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Thursday, October 1, 2009
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Napkin Technique author(s):carebears
Craft lesson has never been able to spark great interest in me... But... I LOVE napkin technique! It is sooooFUN and definitely much more easier than SEWING...
Materials needed:
Beautiful Napkins
Wooden boxes, ceramics or glass
Special glue (not sure of its name but the picture is below)
Acrylic paint (LOTS and lots of white)
Cheap large surface paint brush
Sponge
Hair dryer
The EASY steps:
Select some beautiful napkins. Cut out the designs.
Coat the surface of your box with acrylic paint using sponge. Preferably with a light tone colour.
Dry with a dryer. Repeat step 2 and 3 at least 3 times.
Remove layers of napkins. Decide where to put the cut out designs.
Dip brush with special glue and paint on surface of napkin. Dry with dryer.
A very fun activity to do with the little ones! Will definitely try it out with Zyeera during the December holidays.
Eliz's work... NICE!
There is also the fabric painting which can be done on any fabric with a fabric paint. I went to Mustaffa Centre (My one stop centre to find anything. It's 24 hours! Very useful if you suddenly find something missing on the night before microteaching) and bought a set of 15 colour fabric paint and a set of fabric crayons. Both only add up to $14.95. Cheap stuff...
I enjoyed painting the butterfly on book cover as well. But I haven't had the chance to take a picture of that. Instead i have some pics on the teacher's sample. Anyway, I proposed to my GESL group to do fabric painting as one of the activity in the camp we will be organising. I'm sure the children will enjoy it!
Love, Zuzi
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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MicroTeaching1- Meals for children in day care author(s):carebears
Hello! Today I wanna share what I feel about a particular dish during the first microteaching. The theme was food for children at the day care centre. The dish that I particularly liked was taught by our dear friend, Farah! She taught us to make chicken nuggets of various shapes...! Guess what?! It was so easy that I tried it at home! That day after preparing I could not taste as I was fasting so when I tried making at home, it was YUMMYLICIOUS! It took me less than half an hour to get everything ready and served on the table! Zyeera likes it but I did not allow her to eat more than 3 as i found it oily..
I found a similar recipe that uses prawns instead of chicken in the book that Miss Soo recommended, the one that cost $15. My husband and I tried the substituition of chicken with tiger prawns! We seasoned the prawns with salt and sugar instead of salt and pepper. The results..... YUMMY! And you all know how juicy tiger prawns are! *Drooling*
We were deep frying late at night, very early in the morning around 12+ to 1AM... So you can imagine the calories expanding in my body! Oh man... I'm so not going to look good in the ready made sari that I plan to wear to an indian wedding.. Haiz.., 10 push up per night, gradually increase the number... Well prolly I would still be able to shed the fats at the abdomen area.
The other dishes that were prepared during the 1st microteaching were pasta and cupcakes. The pasta was easy to make too but mine and zul's turn out like a soup instead... The picture is below... We like it soupy eh Zul?!?! Haha..
As for the cupcakes... It's my first time trying out the icing decorations! Well i think it takes a lot of practice to get a nice decoration but yeah i still do enjoy it! i like the thick chocolaty taste!
PS: pardon me for the lack of pics in this post.. Just this picture took me a while to upload.
Love,
Zuzi
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Bust-stop Activity author(s):carebears
Hi! Finally had time to drop by and contribute! Was really busy and today is the start of the recess break! It's not really a break.. im sure you all know we have lots of assignments due the minute we return to school. And... my microteaching is in week 9! So there goes my recess break.. Im coming back to schol on monday, tuesday, thursday and friday.. haIZ..
Alright, for now i am sharing my group bus-stop activity. My group members were Yani, Wani, Xiu Feng and Amanda. We did the part on -You and Your Wardrobe- which consist of the topic textile and Clothing as well as Singapore Fashion Scene.
We had four stations:
The Runway- Students will have to mix and match the traditional clothing and accessories. Following which, they have to put it on and take a picture.
The Naked Eye- Students are provided with a magnifying lense and they are to identify the weaves
Drip Drop- Students drop Soya Sauce on the fabric swatches provided to test absorbency
The Heritage- Students are provided with materials such as tshirt, umbrella, etc and they are to identify if the materials are man-made or natural fiber.
The Runway The Naked Eye Drip Drop The Heritage
AiteS! That's my group's bus-stop activity... Hope it will provide some ideas.
Love,
Zuzi.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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APPLE CUSTARD TART Makes 8 servingsACTIVE TIME: 35 minutesTOTAL TIME: 1 1/2 hoursEASE OF PREPARATION: ModerateCrust 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons canola oil 3 tablespoons water Filling 6 tablespoons sugar, divided 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 medium apples 1/3 cup low-fat cottage cheese 85g reduced-fat cream cheese 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of saltMethods To make crust: Preheat oven to 180°C. Coat a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray. Spread oats in a pie pan; bake until toasted, 7 to 15 minutes. Let cool. Process in a food processor until finely ground. Stir together ground oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Drizzle oil onto dry ingredients and mix with a fork or your fingers until crumbly. Use a fork to stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough just comes together. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface; knead 7 to 8 times. Roll dough out into an 11-inch circle. Transfer the dough to prepared pan, pressing to fit. Trim edges. Prick bottom of the crust in a few places with a fork and line with foil or parchment paper. Fill with pie weights, dry beans or rice. Bake crust until firm, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove foil or parchment and weights; cool on a wire rack. To make filling: Mix 3 tablespoons sugar, lemon zest and juice and cinnamon in a bowl. Peel, core and cut apples lengthwise into 12 wedges each, tossing the apples in sugar mixture as you work. Arrange the apples in a single layer in prebaked crust and drizzle with any liquid from bowl. Place pan on a baking sheet and bake until the apples are tender but still hold their shape, 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, puree cottage cheese in a food processor until smooth. Add cream cheese, egg, vanilla, salt and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar; process until smooth. Pour over the apples. Bake the tart until custard is set, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.
NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 194 calories; 7 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono); 33 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 2 g fiber; 208 mg sodium; 119 mg potassium. (1 serving meets 2 Carbohydrate servings - HDP)
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Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies author(s):carebears
(Just wanted to share...something I tried at home!) SPICY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES Makes 36 pieces ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened1/2 cup butter flavored shortening1 cup packed light brown sugar1/2 cup white sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon salt3 cups rolled oats1 cup raisins Methods Preheat oven to 175°C. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
NUTRITION INFORMATION:Per serving: 144 calories; 6.3 g fat; 19 mg cholesterol; 20.5 g carbohydrate; 2.1 g protein; 1.1 g fiber; 100 mg sodium; 86 mg potassium.
<3 Wani
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