My daughter's preschool teacher told me about this activity. Couldn't wait to try it out for myself and tell you all about it. So fun, so clever and so seasonal! This is possibly my last strawberry post. Ha!
First read this story with your child. It is about a little mouse who finds a red ripe strawberry. Warned about a hungry bear headed his way, the mouse tries everything to hide the strawberry. In the end, he finds the perfect way to hide the strawberry - to eat it!
As an extension of the book, make Hide-and-Seek Muffins. Bet you can figure out what's going to be hidden in each one!
First read this story with your child. It is about a little mouse who finds a red ripe strawberry. Warned about a hungry bear headed his way, the mouse tries everything to hide the strawberry. In the end, he finds the perfect way to hide the strawberry - to eat it!
As an extension of the book, make Hide-and-Seek Muffins. Bet you can figure out what's going to be hidden in each one!From the Kitchen:
Muffin Tin
12 Muffin Wrappers (or as many as your recipe calls for)
Basic Muffin Recipe and all ingredients
12 *smallish* strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Muffin Tin
12 Muffin Wrappers (or as many as your recipe calls for)
Basic Muffin Recipe and all ingredients
12 *smallish* strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Step 1: Make your muffin batter. Use any standard muffin recipe. I found one in this cookbook. However, the oatmeal muffins caught my eye and I made those instead. If you'd like the recipe, just let me know.
Step 2: Place muffin wrappers in your muffin tin. Wish I had these to use. Had to settle with plain old foil ones.
Step 3: Find 12 small strawberries. My mom had just given me a huge basket full from her garden. So I had plenty of littler ones to use. I've found that local and homegrown strawberries tend to be smaller. Hopefully you have access to some. Roll your strawberries in granulated sugar. My 23 month old LOVED this part!
Step 4: Fill the muffin cups about 1/3 way full. I found this was about 1 generous scoop with a spoon.
Step 5: Place a sugared strawberry in the middle of each 1/3 full muffin cup.
Step 6: Add more muffin batter to each cup until they are about 2/3 - 3/4th full.
Step 7: Bake according to your muffin recipe. Some of the strawberries may leak out a bit, but don't worry. It's still a surprise!
ENJOY!!
Step 2: Place muffin wrappers in your muffin tin. Wish I had these to use. Had to settle with plain old foil ones.
Step 3: Find 12 small strawberries. My mom had just given me a huge basket full from her garden. So I had plenty of littler ones to use. I've found that local and homegrown strawberries tend to be smaller. Hopefully you have access to some. Roll your strawberries in granulated sugar. My 23 month old LOVED this part!
Step 4: Fill the muffin cups about 1/3 way full. I found this was about 1 generous scoop with a spoon.
Step 5: Place a sugared strawberry in the middle of each 1/3 full muffin cup.
Step 6: Add more muffin batter to each cup until they are about 2/3 - 3/4th full.
Step 7: Bake according to your muffin recipe. Some of the strawberries may leak out a bit, but don't worry. It's still a surprise!ENJOY!!
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I am thrilled with the response to the RAINBOW challenge. Thanks to all of you for sending in your gorgeous posts. There is still time! I'll accept RAINBOW posts all week.
Don't forget to join the flickr group!
www.flickr.com/groups/muffintinmeals
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I am thrilled with the response to the RAINBOW challenge. Thanks to all of you for sending in your gorgeous posts. There is still time! I'll accept RAINBOW posts all week.
Don't forget to join the flickr group!
www.flickr.com/groups/muffintinmeals
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