CJ, Annabelle and I used to go make cookies with Rick's students when he was a teacher there. Now, we go and do the same in the classroom of one of his former co-workers.
There is a whole lot of work that comes before the whole lot of fun. We made 25 melting snowman cookie kits. First, we had to make a bunch of sugar cookie dough hand cut each snowman base, and baked those. We also made 25 little round Rice Krispies treats for their heads. We assembled boxes with items they could use for decorations. Those included multiple kinds of chocolate chips, mini M&Ms, different colored nonpareils, gummy bears, little orange carrot noses made from gum paste, Teddy Grahams, sour candies that could be used for scarves or ??? and more.
As usual, we started with a little PowerPoint presentation about how we like to play with our food, and how that has led to entering cake contests and being volunteer cake makers for Birthday Dreams. We gave some safety instructions, and then it was off to the races.
The kids were so enthusiastic, and they really did a great job making their own melting snowmen. They were so proud of their final products.
We didn't get to do the cookie session last year because schools were closed, so it was especially fun to be back this year.
We had so much fun, I asked the teacher if we could come back this spring and do an edible art session with healthy foods with the class. She responded with an enthusiastic, "Yes!"
SO CLOSE: I have lot track of how many times this launch has been postponed, but the latest news is that the James Webb Space Telescope will launch on Christmas Day.
Unfortunately, the timing of lift off, 4:20 a.m., is a wee bit early for West Coasters in the U.S. to watch the launch from Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
However, if you're up and at 'em, you can watch on NASA Live.
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