Our Halloween Mad Scientist Party!

Our amazing room mom, Jayme, planned the BEST PARTY EVER!  With the help of all of the families in our class (thank you!) we were able to do many experiments while wearing lab coats and safety goggles!  We watched dinosaurs grow from capsules, we made "bugs" light up, we watched as foam exploded from a dinosaurs mouth, we made ooey gooey slime, we made a geyser, and we did a lot of great experiments with dry ice!  We then ended the day with some yummy treats!

Thank you, Greens Plus!

Today we tried greens plus chocolate bars (www.greensplus.com) and the class LOVED them!  I love them too and told the kids that I eat one everyday! They were amazed that the inside was green but still tasty!  I'm not sure why they associate green food with being yucky but this sure did change their minds!  You can get them at some Safeway's, Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods, or on their website (that's what I do) or amazon!  Here is what the kids had to say:

Annabelle- you guys must be scientists to make all of those ingredients taste so good!

Connor- Thank you for giving us bars for our whole class!

Hunter- The bars are really delicious!  Thank you for sending them to our whole class! They were amazing!

Cooper- I like those bars because they taste really good!

Luke- Thank you for giving these to our class!

Toron- Thank you for giving these bars to our class because I really like them!

Kailey- Thank for giving us those bars!

Ava- I really like these bars and thank you for giving them to our whole class!

Haiden- Thank you for getting these to us.  Most everyone in our class liked them!

Delaney- Yummy, yummy, yummy! How do you make green stuff taste so good?

Thank you Dragon Herbs!

Today we got to try goji berries from Dragon Herbs (www.dragonherbs.com)!  The kids LOVED them!  Unfortunately you can only get them online but they are well worth it!  And so healthy for us! They also sent us a superfood powder that the kids are taking home to try on yogurt or applesauce or in smoothies!  Here is what the kids had to say about the goji berries:

Connor- Thank you for sending these berries to our class!

Logan- This is probably the best thing I ever tasted!

Addy- I like these.  Thank you for sending these!

Hunter- These are…DELICIOUS!

Ava- These are awesome!

Ellie- Thank you for the goji berries.  I just love them!

Cooper- I really like goji berries.  They are good!

Thank you, Go Raw!

Today we tried sprouted pumpkin seeds and carrot cake "cookies" by a company called Go Raw (www.goraw.com)  The great thing about them was that neither treat had any added sugar so our bodies were very healthy!  I told the kids that it would make their bodies go "zing!!"
Here is what the kids had to say:

Sprouted Pumpkin seeds:

Addy- Thank you so much.  These taste so good!

Toron- The pumpkin seeds are delicious!

Connor- Thank you for these pumpkin seeds for our class!

Cooper- Thank you for these great seeds!

Ava- Thank you for bringing such a really, really yummy snack to our class!

Ellie- Thank you for giving the seeds to us.  I am so thankful for you!

Carrot Cake Cookies:

Toron- Those are just too good!

Kailey- Thank you for the cookie crackers!  They were so crunchy!

Connor- Thank you for the cookies!  They taste super good!

Luke- I like those a lot!

Cooper- I like the cookie crackers.  They taste so good!

Aubrey- Those are really, really good!

Ellie- Thank you so much for the cookies!  I love them!

Colten- Thank you for the cookies. (can I have some more Ms. Baker!)

Thank you Justin's!

Sometimes treats (the sugary ones!) don't have to be all bad for you!  Justin's (www.justins.com) sent us organic peanut butter cups and they were a hit!  No bad chemicals (high fructose corn syrup, GMOs, etc)...only well sourced ingredients!  They also sent us some nut butters that we will get to try later this week! You can find their products at King Soopers, Safeway, and Walmart. Here is what some kids had to say about the peanut butter cups:

Connor- Thank you for sending those chocolates to our class!

Toron- This is too good to be healthy for me!

Jasper- I really like these treats a lot!

Colten- I love these.  (Ms. Baker, can I have some more!?)

Aubrey- Thank you!  They taste so good!

Luke- Everything tastes so good!

Kailey- These treats taste really, really good!

Ava- These are so good I am about to cry happy tears!

Thank you Happy Family Brands!

Today we began learning about our bodies and how we can stay healthy.  One way to keep our bodies healthy and happy to is make candy (and other sugary treats) a sometimes food and try to eat more fruits and vegetables as all the time foods! To help us learn that healthy foods can taste yummy, different companies sent us healthy snacks to try!

Today we got to try Apple, peach, pumpkin, and cinnamon sauce from Happy Family Brands  (happyfamilybrands.com)  They can be found at King Soopers, Safeway, and Wal-Mart!  Here is what some of the kids had to say about it:

Ava- I like these a lot!

Jasper- Thank you for sending these to us!

Colten- Thank you for sending these so much.  Thank you and thank you!

Kailey- Thank you! And Yum!

Luke- Thank you! This is delicious!

Aubrey- Thank you!

Connor- Thank you and these taste so good!

Toron- Thank you for letting us have these healthy treats for our class!  They taste fabulous!

What is your favorite sense?

What is your favorite sense and why?

Logan- my favorite sense is seeing so I don’t run into anything sharp!

Connor- my favorite sense is hearing so I can keep hearing things!

Luke- my favorite sense is hearing because I want to be able to hear when my mom says to go to class!

Delaney- my favorite sense is taste because if we didn’t have it we would be without food and water!

Toron- my favorite sense is seeing so that I don’t cut myself when I eat!

Annabelle- my favorite sense is seeing so I don’t run into a wall and get hurt!

Hunter- my favorite sense is taste so I can try new food!

Addy- my favorite sense is taste because I have a lot of food in my belly!

Jasper- my favorite sense is seeing because I like to look at houses, dogs, and people making dinner!

Colten- my favorite sense is hearing so I can hear the danger of a rattlesnake!

Kailey- my favorite sense is hearing in case there is a fire!

Aubrey- my favorite sense is feeling because I like to feel stuff that is soft!

Cooper- my favorite sense is seeing because I like to see roller coasters and cars crashing into each other!

Ava- my favorite sense is taste because I like to eat!

Haiden- my favorite sense is seeing because I like to see things go fast!

Camden- I like all of them!

Ellie- my favorite sense is hearing so I can hear the police if I get into an accident.