Celebrate Spring today!

Edible Bird's Nest

Materials: Chow mien noodles, chocolate chips or brick chocolate, Jelly beans, candy coated chocolate eggs, marshmallow chicks, peanut butter, wax paper, paper plates (colored plates optional)

Directions: Place squares of wax paper onto to individual plates. Put chow mien noodles in a large bowl. If using brick chocolate, break into pieces. Melt chocolate chips or pieces in the microwave, or over low heat on stove, just until melted. Pour melted chocolate over chow mien noodles, mix together to coat. Place mounds of chocolate/chow mien mixture onto several plates (on top of waxed paper). Have children form the mixtures into nests. Be sure the chocolate has cooled, but don't wait too long or it will harden!Using peanut butter as an adhesive, "glue" down the jelly beans and candy coated chocolate eggs inside the nest cavity. "Glue" marshmallow chick on the edge of or inside of the nest.

Spring DAZE in Winnipeg

Although it may not look like Spring DAZE in Winnipeg, I presented my workshop to a delightful and sunny group at the Manitoba Child Care Association. After 2 hours, we had developed over 101 ideas to celebrate Spring, and then returned outside to blowing snow :)

Thank you to all those who attended. Keep your spirits focused on the "green" DAZE to come. Send me your successful ideas and the pictures of how you implemented the workshop's ideas. I would love to hear more of your songs, stories and poems.

I have circled the dates for your Conference in 2009, and look forward to seeing you all again!