If you're familiar with the book Owen by Kevin Henkes then you'll enjoy this Easter themed book about Owen's adventure with candy in his Easter basket. It's a sweet story about a little mouse that discovers a "friend" in his Easter basket.
Miss N and I read it together and I did a little interview with her about the book as we read it (I love the simplicity of a 3 year old's mind!)...plus, it gave me some ideas on what she'd like in her Easter basket this year:-)
Me: Do you like the candy that was in Owen's basket?
Miss N: I like chocolate bunnies A LOT! I don't really like gumdrops.
Me: Why doesn't Owen eat the chick like the other candy?
Miss N: Because he's full :-)
Me: Why do you like this book?
Miss N: I like the chick - he's cute, especially his tail and butter cream eggs are yummy.
Me: What do you think will be in your Easter basket?
Miss N: Cars, little stuffed bunny, a chocolate bunny and a pink bucket
After we finished our little chat, we hit the kitchen to mix up some funny Marshmallow Chicks on a Stick (recipe adapted from the Marshmallow treat recipe on Allrecipes.com).
Ingredients
2 Tbsp butter
4 cups mini marshmallows
2 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies
yellow food coloring gel
mini chocolate chips
flower shaped sprinkles
lollipop sticks
Directions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Add the marshmallows and stir until melted and well blended.
- Add yellow food coloring to tint the marshmallow mixture. We added a good amount of food coloring since we wanted our chicks to be pretty bright.
- Add the Rice Krispies to the marshmallow mixture and stir until well combined.
- Form the cereal mixture into egg shapes (like little chicks).
- Put a stick in the bottom of the egg.
- Add the chocolate chips for eggs and a flower sprinkle for the beak.
- Let the chicks firm up and enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed doing this Easter themed activity with your child. I know we did! Happy Easter! Stop by in a few weeks for the next edition of lil bookworms where we'll read Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.
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