A night by the light of the Moon Theme Lesson Plan and Snack Recipe: Goodnight Moon

Moon Theme Lesson Plan for Goodnight Moon

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Make this moon theme snack for your homeschool moon or outer space lessons and read books about the Moon. We started our enchanted evening by watching, "Diego's Moonlight Rescue," a Nickelodeon DVD. I bet you can find Moonlight Rescue on Netflix now. The kids loved this one. Enjoy!

Moon theme lesson plans and ideas are at the bottom of this post.

Diego's Moonlight Rescue: A good companion movie for a lesson about the moon.

The moon is referred to as "Luna" in our house. Mayhem constantly checks for "her" behind the clouds and when it starts to get dark. She says, "Luna is my friend." We watched this cartoon about the moon every night for a month!

Yummy MOON RECIPE: Crescent Moons for Breakfast, Dinner, or Dessert

Dinner Crescent Moons.

Breakfast or Dessert Crescent Moons.

How to Make Crescent Roll Moons Recipe

Dinner:  Butter Spray, Parmesan Cheese, Crescent Rolls, Garlic Butter.

Dessert:  Butter Spray, Sugar, Cinnamon, Crescent Rolls.

We bought our crescent rolls at ALDI for super cheap. I always save the leftover condiments, so we have garlic butter from Papa John's for the recipe and to dip too!

• Spray your pan- even if its a non-stick one 
• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees 
• Open the can and roll out the individual triangles.
• Spread Garlic Butter on the triangle
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese 
• Roll your triangle starting at the base 
• Tell the kids to Bend it to a MOON shape
• Lightly spray and sprinkle more cheese on top
• Place in oven for 11 - 13 minutes or until golden 

These are great with Pasta!

Crescent Roll Moons.

Read, "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.

GoodNight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.

It's the best bedtime story...
    

(Goodnight Moon - Ooh, they're so cute, time flies...)

How to Make Crescent Roll Moons DESSERT Recipe

• Follow the steps above, omitting the garlic butter 
• Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon inside your triangle before rolling
• Dust the top of the roll with cinnamon
• Remove from the oven
• Spread with butter
• Sprinkle a little sugar on top to make your moon glow

These are an awesome bedtime snack with milk. We like to dip ours in jelly. 

Moon Theme Lesson Plans:

Preschool Moon Activities
Moon Lesson Plans from Mensa for Kids
K-4 Moon Lesson Plans from NASA
The Lunar Cycle Lesson for Grades 3-5 from PBS
Moon Coloring Page for the Letter 'M'



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Recommended Reading:

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown


Goodnight Moon

Reese Cup Cupcake Dessert Recipe

Chocolate Cake Reese Cup Cupcakes

This Homemade Reese Cup Dessert Cupcake Recipe combines chocolate and peanut butter in a fun new way. A chocolate cake cupcake contains a hidden surprise of a mini Reese's cup. In this Reese Cup Recipe, peanut butter buttercream and chopped Reese cups top the cupcakes. You can make them from scratch or use a box cake mix. Enjoy!

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Easy Baklava Recipe with Inexpensive Ingredients

Easy Peanut Butter Baklava

Baklava is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made from layers of phyllo dough and chopped nuts. It's a lot of work and can be quite costly, depending on the type of nuts chosen. This easy mock Baklava recipe allows you to make a baklava-inspired dessert more easily using inexpensive ingredients. If peanut allergies prohibit the use of peanut butter, other nut butters can be substituted. Enjoy!

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Easy Baklava Recipe with Inexpensive Ingredients.

Learn more about Baklava history.

Baklava Ingredients

   Syrup

       1/2 c. sugar

       1/4 c. honey

       1/2 c. water

       1 T lemon juice

       1 cinnamon stick

       2 whole cloves

       1/2 t vanilla

  Filling

       1/4 c. crunchy peanut butter

       1/4 c. butter

       1/4 c. chopped peanuts (opt.)

       1 t. ground cinnamon

1 carton flaky biscuits

Easy Peanut Butter Baklava Recipe.

1.  Bake biscuits at 350 degrees F until no longer doughy but not golden brown.  If the tops get hard, you can just discard the top layer later.  Allow the biscuits to cool.  Leave the oven hot.

2.  While the biscuits are baking, start to prepare the syrup:

      a.  Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan.

      b.  Turn the stove to medium.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.

      c.  Continue to heat with occasional stirring until the syrup reaches 225 degrees F, or until the syrup thickens.

      d.  Remove the syrup from the heat.

3.  Prepare the filling:

      a.  Melt the butter in a small bowl in a microwave at low power.

      b.  Stir in the peanut butter, cinnamon, and extra peanuts, if desired.

