Hi again Peppers!
It was the second day of camp and we learned all about bats!
Some of us practiced our bat house building skills and some us got to paint the wood for our bat houses.
Mr. Alan helps the Green Peppers use hammers to practice for making their bat houses
Orange Peppers paint the wood for their bat houses
We made our own “bat caves” and listened to bat noises while we read about bats.
The Yellow Peppers read about bats in their “caves”
We played some fun games to learn how bats find their food! Some people were trees and helped the “bat” find the “moth” kind of like playing marco polo.
Yellow Peppers play bat and moth.
A Red Pepper hides his moth when playing the find the food game.
In garden kitchen we made Bat’s Blood Smoothies. We used a rainbow of different colors in our food and talked about how bats eat different foods to get different nutrients!
Orange Peppers prepare their fruit for their smoothie
It was a rainy afternoon so we decided to play some more inside games. The Green Peppers came up with Bat, Bat, Dragonfly because bats eat dragonflies.
Green Peppers play an inside game while waiting for the rain to end
In afternoon garden kitchen we made cucumber salad. We practiced more kitchen skills and learned how to peel a cucumber.
A Red Pepper cuts up the cucumber for the salad
Tomorrow is our bee day so “bee” ready for another fun day at camp!
See you tomorrow!
Libby the Ladybug
Garden Kitchen Recipes
Bat’s Blood Smoothie
-1 cup strawberries
-1/8 seedless watermelon
-1 cup blueberries
-1/2 cup plain yogurt
-6 ice cubes
-1/2 cup orange juice
-1/2 banana
-1/4 cup spinach
-2 tbsp beet juice
Add ¼ cup of spinach to bottom of the blender.
Count 6 ice cubes and gently place at the bottom of the blender.
Blend ice & spinach until spinach is well minced.
Cut banana in half and peel.
Chop watermelon into dices and add to blender.
Add ½ cup plain yogurt to blender.
Wash and dry blueberries, then add to blender.
Measure ½ cup orange juice and gently pour into blender.
Add 2 tbsp beet juice to blender.
Wash strawberries, hull cores, and add to blender.
Pulse the blender until smooth, using a spatula to scrape down the sides.
Simple Polish Cucumber Salad
-2 large cucumbers
-2 cups plain yogurt
-1 lemon
-1 tbsp fresh dill
-Salt / Pepper
-¼ red onion
-Garlic powder
-Onion powder
In a small bowl, measure out 2 cups of plain yogurt.
Add a dash of garlic powder and onion powder.
Add 3 cranks of salt & 3 cranks of pepper to the bowl.
Wash and rip 1 tbsp fresh dill, then add to bowl.
Roll & wash lemon, add lemon juice to large bowl.
Mix well until flavors are incorporated.
Peel & chop cucumbers into bite size pieces.
Peel outer layer of red onion and use food processor to mince into small pieces.
Mix all salad components together and let rest for 5-10 minutes in the refrigerator.