A Fun Activity for Pre-Schoolers
Freddy loves getting messy in the kitchen! He also loves eating yummy things. At his nursery, Freddy had made pirate coins using melted chocolate and was so enthusiastic telling me all about it that we adapted the activity to make our own choccy treats.So we got busy and made Muddy Puddles! The mud is made of molten chocolate with dried fruit as the rocks and stones. This is a super easy activity for pre-schoolers who will be able to decorate the Muddy Puddles all on their own.
You need:
1 bar of milk chocolate
An assortment of dried fruit (we used raisins, sultanas and chopped apricots.)
What you do:
Melt the chocolate in the microwave and pour puddles onto a silicone baking tray or onto greaseproof paper. (This is obviously a job for the grown-ups, but after this little ones can take over!)
Use a spoon to swirl the melted chocolate to the required shapes.
Then decorate with dried fruit. (You could also use cake sprinkles or cereals like Rice Krispies too.)
Pop in the fridge to set, them remove from the silicone to enjoy.
This is such a quick and easy activity to do with your children. It gives you the opportunity to talk about the science of melting the chocolate, changing its state from solid to liquid when heated. It's never too young to learn about science!
Freddy loved arranging his dried fruit on top of his Muddy Puddles. We used a healthy topping to offset the fact that it was on a chocolate base!
Freddy loved eating a Muddy Puddle after his lunch and said it was 'delicious'! He also had a lot of fun getting busy in the kitchen with me.