4.  Prepare the baklava:

      a. Lightly grease a small baking dish.  I used a 6" x 6" square dish.

      b.  Peel about half of the biscuits into layers.  Cut them in half if using a square dish.

      c.  Put a layer of biscuits in the bottom of the pan.  Be sure to fill up the edges of the pan so the syrup doesn't pool at the edges later.

      d.  Spread a thin layer of filling on top of the biscuits.

      e.  Continue to alternate biscuit layers and filling until the filling is consumed, layering more biscuits if needed.  End with a layer of biscuits.  I did not use the whole container.

      f.  Pour the syrup on the baklava.

5.   Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 10 minutes.

6.  Allow the baklava to cool completely.  ut the baklava into desired shapes.

Recommended:

Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Super Easy Valentine's Recipe: Heart Cookie

Make a Heart Shaped Cookie for Valentine's Day

Everyone loves cookies, right? To show your love on Valentine's Day, make an edible giant heart-shaped cookie pie with this super easy, delicious Valentine's Recipe. It's a cookie, its a pie, it's a new twist on a festive Valentine's Day dessert with only 3 ingredients. Enjoy!

October Calendar of Special Days and Unique Holidays for Kids 2020

Printable Unique Holidays and Special Days October Calendar 2020

The FREE Printable October calendar 2020 is full of fun autumn activities. It's fall in the states! Time for carving pumpkins, hiking, and enjoying friends and family around a campfire. It is also full of fun, unique and special days and holidays for kids. What will you celebrate? Enjoy!

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This Free Printable October Calendar of Special Days and Holidays can be edited to your liking. Just save a copy and rename it. Click the link to download and save yours!

October 2 - World Farm Animals Day

Farm Animal wall art available at Tinytotties.com

Read the Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown and make a paper barn and silo from an envelope and cardboard tube.

Pretending with Farm Animals
Trader's Point Creamery near Indianapolis offers Farm Tours.

October 4 - National Taco Day

Taco Appetizer Recipe

October 6 - World Habitat Day

Habitat for Humanity joins with partners around the world to rededicate to a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Show your support by attending a local World Habitat Day event or organizing one in your own community!

World Habitat Day - Get involved!

Community Service Project Ideas for Kids

October 10 - Angel Food Cake Day

Spooky Angel food cake by Matthew Mead. See the link below to get his book.

We found this spooky angel food cake from the book Cakes for Kids: 35 Colorful Recipes by Matthew Mead. The best part is, you start with a store bought cake. Easy and fast! We once make a pumpkin from a store bought cake. Hmm... I wonder if I have any pictures.

October 14  - National Dessert Day
This is my kind of day! Yum!  Want to learn how to make doughnuts at home? Just click the link for a fun recipe to make with kids on National Dessert Day!

October 15 - Global Handwashing Day
I like this day too! I like to wash my hands, even better I like other people to wash their hands! I know my germs; I don't know theirs!

October 25 - World Pasta Day

You should make some Harvest Skillet Pasta with the kids.

October 30 - National Candy Corn Day
Make Candy Corn S'mores!

Make candy corn s'mores with candy corn marshmallows.

October 31 - Carve a Pumpkin Day and Halloween, of course.
Halloween, is our favorite holiday! You'll find lots of diy costume ideas and Halloween treats for kids- just do a search in the sidebar for more fun ideas! Get started with, Things to do with Pumpkins.

Recommended Reading:

Halloween Is... by Gail Gibbons

The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons

The Pumpkin Book

Kitchen Kids: Homemade Edible Snowballs Make an Ice Cream Snowman to Eat

Make a Homemade Edible Snowman for a Party: Think Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Want to make a snowman? This cute little guy is perfect for a birthday party or holiday get together. Just make ice cream balls and freeze them in advance. So, gather the kids in the kitchen and build your own eatable (edible) snowmen. Enjoy!

Make a Snowman from Ice Cream Snowballs.

Build your own eatable snowman as a party activity.

To Make Edible Snowman Art You Need:

Vanilla Ice Cream
Pastel or Peppermints (Soft wedding mints are kid friendly)
Candy for Decorations
Chocolate Syrup
Optional: Shredded Coconut, Powdered Sugar



Have a snowman decorating party with mini snowballs.

How to Make Ice Cream Snowman Dessert: 

With a melon baller, scoop mini ice cream balls.
Place balls on wax paper on a cookie sheet and keep in freezer.
Let set for 15 minutes.
Remove balls one at a time and roll in crushed mints and/or coconut.
Serve 3 balls in a dessert dish with assorted candies.
Build Snowman.

   

Ice Cream Snowman made from Mini Snowballs for  Winter Holiday Party. 

