Ingredients • 6 Regular Size Rectangular Ice Cream Sandwiches • ½ cup Red Sprinkles • ½ cup Blue Sprinkles • 12 Paper Straws or Popsicle Sticks Directions 1. Remove ice cream sandwiches from their wrapper and cut in half, in to two squares 2. Pour red and blue sprinkles on a plate. Roll the four ice cream sides of the sandwich in the sprinkles. 3. Place the popsicle stick or paper straw into the ice cream on one side of the sandwich ice cream sandwiches es es r i wrapper m sandwich es. e Directions 1. Place a lollipop sticks or paper straws into a fl at side of each marshmallow. 2. Holding the stick, dip one marshmallow at a time, into the melted chocolate. Cover about 1/3 of the marshmallow in chocolate. Then immediately dip into the crushed graham crackers, rolling over most of the melted chocolate. s'mores on a stick traws into a fl at side f Ingredients • 12 Large Marshmallows • 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips, melted • 3 Graham Crackers, crushed • 12 Lollipop Sticks or Paper Straws Photo by Name Goes Here Ingredients • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries • 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries • 1 cup plain greek yogurt • Popsicle molds • 3 tablespoons Agave Nectar (Honey can be used as well) Directions 1. Place strawberries in a blender. Add one tablespoon of agave nectar. Blend until almost smooth. Transfer strawberries to a bowl, set aside. 2. Place blueberries in blender. Add one tablespoon of agave nectar. Blend until smooth. Transfer blueberries to a bowl, set aside. 3. Place Greek yogurt in a small bowl and mix in one-tablespoon agave nectar. 4. One at a time, layer the fruits and yogurt in to the popsicle molds. Once the ingredients are layered inside, use a chopstick or skewer to slowly mix, using an up and down motion, about 3 or 4 times. Place tops on the popsicle molds and freeze for approximately 4-6 hours. Let the Kids Create 4th of July TR e ATS Ingredients • 12 Strawberries, sliced in half • 24 blueberries • 24 mini marshmallows • 12 large marshmallows 12 wood skewers Directions ★ In any order or pattern, slide fruit and marshmallows on to the skewers, one at a time. fruit & yogurt bars fruit kabobs How to make your own: ★ T-shirts (blue and pink are great choices, but certain colors, like black, don't "bleach" as well) ★ One-time use spray bottle ★ Bleach ★ Clear contact paper **All items were purchased at the dollar store, making this a VERY inexpensive project! Here’s a fun one! To create your own bleached t-shirt you will need: Cut contact paper (unpeeled!) into desired shapes. 1 1 Spray the stickers and immediate area around them with bleach (full strength Clorox ® , not Clorox ® Clean-Up ® ). 3 3 Immediately after spraying, wash on an express cycle (warm) stickers and all! 4 4 Remove what's left of stickers after washing, then dry and enjoy! 5 5 Stick shapes onto t-shirt. 2 2 HINT: don't go too crazy with that bleach, notice how the pink shirt was sprayed less and the blue one was sprayed more? Bleach t-shirts... 4th of July 4th of July STYLe! STYLe!

Ice Chalk ★ Place rain gutters next to each other on a fl at surface and fi ll with water. ★ On one end, place one frog in each gutter. ★ At each gutter, one child stands with their squirt gun and sprays their frog, moving it along the gutter. ★ The fi rst player to move their frog to the other end of the gutter by spraying it, wins! Summer the BLoB frog RACeS ★ cornstarch (LOTS) ★ water ★ washable paint ★ ice cube trays Cool drawings to brighten up your sidewalk! To get started you will need: ★ equal parts cornstarch to water (I used 1/2 c. each) ★ 2 T. washable paint ★ mix them together, then pour into ice cube trays. ★ freeze for a few hours, then PLAY! How to make your ice chalk: Created using materials purchased almost entirely from the hardware store, these great summer activities are low-cost and imaginative, perfect for kids of all ages! GAM e S ★ Roll out the plastic sheeting on a fl at surface. Fold in half. ★ Using the duct tape, tape the three open sides together, leaving a 6-inch open space on one side. ★ Move the plastic sheeting to a fl at, grassy space. It is very important for the space to be entirely fl at; otherwise The Blob will roll and move. ★ Place a hose into the 6-inch open space and tape the space completely around the hose. ★ Turn on hose and watch The Blob fi ll up. ★ When completely full, turn off the hose and let the kids jump, roll on and squish The Blob. Materials Needed: 3.5 mil, 10ft x 25 ft plastic sheeting Two rolls of duct tape Hose Materials Needed: Plastic rain gutters, with end caps Plastic frogs (or ducks) Squirt guns CAUTION: The Blob should only be played with on a flat grassy space with complete adult supervision. Under no circumstance should children be left alone to play on or around the Blob. ***Rubber ducks can also be used. Also, try without water and slightly elevate one end, making it a great race track for small cars. ***Spray painting the gutters different colors makes it extra fun, differentiating the teams. tips GR e AT Books for Kids! Q: What makes Ellray Jakes a dragon slayer? A: Ellray is a dragon slayer because he is trying to protect his little sister Alfie from the mean dragon-like bully at school. Q: What did you like about this book? A: I liked this book because it’s a little bit funny. I really thought it was funny when Ellray would pull out his tablet and start playing his video games right in the middle of something important. His mom would say, “Come on, Ellray.” Q: Why should someone your age read Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer? A: This book is good for kids because it talks about protecting your siblings from bullies. it’ littl bit R E C O M M E N D E D B Y : Carter , Age 7 Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer By Sally Warner Q: What did you like about this book? A: I liked this book because it’s about a girl and her five-year-old brother, just like my brother and I. The main character, Heidi, loves cookies just like me, too. Q: What was the best part of the book? A: I thought the best part was when Heidi was judging her dad’s cookies and thought they were disgusting, even though everyone else liked them. Then when she made her own cookies she used terrible ingredients and they really were gross. It was really funny. Q: Why should girls your age read this book? A: This book made me laugh and Heidi is funny. She does silly things that make it a really good book. Q: yo bo A m f t R E C O M M E N D E D B Y : Sophia , Age 7 Heidi Heckelbeck and the Cookie Contest By Wanda Coven