~Fallin for Fall~

We spent this week full of anticipation...our field trip to Mike's Farm was talked about daily. 

We started our week making homemade chicken noodle soup!

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe:

~2 boxes of vegetarian vegetable broth

~1 bag of hormone free grilled chicken (fully cooked)

~6 Baby Carrots, chopped

~1 bag of egg noodles

~1tsp of Basil 

Combine all ingredients and simmer 1hr. Easiest recipe for kids to make!!

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Adding broth to our pot and chopping our carrots. 

I love these kid friendly knives from Pampered Chef.

We talk about the correct way to hold a knife and that some 

knives we cannot use without a grown up's help. 

Don't for get the noodles!!

Cutting our cooked chicken and adding a little basil.

We learn to keep our fingers away from the end of the knife while we work.

Mix...Mix...Mix

Just what we needed for this chilly afternoon:)

By the end of the week, we were soooo excited to go to Mike's Farm!!

 Lots of friends joined us on our trip!!

We take a hay ride over to the pumpkin patch:)

So many to choose from:)

It didn't take long to find our favorite!!

Maddie found 5 that she loved the most....

I think Sophie found the biggest one in the patch!! 

Now we wait to watch a magic show:)

How exciting!!

Granny Mae shows us how things were done in the old days!

How Lye soap was made...

and how it was used to wash clothes!

Mr. Willie explains what Apple Cider is..

and how this apple press was used to make it, 

we all got a little taste at the end:)

Well hello, friend:)

Feeding the Lama was Sophie's favorite part of the day.

Such a cute little bunny house on Mike's Farm:)

We sit on the porch a minute and take it all in...

 We could get a lot of tractor work done with these two around!!

Our Crew, what a great Fall day on Mike's Farm:)

  

~Along came a Spider~

As Fall approaches we feel a coolness in the air, seems like things begin to slow down a bit in life and in nature. My favorite time of year  and it's finally here, we decide to gather our baskets and collect the Fall gifts from Mother Earth.....

Acorns were collected to store for future projects. 

After half a basket full, we were a little tired.

We also collected sticks and branches for our Spiderweb project this week!!

To start your web, lay 3 sticks over one another in a star shape. Tie them together

using white yarn. You could use any Halloween/ Fall color, purple, green, orange or cream. I decided on white for a more realistic web.

Start wrapping the yarn around each stick in a circular motion.

 Once the sticks start feeling more secure, the little ones can help with the wrapping:)

You will end up with something like this, I have done 5 of these & none of them look the same.

Tie a knot when you start getting close to the end of your sticks.

Make a Pom Pom by wrapping yarn around two fingers approximately 25 times. Not Tight!!

Tie a knot between the two fingers....tight. Leave a long strand after the knot.

Cut loops on both sides.

Trim  around the edges so all the strands are the same length.

Leave the long strand so you can tie pom pom onto your web.

Make a spider from pipe cleaner, again it can be any color.

Just cut one pipe cleaner into four equal parts and wrap them around each other.

There are better instructions on spider making via Google search:)

Secure another spider on your web and there you have it! Little Miss Muffet, watch out!!!

This is a larger version I made for our classroom:)

We also went to the pumpkin patch this week.

This one is just right to go with our farm decorations:)

and the little pumpkins of course..I forgot:)

Awesome afternoon helping decorate our entry-way!! 

~Whooooo Loves Cupcakes!~

This cute owl cupcake idea is courtesy of Pinterest.
 I decided to do a more colorful version of this cupcake using similar ingredients:)
There are so many versions of these, the ideas are endless. 
Just try  goo-whoo-gling them..Haha!!

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I used boxed lemon cake mix and followed the cupcake instructions. 

Added to the mix, One box of lemon flavored instant pudding mix.

I also used dark brown eggs from our coop, my eggs along with the 

pudding mix make these cupcakes so moist they seem homemade:)

I made home made frosting:

1/2 cup (1stick) butter, room temp.

4 cup powdered sugar, extra as needed

1/4 cup almond milk

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2-3 tbs. strawberry preserves or jam

Mix all ingredients with the 3 cups of powdered sugar until smooth 

and then mix the remaining 1 cup. Add more as needed.

I used Golden, sandwich cookies and Tropical Candies but the choices are 
endless as sandwich cookie fillings/colors change with the 
seasons and there are to many candy flavors to name. 
FYI- I usually DO NOT condone consumption of such junk!! 
But...being these are just toppings and mainly for looks....whooo gives a hoot;)

Took cookies apart and placed candy in the middle you could try not making them 

so perfect for googly eyes. 

Used canned frosting for added "glue"

FYI- You may not need this if you choose to use a thicker store bought frosting.

My homemade frosting was thin and I needed a little extra something to 

keep eyes from sliding around.

Make owl beak using another candy sideways & use canned frosting 

to make owl eyebrows if you'd like.

Kid approved!!!

These Pink Lemonade cupcakes are so cute, 

Owl be making them for years to come;)