Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 8 tablespoons butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ cups vegetable or canola oil
• ½ cup sugar

Instructions

1. Combine water, butter, salt, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in 1 ½-quart saucepan over medium heat. Bring pot to rolling boil.
2. Reduce heat to low.
3. Add flour and stir vigorously until mix forms a ball. Remove from heat and let rest for 5-7 min.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, and stir until combined. Set aside.
5. Using caution, heat oil in medium skillet or 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat or until temperature reaches 350˚.
6. Spoon dough into piping bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe 1-inch strip of dough over saucepan, cut with knife, and drop into hot oil. Repeat until churro bites fill saucepan with room to fry.
7. Fry churro bites until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon or mesh spider strainer.
8. Drain churro bites on paper towel.
9. Mix sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl. Toss in churro bites until coated. Place on serving plate and serve with favorite dipping sauce.

Materials

• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Cardboard for a base
• Tape (painter’s tape works well)
• Paper towel rolls (optional)
• Toilet paper rolls
• Marble or small rubber ball

Directions

• Cut the tubing in half. This doubles the amount of “track” for the roller coaster.
• Your “car” (the marble) needs kinetic energy at the beginning of the roller coaster so that it can make it through the entire course. How should the tubing for the beginning of the roller coaster be positioned? Use tape and various supports to create the starting point.
• Use the tubing, tape and supports to build the rest of your roller coaster. Try to include at least one loop, hill and jump.
• Put the plastic cup at the end of the course. The challenge is to get the marble to land in the cup.
• Place your marble at the beginning of your roller coaster and let it go. Did it work? Figure out what went wrong, and make adjustments to your course as needed.

Extensions

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1-1/3 cup milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• *Oil for frying (amt depends on your skillet size) I used peanut oil
• ¼ cup confectioners sugar for dusting

1. Add dry ingredients into large bowl
2. Add in eggs, milk & vanilla & whisk until fully combined & there are very little lumps
3. In a large skillet add about ½ inch oil & heat to 350 degrees - watching closely
4. Transfer batter into a large squeeze bottle - you may have to do this in batches
5. Once oil has reached frying temperature - squeeze batter into funnel cake pattern - try to keep it somewhat circular
6. Allow to fry 30-60 seconds or until golden brown - flip & cook other side the same
7. *Note- keep watch of your oil temp as this can fluctuate.
8. Once both sides are done cooking use tongs to remove & place immediately in paper sack to drain off the oil
9. Continue with remaining batter & adding to the bag
10. Once complete dust each cake with confectioners sugar before serving
11. *Some like to also add some pie filling , berry sauce or chocolate sauce

Supplies:

Straws, ruler, scissors, mini muffin papers, mini needle-nose pliers, wire, string, hot glue gun.

Step 1: Cut 24 straws in 5 1/2″ lengths.

Step 2: Threading wire through 3 of the straws, form a triangle and twist the wire to keep the straws in a tight triangle. Use the pliers to do this if necessary, and carefully bend/slide the twisted wire into the straw, now hidden.

Step 3: Thread a new piece of wire into one side of the first triangle and add 2 new straws to form an attached triangle, finishing it off as in step 2.

Step 4: Continue attaching triangles in this way until you have a hexagon made of 6 triangles. Then repeat steps 2-4 to form a second identical hexagon.

Step 5: Cut 6 straws into 3″ lengths. Thread wire through an edge of one hexagon, add 1 short straw, thread through an edge of the other hexagon, add another short straw, and twist the wire tight as usual. The two hexagons should now be connected.

You Will Need:

• A chalk, marker, or paint

• A toy horse or a toy vehicle

• A large piece of wood or a bulletin board

• Dice

How To:

1. Make a racetrack on the wooden piece with six lanes. You can even use the bulletin board for the race track and make the lines with a marking pen.

2. Divide the lane of the racetrack into 10 to 12 spaces.

3. Assign each player a number from one to six.

4. Now tell the player to place their horse or vehicle in their lane.

5. Throw a dice on the board and the player whose lane number comes up will move forward one space.

6. The player who finishes his line first will be the winner.