May. How in the world can it be May, already??? I'm not sure where the last 4 months have gone, but suddenly, we find ourselves nearly in the middle of the year, and FINALLY at the end of our school year! We kicked off the month with a tribute to the adage, "April showers bring May flowers". Now, it doesn't actually rain that much in a Central Florida April, but our flowers have been showered with water, and bloom they have! We turned our outdoor experiences into a fabulous meal to hail May's arrival.
Simple and easy pudding flowerpots:
-small plastic cups
-1 package of Jello chocolate pudding per 5 children
-3 or 4 graham crackers, crushed
-1 cup coconut, colored with 2 drops of green food coloring
-sugar cookies, any shape
-brightly colored frosting
-popsicle or sucker sticks
This is SUCH a cute hands-on idea for kids. Even the smallest hands can spoon and sprinkle the "dirt","mulch", and "grass", turning snack or dessert into a colorful flowerpot!
I'm pretty proud of my frosting. I made this raspberry butter cream with NO food coloring. Just real berries! Bright and colorful without any dyes at ALL ! It also tastes amazing, so that's a huge plus.
These flowerpots went so well with our May flowers lunch! Turkey sunflower sandwiches, tomatoes and cucumber daisies, green grapes in a daisy cup, and pretzel crisps.
We're painting sun catchers, planting mixed flower seeds, and pulling out the glitter, stickers, glue, and anything else we can find to brighten up some card stock flowers that we'll use these to decorate our school room.
Happy May, everyone!
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