This week focuses on transport and we have:
Watched Up
Baked Traffic Light Biscuits
Created a Cardboard Space Ship House
Watched Up
Baked Traffic Light Biscuits
Created a Cardboard Space Ship House
Ingredients
Biscuits
4oz butter
3oz sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
11oz flour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
4oz butter
3oz sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
11oz flour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Decoration
Smarties/M&Ms/Skittles/crushed lollipops/jams
(anything you wish to use that is red, orange and green!)
Smarties/M&Ms/Skittles/crushed lollipops/jams
(anything you wish to use that is red, orange and green!)
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees
- Combine all of the biscuit ingredients together in a bowl to create you biscuit dough
- Roll it out to around 2cm in thickness and cut out rectangles 3cm by 8cm in size
- Using a small circular object cut out three circles from each biscuit (we used a piping nozzle)
- Cook the biscuits for around 10 minutes then remove from the oven, add your sweet decorations into the three holes and bake for another 3 minutes
- Allow to cool
- Scoff!
We popped a few of ours onto sticks which were great to use with some toy cars in the garden when we had a picnic!
Cardboard Space Ship House
Jamster had asked for a new home for some Moshi Monsters figures so I decided to create one quickly from a box that I had spare, rather than just buying one on this occasion! It takes a few minutes to create but if it saves some pennies towards days out this summer then it's definitely worth it.
Equipment
Cardboard
Pencil
Scissors
Paint
Objects to decorate (anything you wish to add)
Pencil
Scissors
Paint
Objects to decorate (anything you wish to add)
Method
- Cut out two large, curved, triangle shapes using the cardboard, 2 smaller sized versions (then cut down the centre to create 4 pieces) and 3 different sized circles to use as platforms/levels.
- Cut 4 slits in each circle, a quarter of the way round.
- Cut a slit from the top to a third of the way down on one of the large triangles and from the bottom to two thirds up on the other. Then cut three horizontal slits in them using the circles diameters as the measurements
- Paint the pieces and allow to dry fully
- Assemble the space ship by slotting the two large pieces together and inserting the round bases into the slots
- Decorate and play!
Up
This is one of our favourite Disney Pixar movies which follows 78 year old Carl Fredricksen's journey in his balloon-driven flying home!
He spent the majority of his life dreaming of travel with his wife but after she passed away he finally got round to doing it in an extraordinary way. Teamed with 8 year old Junior Wilderness Explorer Russell he encounters wild terrain, villains (and their talking dogs) and strange jungle creatures.
Next week the theme will be Bees.
If you have any transport themed posts feel free to add your links below!
If you have any transport themed posts feel free to add your links below!
love the biscuits - great idea - will need to give them a bash!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea thanks!!!
ReplyDeletelove these posts such great ideas
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The biscuits look fab,definately giving them a go :)
ReplyDeleteWe made these last night for the kids to take to school !
ReplyDeleteI'll defo give this a try!
ReplyDeleteThose traffic light biscuits look easy enough to make and really fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI must get this movie, I think I would enjoy it as well as the kids :)
ReplyDeleteThe traffic light biscuits are great for young kids.
ReplyDeleteLove this film and LOVE your spaceship house! Something to put on the 'to make' list :) x
ReplyDeletegreat traffic lights biscuits im gunna make them with the kids :) thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI love the traffic light biscuits- so cute!
ReplyDeleteLoving Traffic Light Biscuits.
ReplyDeleteSome great ideas
ReplyDeleteBiscuits look lovely & Up is a great film
ReplyDeleteI love the biscuits and was going to give them a go until I discovered I only have maple syrup and not golden. That wouldnt work would it?
ReplyDeleteWow what a great idea!! definately anything to save money i have a spare box might have to think of an idea to make for my eldests barbies and im sure she would love to help decorate it too. Thankyou :)
ReplyDeleteThe Traffic light biscuits look fab. Will make some with the little ones over Christmas holidays as an alternative to mince pies :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic idea! My boy is going to love making these, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteBiscuits seem a great idea. Thanks for the recipe. Love the Cardboard Spaceship, the boys will love making this.
ReplyDeleteRachel Craig
This brought all the memories from Blue Peter back from my childhood. I have made similar biscuite with tiny amount of jam and lemon curd in.
ReplyDeletewow - these look so cool!
ReplyDeleteThese look fab
ReplyDeleteI love the space ship. My two are always bringing my recycling back in to junk model
ReplyDeleteThe traffic light biscuits look great fun to make
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to give these a go, they look scrummy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea
ReplyDeleteI really like the biccies - they look so simple to make but so effective!
ReplyDeletelovely idea
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using a theme for different activities!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas. The kids would love them all.
ReplyDeleteRachel Craig
Love the idea of the biscuits, definitely going to give that a try.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR THE GREAT IDEAS TO KEEP THE KIDS BUSY AT HOME ON A RAINY DAY WHILST ON A BUDGET
ReplyDeletelove these ideas
ReplyDeletethe biscuits look fab
ReplyDeletetried them, they worked out great
ReplyDeleteI love the biscuits idea. Going to try with my kids
ReplyDeletethe traffic light cookies look FAB, must go try them myself :)
ReplyDeletemy sons like up, even though I always cry
ReplyDeleteYour traffic light biscuits look amazing! :)
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