Happy Monday! Our normal tot activities ended up being put on the back burner last week, so we're going to try Robots again this week :) Here's a recap of our planned Robot activites:
Letter of the Week: R
Creative, Crafty, Sensory Fun:
- R is for Robot letter craft
- Paper roll (TP) Robot
- Magnetic Build a Robot (found here at No Time for Flashcards)
- Build a Robot game
- Robot shape matching
Books:
Happy Friday!! Ok, so maybe I'm a little partial...but I love this loaded potato soup. It's cheesy, creamy, warm, snuggly, comfort food. It's even more 'add 5 pounds to your thighs' good in a bread bowl :) Oh, and did I mention that it only takes about 30 minutes to make?
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
4 cups of cubed potatoes (I usually use russet)
2 1/2 Tablespoons minced celery
2 Tablespoons minced onion
2 cups chicken stock
2 teaspoons Montreal Steak Seasoning (my super secret ingredient)
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheese (I usually use a fiesta blend)
6 slices of bacon, cooked (crumbled if desired)
fresh chives, chopped
- In a large saucepan, combine chicken stock, vegetables, vinegar, salt and seasoning over medium high heat
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes
- Whisk together flour and milk
- Add flour-milk mixture to the pot and stir well
- Continue to simmer for another 10 minutes uncovered until thickened
- Add cheese and stir until melted
- To serve, spoon into (bread) bowls and top with bacon and chives
Happy Monday!! Hope everyone had a frightfully delightful Halloween! Munchkin has been pretending to be a robot every now and again, and after all the birthday and Halloween festivities, I needed an easy theme ;) Here's our planned robot fun for this week:
Letter of the Week: R
Creative, Crafty, Sensory Fun:
- R is for Robot letter craft
- Paper roll (TP) Robot
- Magnetic Build a Robot (found here at No Time for Flashcards)
- Build a Robot game
- Robot shape matching
Books:
by Tracey West
by Davide Cali
by Christianne Jones
by William Joyce
by Jimmy Hibbert
by David Milgrim
by Dennis Hebson
