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Today we went to the kitchen to make lemonade to go with our pizza during our Pizza Party. First we measured out the amount of water we needed. We needed 8 coups, or half a gallon.   Then, we made a sugar water combination. We measured out our water and sugar. Then we boiled it.  Then we cut up our lemons- with help!  We checked on our sugar water and noticed it was all done. We put it in the refrigerator to cool.  Then we got to squeezing our lemons.  We finally got to pour in the lemon juice and sugar water. Then we stirred it up. It was a little tart but still very good!

We made bird nests with clay and loose materials

We went out to gather materials to make a checkboard game.  There is quite a collection for us to choose from when we begin working on the board tomorrow. Pulley Fun

Today we voted on a pumpkin carving design. We used jewels to mark our vote, and when we were done, friends figured out which one had the most. We will post a side by side picture with the design on the blog in the next couple of days. After we voted we cleaned out our pumpkin. 

Today we took a small group to the kitchen to make scented playdoh!

 We got to share our pumpkin seeds with our friends from Purple Room. They helped us prepare them and then roast them in our oven in the kitchen. First, we broke them up- they got a little stuck together after we washed them the other day. Then we drizzled the seeds in olive oil. We had to be very careful not to put too much. Then we tossed the seeds a bit to evenly distribute the olive oil.  Next came the salt. We sprinkled it all over the seeds and tossed them some more.   After we put them in some friends wanted to peek at them while they were cooking. We decided they need 5 more minutes.  They were perfectly roasted. We got to enjoy the pumpkin seeds with snack!