Happy Monday everyone! We had a grand time this morning with this activity and you can too!
Ingredients:
Oats
Peppermint extract
Red and green food coloring
I put oats in two separate zippy bags, added a splash of peppermint extract and a few drops of food coloring. shake and knead the bag to really get the food coloring worked in. (I did this last night so the coloring could soak in better and we did not have any stains.) The peppermint scent was quite mild. You could leave it out if you wanted, it would still be a really fun activity.
I put them in a Christmas tin, but you could really use any container you like. I thought Bea would enjoy mixing the colors so I carefully filled the container keeping the red and green oats separate. They looked really pretty once combined as well!
We had Christmas music blaring as we played, so Beatrix was dancing and having a really jolly time. We worked on scooping and dumping skills by filling the muffin tin. We also stirred them around and buried our hands in them! And for easy cleanup the spilled oats will just be vacuumed right up.
These could be used over and over, so I am storing them in the tin. Older kids may enjoy making a batch of these and sprinkling them outside for "reindeer food" on Christmas Eve!
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