Fun For Kidz articles from May 2003

Fun For Kidz archives from May 2003

Bake and read a cookie: good things are coming your way!(history of the fortune cookie)
May 1, 2003... What is the best thing to put into a cookie? Your teeth! The next best thing is to put your own sayings in fortune cookies you make by hand. Researchers think the idea for the first fortune cookie may have come from China in the 13th...

A story with a twist.(Chef's Corner)(pretzel making)
May 1, 2003... All over the world millions of pretzels are gobbled up every day. It all began hundreds of years ago in a monastery in southern France. There lived a monk who baked bread for his brothers and taught the local children their prayers. His...

Hidden picture puzzle.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] toothpick oven mitt candy bar cake server rolling pin cook book ring shoe flag ladle knife sock spoon peach celery heart donut whisk...

Make an expandable cutting board.(Workshop)
May 1, 2003... A simple cutting board is one of the most useful kitchen helpers there is. The expandable cutting board described here is unique. It consists of two smaller boards, which can be quickly fastened together with wing nuts, to make a larger board...

Food fun!(Stunts & Puzzles)
May 1, 2003... The great thing about doing stunts with food is that because everyone is familiar with bananas, bread, rolls, and eggs, when you do things with them that are out of the ordinary, other people are quite surprised. Sliced Bananas! How...

Easy pudding milk shake.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... * 3 cups cold milk * 1 pkg. (4-serving size) instant pudding, any flavor * 1 1/2 cups ice cream, any flavor Pour milk into blender. Add pudding mix and ice cream; cover. Blend on high speed 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into glasses...

Cinnamon-nut/fruit rolls.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... * 1 can Grands buttermilk biscuits, eight biscuit size * 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped * 1/4 cup granulated sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1 Asian pear, chopped after core is removed * 4 tablespoons butter or margarine,...

Maggie McGoop.(Poem)
May 1, 2003... Maggie McGoop A clever young lady named Maggie McGoop Once tried to set sail in her vegetable soup. Her ship was a cracker; her spoon was an oar; Her bowl was a sea with a circular shore. ...

Mom, a Veggie's at the door.(knock-knock jokes)
May 1, 2003... Mom, a Veggie's at the door Knock, knock Who's there? Water Water who? Water way to cat tomatoes. But she's getting her vitamin C. Knock, knock Who's there? Alma Alma who? Alma...

Please pass the pansies.(edible flowers)
May 1, 2003... Once upon a time, people ate flowers without giving it a second thought. Shakespeare's leading ladies enjoyed marigolds, primroses, or cowslips mixed in with their cottage cheese (then called "sweet curds"). Queen Victoria always requested...

Fun with food jokes.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Q. It must be difficult to eat soup with such a large mustache. A. Yes, it's quite a strain. Q. What did one raspberry say to the other raspberry? A. If you weren't so fresh we wouldn't be in this jam. Q. What did one tomato...

The castaways!(teaching 'The Buckley Family')
May 1, 2003... Previously: The Buckley Family is a family of hares who were ship-wrecked while enroute to Europe. The hares landed on a deserted island, uninhabited by any other talking beasts. Since making this island their home, they have made a garden,...

Food science.
May 1, 2003... We don't often think of food as scientific equipment, but there are a number of interesting experiments that we can do with food. Can you make an egg float in water? Start by slowly filling a wide-mouth quart jar half full of tap...

Schotzie's doghouse fun with food.(Short Story)
May 1, 2003... I love food. I know I'm a dog, and I'm supposed to eat dog food, but I LOVE PEOPLE FOOD! Jude takes good care of me and buys me a special kind of dog food because I'm getting older and can't eat just anything any more. But I like to try! ...

Breakfast box collection.
May 1, 2003... Some people come to breakfast to eat. Others come to the table with something else in mind: the cereal box. If you become a cereal box collector, your kitchen (and your bedroom!) will start to look like a warehouse, but that's normal. The...

Mashed Potatoes, Corn, or Rice.(Poem)
May 1, 2003... Mashed Potatoes, Corn, or Rice When I came home from school today, I saw the weirdest thing. A rabbit and a cow were sitting On our front porch swing. I thought how very strange To see a rabbit and a cow, ...

How to make a birthday cake.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Take one level cup of flour. Add a pinch of salt or two, Then cinnamon and baking soda, One teaspoon each will do. Beat one egg, one cup of sugar With salad oil--1/4 cup. Add one teaspoon of vanilla stir to mix it up. Grease an...

Pizza by Rick & Lisa.(Poem)
May 1, 2003... Pizza by Rick & Lisa There is an art, we say, in making good pizza. Let us show you how; our names are Rick and Lisa. First, we ask our father, "Would it be all right To make a pizza pie and then eat it tonight?" "Yes,...

Food for the mind.(mathematical games)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Friends: Jeri, Jerry, Chrissie, Chris, Frances, and Francis went to the carnival. When it came time for lunch, they had many choices of food vendors. They finally decided to eat at FOODIES. 1. Jeri decided to have a hot dog, french fries,...

Find the healthy snacks.(word games)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Make your way through the letter maze by connecting letters to spell "FIND THE HEALTHY SNACKS." You may move forward, backward, up, down, or diagonally. A letter cannot be connected more than once. The unconnected letters will then spell out...

Life among the vegetables.(vegetable jokes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Vegetables don't like to work on a commission. They prefer a straight celery. Vegetables keep up with the news by reading the morning peppers. Vegetables don't play tennis. They play squash. If you don't Like these jokes, the...

Harry's Adventure.(Kids' Corner)(Short Story)
May 1, 2003... Harry was walking in the forest one bright, sunny morning and came upon a raccoon that didn't look very happy at all. He asked the raccoon what was the matter, and the raccoon said that all the trees were disappearing. So Harry went to...