"Get Out the Mad" Cookies

These cookies taste better the more your child pounds on the dough.

You'll need:
· large bowl
· cookie sheet
· oven preheated to 350°F

Ingredients:
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


J Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.

J Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's OK for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste!

J When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on the cookie sheet.

J Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.



Your child is working on:
· finding healthy outlets for anger
· following directions
· literacy
· measuring
· patience
Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see firsthand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.


Rogers, Fred, Mr. Rogers’ Play Time, p. 79
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The Zoo Keeper Game

Here is a fun game my family played when I was a child. I hope you like it! Please let me know.


Directions:


1. One person is chosen as the zoo keeper. The zoo keeper stands or sits in front of the rest of the players and repeats the saying:

"I'm a zookeeper with a spotted giraffe. I can make you smile, and I can make you laugh!"


2. As the other players sit "stone faced", the zoo keeper tries to get the rest of the players to smile or laugh.


3.The zoo keeper can act out animals or use silly gestures etc., usually sound is prohibited, but this rule is up to *the group and should be decided before the game starts.


4.The first person who laughs or smiles becomes the next zoo keeper.

Don't Eat Pete!

Here's a great game for the whole family! Just click it! Print it! Have fun!