J-E-L-L-O

With two littles, I am always looking for crafts that are safe and/or edible for my one-year-old that loves to put everything in her mouth.

This week we had some fun with JELLO. It was so easy and yummy I just had to share.

What You Need:

a box of JELLO (let your kids pick the color or colors)

boiling water

cold water

a bowl and a wisk

a glass 9×13 dish

cookie cutter shapes

I did not do anything special with the making of the JELLO. I simply followed the directions on the box. However, I tried to make as many fun learning activities from the snack making as I could think of.

Learning Activities:

COLORS. I let Ellie pick the colors of JELLO at the store. MIXING and POURING. I let Ellie pour the JELLO powder in the bowl and mix once I added the water. HOT vs COLD. We talked about the hot water and that we don’t touch the hot water. We looked at the steam when I poured the hot water in the bowl. We talked about the difference between the hot water and the cold water when I added the cold water. COUNTING. We counted the cups of water as we poured them in and counted as we stirred. LIQUID vs SOLID. I didn’t do this one with Ellie, but with an older child you could observe the JELLO in the liquid state and then compare it to the solid state after it has been in the refrigerator. PATIENCE. The JELLO takes 4 hours at least to solidify, so you have to be patient with this activity. You can’t eat it right away. SHAPES. We talked about the different shapes we cut out of the JELLO with our cookie cutters. SHARING. We shared our fun treat with sister, Hanna!

Making JELLO together was so easy and so much fun. It was a great reminder that you can turn anything into a fun learning activity!