Today is Friday! That means it’s COOKING DAY! Today’s cooking activity is not quite as healthy as the last couple of weeks, but that’s okay. You can’t be sugar-free 100% of the time! Today you will make “haystack spiders”. All you need is a bag of chocolate chips and a bag or can of chow mein noodles. Have your students pour the chocolate chips into a microwaveable bowl and microwave them for 30 seconds at a time at 50% power to keep them from burning. Alternately, you can use a double boiler on a hot plate/electric burner, but be very cautious to keep your students away from the heat! Melt the chocolate chips, stirring occasionally. Have the students stir in the chow mein noodles carefully, then let each student scoop out a spoonful or 2 of the mixture onto a piece of wax paper. Once they cool, they are ready to eat!
For fine motor, make paper-plate webs. You can use black paper/foam plates or even Halloween-themed plates. Ahead of time, punch holes all the way around the edges, spaced about 1 ½ to 2 inches apart. Tie a piece of yarn into one of the holes then have the students lace the yarn across the paper plate to make a web. Lace a spider ring into the yarn; tie off the end when the students have finished lacing.
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