Monday, September 29, 2014

Banana, Egg and Oatmeal Pancakes


 
        Ingredients
 
              1 banana
              2 eggs
              1 pack instant oatmeal 
 
        Instructions
                   
             Mix ingredients in a blender or food processor
             Heat a large skillet over medium heat
             Lightly coat skillet with cooking spray or vegetable oil
             Pour about 1/4 cupfuls on to hot skillet
             Cook until edges are dry and flip with a spatula 
             Cook other side until golden brown
             Makes 6-8 pancakes
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Halloween Books for Kids



Summer is officially over and Fall has now begun! With only six days till October, Halloween will be here before you know it. While you wait for its arrival, you can build anticipation with some fun Halloween movies and books...I have put together a list of a few favorite Halloween books that are sure to get the kids excited for the upcoming holiday!
 
The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing
 
Where's my Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi
 
Wee Witches Halloween by Jerry Smath
 
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
 
Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson
 
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain
 
The Bones of Fred McFee by Eve Bunting
 
Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex
 
Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell
 
Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting
 
Trick -or- Treat: A Happy Haunter's Halloween by Debbie Leppanen
 
H is for Haunted House: A Halloween Alphabet Book by Tanya Lee Stone
 
Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray
 
Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends by Katherine Tegen
 
Just Say Boo! by Susan Hood
 
The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, September 8, 2014

Fall books for kids

 
Summer is almost over, and there's no better way to welcome the new season than snuggling up on the couch and reading fun, fall-themed books! We have been visiting the library weekly scouring the shelves for good reads. I have put together a list of our favorites so far.
 
 
(This book was not in the list originally because it was just recently released but we were able to order it from the Scholastic Reading Club flyers)
 
 
Pippa the pumpkin fairy by Tim Bugbird
 
 How many seeds in a pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara
 
Let it fall by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
 
Leaf trouble by Jonathan Emmett
 
The very best pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton
 
How big could your pumpkin grow by Wendell Minor
 
Fancy Nancy and the Fall foliage by Jane O'Connor
 
When the leaf blew in by Steve Metzger
 
A friend for all seasons by Julia Hubery
 
I know it's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli
 
Patty's pumpkin patch by Teri Sloat
 
Fletcher and the falling leaves by Julia Rawlinson
 
Pumpkin pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington