Week 4: Volcanoes!

We are WAY behind on all or our summer fun.  We never got to pirate week!  I'm hoping to get most of these cool volcano activities in.

Okay, this week's theme is volcanoes.  If your kids are science junkies like Aidan, they'll love this.

On Monday and Tuesday we are going to make a volcano.  We are going to make it on Monday, let it dry, and then explode it on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we will make chocolate lava volcanoes to eat...yummy! (recipe is below)

On Thursday, we'll make lava in a cup.

Here's the recipe (it is from the book Kids in the Kitchen Year 'Round Fun):

Chocolatey Lava Cakes:

Ingredients:
1 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 T. all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 T. baking cocoa
Optional:  m&m's candies


Place chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave on high for 30 seconds at a time until melted.  stir until smooth.  Stir in vanilla.


Mix sugar, salt and flour in a small bowl.  Stir into chocolate mixture.


Beat with an electric mixer on medium.  Add eggs, one at a time, and beat on high for 4 minutes.  Chill until cold.


Grease 8 cups of a muffin tin lightly.  Sprinkle with cocoa and shake off any extra cocoa.


Pour 1/4 c. of batter into each muffin cup.  Bake for 10-11 minutes at 375 degrees, until cakes are set on outside but gooey inside.  (Don't over bake).
Turn out onto dessert plates and sprinkle with m&m's  Serve warm.

I think I'll leave Friday open this week.  We've had a really hard time getting to everything each week.  I don't think we've been able to do all the activities yet for any of the weeks...so, I'm making Friday a free day/catch up day.

Other free activities you may be interested in this week:

Tuesday and Wednesday (June 29-30):  Free movies at 10 am, UA Fossil Creek
This week they are showing:  Astro Boy and Rugrats in Paris

Wednesday:  Sugar-Free All Stars, Saginaw Rec. Center @ 10am  (not sure what this is exactly)

Thursday:  Ringling Circus Clown Saginaw Library 4 pm

Supply List:
flour (lots of it!)
salt (lots of it!)
vegetable oil
empty soda bottle
red food coloring
liquid detergent
baking soda
vinegar
chocolate chips
butter
vanilla
eggs
cocoa
m&m candies