Recipe Ideas

Dinosaur Punch

Ingredients

  • 48 oz white grape juice, chilled
  • green liquid food coloring
  • 1 quart lime sherbet, chilled
  • 2 liters sparkling water

Directions

  1. Pour the grape juice into a large bowl.
  2. Add food coloring until juice is a medium green.
  3. Have children spoon the sherbet on top of the juice.
  4. Slowly pour sparkling water into the bowl. The sherbet will froth.
  5. Ladle the punch into small cups, making sure that each cup is topped with green froth.

Peppy Salsa and Chips

Ingredients

Salsa:
  • 3 large tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 small jalapeño pepper, finely diced, seeds and veins removed
Tortilla Chips:
  • 4 corn tortillas
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • salt

Directions

  1. Cut the tomatoes in half and squeeze out the seeds. Chop the tomatoes and spoon them into a bowl.
  2. Have children stir in the cilantro, garlic, onion, and pepper.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400°.
  4. Cut each tortilla into 6 or 8 triangles.
  5. Pour the oil onto small plates. Have children brush a little oil on both sides of the triangles.
  6. Arrange the triangles in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake them 4–8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
  7. Remove the chips from the oven. Have children sprinkle them with salt. Allow the chips to cool.

Hiking Treats

Ingredients

Trail Mix:
  • small pretzels
  • chocolate bits
  • shelled sunflower seeds
  • chopped dried fruit
  • raisins
  • cereal
Other Supplies:
  • 1 bag large marshmallows
  • plastic straws
  • popped popcorn
  • foil
  • rolled and taped newspaper “logs”
  • Option: beverages

Directions

  1. Have children shake trail mix ingredients in a large, sealable plastic bag. Spoon the mix into smaller plastic bags.
  2. Prepare the popcorn and wrap it in foil.
  3. Pack all the items, and set out on an imaginary hike.
  4. Create a campsite. Arrange the “logs” to make a “campfire.”
  5. Gather around the campfire to eat the trail mix, “warm up” the popcorn, and place the marshmallows on straws to “toast” over the “fire.”

Option: Set up the campfire alongside a tented sheet or blanket in the classroom. Turn off the lights and read by flashlight.