"Highlights from the Hills"
July is a great time to celebrate using Red, White and Blue. This summer at Rolling Hills we have a theme -"In the Good Old Summertime". Our activities tie into the theme.
Anything to do with food or cooking the Students love it! One of the fun things the Students have really enjoyed is making their own summer "freezy pops".
To make these patriotic pops the following is needed:
red- juice or punch
white - vanilla pudding and thawed cool whip topping (equal portions as needed)
blue - sports drink
paper cups - small drinking cups (bathroom size)
craft sticks
mixing bowl
For color select (red and blue) a nice flavor of punch, juice, sports drinks or soda. You can even use Koolaide. In a paper cup pour 1/3 of your first layer of RED and FREEZE. Then using equal portions of vanilla pudding and cool whip - mix together (white). Put a couple of dollops in each cup and put the stick into it...then FREEZE. Lastly pour the BLUE drink over and FREEZE.
This works best if you pre-make everything and then demonstrate it having the Students do the steps. Every one likes mixing, pouring and dolloping. What is made during the demonstration is used at another time and the Students will anticipate when they will get them.
"Ta Da!" - Happy Students who can make these on their own.