Recommended Reading: 

Recipes for your kids to mix and make*

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Salted Strawberry Smoothie with Banana Recipe

Sugar Free Smoothie Recipe: Salted Strawberry Banana

Are you a fan of the Salted Caramel Recipe Trend? Why should Caramel get all of the love? Sea Salt your smoothies for a delicious dish! This Salted Strawberry Smoothie with Banana Recipe is sugar free and gluten free. Serve it for breakfast, brunch, or as a low cal dessert. Enjoy!

Salted Strawberry Smoothie with Banana Recipe.

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Things to do in Tampa with Kids: Lowry Park Zoo

Have you taken your kids to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa?

The Lowry Park Zoo is the perfect thing to do in Tampa with kids. The zoo is consistently voted the #1 zoo in America. We were lucky enough to visit the zoo during Zoominations. Admission to the zoo is all inclusive. That means, buy one ticket and ride as many rides as you want! 

Don't miss the African safari ride.

We loved Zoominations so much, that it wasn't until we returned home that we realized we hadn't taken any pictures of the animals! Rest assured, the animals are the highlight! Scroll down to learn more about them and other activities at the Lowry Park Zoo. Enjoy!

Things to do in Tampa with Kids: Lowry Park Zoo.

Zoominations at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa.

Sure, every zoo is similar. Every zoo has animals, but the way they live at the Lowry Park Zoo is special. The Aviary is amazing. You walk down a path where birds walk next to you or fly over your head- they aren't afraid. So many beautiful species call this aviary home. The parrot aviary at Busch Gardens (which is near the zoo) was nice, but if you wanted a bird to come see you, you had to buy special food to feed them. 

Chinese dragon lantern at the Lowry Park Zoo.

What is the meaning of the Chinese Dragon?

Beautiful elephant, Chinese lanterns.

Cool dude enjoying the food at Wallaby Station.

My kids enjoyed the cafeteria just as much as the rest of the zoo! We have a membership to the Indianapolis Zoo, so we spend a lot of time there. Usually, we pack a lunch. At the Lowry Park Zoo, the food is in a room. Chefs are behind a wall. They have the most popular items ready to grab and go! If you want something else, they will quickly prepare it for you.

Once you've grabbed your main course, you walk to other windows and grab fruit, vegetables, water, drinks, and sides. The cash register is outside the room. There is very little wait time.

During our trip, the kids had their own money to budget. They were thrilled to be able to choose whatever they wanted and pay themselves! Jake didn't want to spend too much. He had a large slice of pizza, fries, and a soft drink for about $8. Mayhem... well, if you are a regular reader, you know how it goes. Mayhem spent about $20! She had the pizza, some fruit, chips, dessert, and drinks. The point is, you don't have to spend a lot of money, but you can if you go crazy! Self-serve isn't for everyone.  :)

Panda lanterns in front of the carousel at the zoo.

Chinese Dragon.

The elephant lanterns were right outside the Zoo Safari. This is the best safari ride we've ever taken. It is worth the wait. The safari area is enclosed with netting and gates that separate the animals. Many times, the safari vehicle stopped to wait for animals to pass. The guides are excellent! The information is interesting and informative. Feel free to ask questions.

Coy pond lantern sculptures.

These dinosaurs are Chinese lanterns too!

The primates are fun to watch. Just don't be like Jake! While watching the chimpanzees, he decided to climb a nearby tree. Oh my! I was busy chasing Mayhem, when I realized he wasn't with me. The grandparents found him in the tree. I thought they were joking! Not Jake. Yes, Jake.

While relaxing in a branch, he lost his sandal down the box that surrounded the tree. Yep, it looked like a scary place to go. I kept thinking about snakes, scorpions, and fire ants. Unhappily, (and forced by Mom) he jumped down into the sandy pit and got it. Life has consequences. Luckily, the chimpanzees didn't notice.

Beautiful peacock lanterns.

More peacock lanterns.

Koalas, tigers, rhinos, elephants, primates of all sorts, birds of all kinds, ponies, llamas, wolves, black bears, oh my! These are just some of the animals you'll see. There's a log ride, a carousel, train, bumper boats, mini-coaster and more! Shows and talks, and even a manatee hospital! The zoo has lots of vegetation, so it doesn't get too hot. Everyone will find something they enjoy.

Tampa Lowry Park Zoo Rides

Traditional Chinese Lanterns.

Tampa Lowry Park Zoo Coupons

Want discount admission? Enjoy the zoo for free on your birthday! If you are a member of your local zoo, you might get discounts or be admitted free with the zoo's reciprocal program.

Recommended:

Make a Chinese Dragon Craft

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with Photos, Maps, and More!*

Visit the nearby Manatee Viewing Center

Make a Panda Craft

Zoo by Gail Gibbons*