Edible Creations Food Art - Crafts Kids Can Make and Eat! (Ongoing)

Hello families, and welcome to my Edible Creations class! This class will meet once each week for a fun, hands-on and delicious experience! This is a subscription class that you can join and leave at anytime. We will have a different edible creation, or food craft, for each week. Some weeks S.T.E.M. or S.T.E.A.M. will be involved. 

I will be posting the supplies needed each week, as well as the theme of our weekly edible creation. I understand that learners are from different countries all over the world. Feel free to make substitutions if there are items you cannot find in your country. Students may feel free to bring a show and tell item that goes along with our weekly theme. 


Weekly Breakdown:

1. Week of April 24th:
Theme - Traffic Lights
We will learn the colors on a traffic light and what they mean. We will sing the "Traffic Lights" song and create a traffic light to eat. Students may bring a toy vehicle or book for show and tell.
Supplies needed:
- a few rectangular graham crackers
- peanut butter, Nutella, or other spread
- candy that comes in red, yellow, and green (I use m&ms.) 
- plastic knife for spreading peanut butter or Nutella

2. Week of May 1st:
Theme - The Moon 
We will learn about the different phases of the moon. I will screenshare the books, Read and Do: Science Sun and Moon, by: Melinda Lilly and Moon, by: Vanessa Black. Students may bring a space toy or book for show and tell.
Supplies needed:
- Oreo cookies, or a similar type of cookie with cream inside (black cookie with white cream works the best)
- plastic knife or toothpick 

3. Week of May 8th:
Theme - Apples
We will learn about the parts of an apple. I will screenshare the book, Grow With Me Apple, by: Valerie Bodden. The students will learn how apple trees grow. Varieties of apples will be discussed and a list will be shown from Let's Explore Apples, by: Jill Colella. Students can share with the class what variety of apple is their favorite. Students will also learn the parts of an apple from What Happens in Fall? - Apples in Fall, by: Mari Schuh. I will also screenshare the book, Watch an Apple Grow, by: Kirsten Chang. If time allows, we will draw and discuss the Life Cycle of an Apple. We will make Apple Smiles.
Supplies needed:
- 1 apple
- peanut butter 
- a few mini marshmallows
- Since a plastic knife won't cut an apple well, an adult will need to assist the child in using a real knife to cut the apple into slices. A circular apple slicer is also a nice option. 

4. Week of May 15th: 
Theme - Owls
Whooooo's hungry? Students will learn about the features of baby owls. I will screenshare the book, Baby Owls, by: Deanna Caswell. We will read together, I See Animals: Owl, by: August Hoeft. We will build an owl with food. Students may bring an owl toy or book for show and tell.
Supplies needed:
- cream cheese or other spreadable cheese
- a few round crackers
- a few mini round crackers 
- some sliced almonds
- some whole raw almonds
- 1 small box of raisins
- plastic knife for spreading cheese

5. Week of May 22nd:
Theme - Dragon Boat Festival
We will learn about China's Dragon Boat Festival! It's a very interesting holiday! It's celebrated on June 5th. 
Watch the first 35 seconds of "Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival Story | Twinkl" on YouTube. Practice writing "Dragon Boat Festival" in Mandarin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9ozfssRNI
https://www.globetrottinkids.com/dragon-boat-festival/  (show pictures of dragon boats and zongzi)
Show this short 2 minute video about how zongzi is wrapped beautifully and skillfully with lotus leaves. https://youtu.be/FS06TnqYFeE
Supplies needed:
- three small pieces of celery to represent small boats
- about 30 purple grapes or blueberries
- 1 bag of pretzel sticks
- strawberries or a candy to use for the head and tail of the dragon
- peanut butter to hold together items
- knife for spreading peanut butter

***No Class Week of May 29th*** (Stephanie's vacation)

6. Week of June 5th:
Theme - Dolphins
We will be learning about dolphins! The book, National Geographic Readers: Dolphins, will be screenshared for us to read together. Students may bring a dolphin toy or book for show and tell.
Supplies needed:
- three bananas with no black spots 
- three grapes (green or purple are fine)
- some blueberries, or another blue food, to represent the blue water
- black marker
- knife for cutting on fruit (Students will need assistance.)

7. Week of June 12th:
Theme - rice cake animal creations
We will be creating edible cats and bears!
Supplies needed:
- 4 rice cakes
- 6 strawberries
- 10 pretzel sticks
- 10 blueberries or something else to represent eyes
- 1 banana
- peanut butter
- knife for spreading peanut butter and cutting banana

8. Week of June 19th:
Theme - Sea Turtles
We will be learning about sea turtles and creating some edible ones to enjoy! We will be reading Oceans Alive Sea Turtles, by: Ann Herriges or Ocean Animals: Sea Turtles. The students will learn how to identify the scutes on sea turtles. This PDF is a great reference. https://www.virginiaaquarium.com/assets/Documents/Education/At-Home-Resources/Turtle-Shell-Mosaic.pdf
Supplies needed:
- 3 or 4 kiwi
- 2 large rice cakes or hamburger buns
- peanut butter
- about 20 green grapes
- toothpicks
- knife for cutting up fruit and spreading peanut butter
- raisins or candy eyes for eyes

9. Week of June 26th:
Theme - Your Country's Flag
We will each build an edible flag of our country! It can be the country where you were born or the country where you live now. Bring food items to class that are the colors of your country's flag. For show and tell, students may bring a small flag of their country to show the class. If students are old enough to understand the symbolism of their country's flag, they may also tell that to the class. We will read Can You Make a Flag?, by Stefan Age Hardonk Nielsen.
Do you need some inspiration for your flag? Check out these websites:
https://funfgemuse.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/mamma-mia-edible-flags/
https://www.lushome.com/colorful-edible-decorations-national-flags-food/121510
https://twistedsifter.com/2011/10/flags-made-from-food/
Supplies needed:
- a graham cracker or another item in the shape of a rectangle (base of the flag)
- edible glue (peanut butter, Nutella, or cream cheese)
- Miscellaneous candy or fruit for the colors of your flag

10. Week of July 3rd:
Theme - Emoji Waffles
We will be decorating waffles to look like emojis! 
Supplies needed:
- 1 box of Eggo frozen waffles
- edible glue (peanut butter, Nutella, or cream cheese)
- fruit such as banana, blueberries, strawberries
- chocolate chips 
- Hershey kisses
- 12 mini marshmallows

11. Week of July 10th:
Theme - Dinosaur Waffles
We will be decorating waffles to look like dinosaurs, ROAR! We will learn some cool dinosaur facts! Come prepared to share what you know about dinosaurs. I will be screensharing these books:
National Geographic Readers: Dinosaurs, by: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
It's Amazing! Dinosaurs, by: Annabel Savery
Stegosaurus, by: Charles Lennie
Supplies needed:
- 1 box of Eggo frozen waffles
- edible glue (peanut butter, Nutella, or cream cheese)
- fruit such as banana, blueberries, strawberries, apple
- mini marshmallows or small pieces of cheese

12. Week of July 17th:
Theme - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by: Eric Carle
We will compare what real caterpillars eat with what the caterpillar in the book ate. 
Supplies needed:
- 3 green apples or another fruit with green skin, such as green grapes (We will be cutting these up to make the body.)
- 1 large strawberry or red apple (head)
- about 12 raisins (legs)
- any small fruit or candies for the eyes and nose