Volume 4, 2018
Kids Night In
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THIS ARTWORK WAS DONE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF ART NOOK SCHOOL & STUDIO’S (AIKEN, SC) INSTRUCTORS.
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S L R A E P D N A S L L SHE E S E E H C ’ N C A M STOVETOP Ingredients –
1/4 cup of crushed round crackers (4-6 crackers)
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2 1/2 tablespoons of butter, divided
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8 oz of dried shell pasta (GF option: GF pasta)
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1/2 cup of frozen peas
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1 tablespoon of flour (GF option: GF flour)
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1 1/2 cups of whole milk
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1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Step 1
To make the cracker topping, add 1/2 tablespoon of butter to a frying pan over medium heat. When melted, add the crumbled crackers, stirring to coat. Toast until lightly browned. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Step 2
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add a tablespoon of salt to the boiling water and then add the shell pasta. Boil the shells a couple of minutes short of what is listed on the packaging.
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FISH BOWL PUNCH
Ingredients
– Blue powdered dri nk packet, I used Kool-Aid Blue Raspberry Lemonade (plus any ingredients listed on the packaging) – Swedish Fish ®
Directions Follow the ins tructions on the powdered drink packet. Add drink mix and the res t of the ingredients listed on the packaging to a large pitcher. Stir with a large spoon until powdered drink mix ha s completely dissolved. Now, fill your glasses wit h the delicious, blue drink mix. Add a few Sw edish Fish ® to your glass and watch the fish swim to the bottom. Don’t worry, they’re ha ving fun swimming around in your glass!
an eye While the shells are boiling (make sure to keep mixture. e on them!), it is time to start making the chees melt Add two tablespoons of butter to a large pot and and d melte has r butte the over medium heat. When is bubbling slightly, add the flour and whisk until turns smooth. Let it cook for a minute or two, until it oon golden brown. Next, add the milk and 1/4 teasp minutes, 3-5 for whisk to nue Conti of salt and bring to boil. heat and the from ve Remo until the mixture has thickened. th. smoo until add the shredded cheese. Stir with a whisk
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re is Now back to the shells. When the cheese mixtu from draining away complete, or when you’re about a minute to cook for the pasta, add the peas (pearls) and allow them and 30 seconds to a minute. Drain the shells and peas, them g stirrin y gentl add them to the cheese mixture, Pour the shells n’ cheese into bowls and top with
READ YOUR OK! INCLUDED BO Find a cozy spot to read Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle, which is included in your box. Readers young and old will enjoy this heartwarming and charming New York Times Bestseller. Through this book, we go on a journey with Mr. Seahorse as he cares for his and Mrs. Seahorse’s eggs, watching carefully over them until they are ready to hatch! As he drifts through the sea, he makes friends with all sorts of other male fish who also look after their eggs until they hatch.
AFTER YOU ARE DONE READING, TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO DISCUSS THE BOOK WITH YOUR UNDER-THE-SEA EXPLORER(S).
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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Using your included drawing paper, begin by drawing a curved line for the top of the seahorse’s head using your black Sharpie pen. A 2. Draw a straight line about 1-inch long. B 3. Draw a small curved line for the bump of the nose along with a straight line. C 4. From the top of the head, draw a curved line to make the back of the seahorse, and then the curve of the tail. D 5. Finish the tail with curved lines. E 6. From the straight line to the nose, draw a curved line for the belly. F 7.
Just for reference, draw a somewhat large circle for the seahorse’s eye and then fill in the center circle— this might be covered with tissue paper, but that’s okay. It will be added toward the end.
Adding Color with Bleeding Tissue Paper:
1. The tissue paper can be carefully ripped into smaller pieces to “color” the seahorse. Eric Carle loves using this technique to create the characters in his books. H 2.
Colors can be overlapped to create new colors. For example: yellow over blue = green, blue over red = purple, and yellow over red = orange. Kids love seeing these colors transform! I
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Lay the tissue pieces over the seahorse, one section at a time—“paint” clean water over the tissue and extend the water over the tissue to see the bleeding effect. Continue this process to fill in the seahorses body. J
4. Remove the tissue after you are done and notice how the color magically bleeds onto the paper. K/L
Creating the Water Waves:
1. With the watercolor paper, the watercolors and a small paint brush, paint wavy lines leaving some spaces in between each wavy line. SUGGESTION: Choose only 2 colors for these wavy lines. We used dark blue for one set of waves; for the other, we mixed blue and green to make teal. If too many colors are used, it competes with the beautiful colors of the seahorse. M
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1. Cut out the seahorse once it is dry. Try to cut outside the Sharpie line so that you can see the black outline. 2. Using a glue stick, cover the back of your seahorse with glue and stick it to your dried wavy watercolor paper. 3. With colored markers, add the details to the back of the seahorse along with small, colored dots. N 4. With your Sharpie, redraw the seahorse’s eye. 5. With blue paint, paint a small amount inside the “eye” circle, let dry, and then use the Sharpie for the pupil. 6. Don’t forget to sign your name to your masterpiece!
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