Pregnancy
Magic Sandwiches
Time
- 15 to 30 minutes
Materials
- Wide-rimmed glass
- Bread
- Sandwich fillings
- Food coloring
- Milk
- Small paintbrush
Directions
- Why eat ordinary sandwiches when you can have magically colored ones? Begin by cutting the bread into a circle, using the glass.
- Mix a small amount of milk with food coloring and paint designs lightly onto the bread, making sure that is does not become soaked.
- Toast the bread before making sandwiches.
Extensions
- Sprinkle the colors with cinnamon before toasting and use it for a tea party.
- Let your child make a sandwich for you after asking you questions to guide choices.
- Use a color theme, like all red or red and yellow, for creating a sandwich.
- Use cookie cutters to make fanciful sandwich shapes.
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Excerpted from:
Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.
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