child. Spoon out a portion of the cookies onto each person's wax paper. Show them how to form a nest. Older kids can figure it out on their own and babies will just eat it. It's all good.
Step Five: Put the nests onto a cookie sheet and chill in the fridge.
Step Six: After supper that night, give everyone a cookie nest and handful of jellybean eggs. Let everyone fill their nests with eggs and then eat the whole thing. Yum.
uggh. you're killing me. there's just too many ideas. though, i am copying all of the animal stuff. all of it. and i love bird's nest. especially the chocolate ones with coconut. yummy. okay, i'm off. becky
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