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1. Kids' Artwork
2. Recent Activities And Events
3. Send Us Your Artwork, Ideas, Comments!
4. Fun Activities To Do At Home
2. Recent Activities And Events
3. Send Us Your Artwork, Ideas, Comments!
4. Fun Activities To Do At Home
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1. Kids' Artwork--check back frequently for new additions.
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2. Recent Activities And Events
Cheesemaking at Braintree, Brookfield, Bethel Elementary Schools, and Randolph Community Preschool and School Street Montessori
In May and June of 2012, the Arts Bus, along with Turkey Hill Farm and Neighborly Farm (both farms are located in Brookfield), presented a very special unt: CHEESEMAKING. Margaret Osha from Turkey Hill Farm went to the elementary schools and demostrated for the kids how to make cheese. Then, the children used that cheese to make their own "specialty cheeses", with either a savory or sweet recipe. Once the cheeses were all made, the children had a "Cheese Tasting" with the rest of their school. In a later visit, the kids named their cheeses and designed labels for packaging. Linda Dimmick from Neighborly Farm visited the preschools and with pictures taken at her farm explained how cows are milked and how cheese is made. Then she helped the children make butter the old fashioned way, using a special butter paddle in a large jar. All this wonderful activity was funded by a generous grant from the Windham Foundation.
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3. Send Us Your Artwork, Ideas, Comments!
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4. Fun Activities To Do At Home
Home-Made Play Dough You Can Make with Mom or Dad
Did you know that you can make home-made play dough right in your own kitchen? It doesn't take long, and lasts for months if kept in a air tight container! Just follow the easy directions below. . .be sure and ask Mom or Dad to join in on the fun as you will need to cook this dough on the stove.
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
1 cup of salt (YES! You need a whole cup of salt--this is what preserves the dough and makes it last!)
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
3 cups of water
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
5 to 6 drops of liquid food coloring
Mix flour, salt and cream of tartar in a sauce pan. Blend water, oil and food coloring in a bowl, then add to the sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens (it will get very thick, and you must be careful not to let it stick to the pan as it could burn--Mom or Dad should supervise this step for sure!). Cook for five minutes, turning down the heat a little if the dough begins to stick. It is ready when it forms a nice, firm ball. Turn dough out on kitchen counter or cutting board and knead for a few minutes, or until the dough is very smooth (about 2 or 3 minutes). You can add flour while kneading if dough is sticky, but not too much!--just a little at a time. (To knead your dough, press the heal of your hand up against the dough and push, then pull the dough back, fold it over, and press the heal of your hand up against the dough again. Repeat for the 3 or 4 minutes). Place dough in an air tight container. No need to put in the fridge, though you should keep it out of the sun, and not let it get too hot or too cold.
Due to the high salt content, this play dough should be kept away from pets.
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
1 cup of salt (YES! You need a whole cup of salt--this is what preserves the dough and makes it last!)
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
3 cups of water
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
5 to 6 drops of liquid food coloring
Mix flour, salt and cream of tartar in a sauce pan. Blend water, oil and food coloring in a bowl, then add to the sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens (it will get very thick, and you must be careful not to let it stick to the pan as it could burn--Mom or Dad should supervise this step for sure!). Cook for five minutes, turning down the heat a little if the dough begins to stick. It is ready when it forms a nice, firm ball. Turn dough out on kitchen counter or cutting board and knead for a few minutes, or until the dough is very smooth (about 2 or 3 minutes). You can add flour while kneading if dough is sticky, but not too much!--just a little at a time. (To knead your dough, press the heal of your hand up against the dough and push, then pull the dough back, fold it over, and press the heal of your hand up against the dough again. Repeat for the 3 or 4 minutes). Place dough in an air tight container. No need to put in the fridge, though you should keep it out of the sun, and not let it get too hot or too cold.
Due to the high salt content, this play dough should be kept away from pets.
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