Make silly animal faces with toast and fruit—not only are these fun to make, but they’re also a delicious snack!

Ingredients:

• Bread (you can substitute rice cakes, pancake, etc)
• Spread: This can be peanut butter, sun butter, cream cheese, Nutella
• Toppings: Any type of fruit (strawberries, blueberries, bananas…), raisins, nuts

It rains a LOT in the Amazon—that’s why it’s called a rain forest! Today we’re going to make our very own rain sticks so we can pretend we’re there exploring!

Supplies:

• Paper towel roll
• Sheet of paper
• Piece of aluminum foil
• Piece of plastic wrap
• Popcorn kernels, dry beans, or rice
• Tape
• Markers and/or stickers

Directions:

1. Crumple up a long, thin piece of aluminum foil and insert it into the paper towel tube. The aluminum foil will act as the barrier to keep the beans or popcorn kernels moving through the tube at a slow rate, making the rainfall sound.
2. Put a doubled-up piece of plastic wrap over one end of the paper towel tube, and tape in place.
3. Pour a tablespoon of dry beans or popcorn kernels into the open end of the tube, then seal the end with a doubled-up piece of plastic wrap. Tape plastic wrap in place.
4. Tape paper to the paper towel tube, then wrap around tube, securing end with tape.
5. Decorate with marker and stickers.
6. Tip back and forth to hear the sweet sound of rainfall!

While we may not be taking many trips right now, we can still travel and explore if we use our imaginations! Before we get going, let’s make some travel diaries to store our memories.

Supplies:

• Cardstock or construction paper
• White copy paper
• Stapler
• Glue stick
• Crayons or colored pencils

Directions:

1. The cardstock or construction paper will be the cover. Simply fold it in half to form a book.
2. Then take a few pieces of white copy paper (lined paper would work too) and fold the pages in half as well.
3. Line paper inside your cover. Put three staple along the creases. If you don’t have a stapler you can also punch holes and use string to tie the journal together.
4. Decorate your journal! Write your name, use stickers, color pictures!

Beverly

Room to Bloom: Delivering kid activity kits to your doorstep. Choose from craft projects, outdoor kits, and more—you can even add on a coffee for yourself.

Boston

Saus: While delivery from the menu is only offered in the Boston area, this delicious restaurant also has meal kits! These kits are delivered straight to your door if you live within 30 mins of the city. North Shore deliveries are on Wednesdays.

Boxford

Boxford Community Store: Curbside pickup for family style meals and grocery items. Call ahead to place orders and pay.

Danvers

Cookie Monstah: Offering contactless delivery to Danvers, Middleton, Beverly, Peabody, Salem, Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn, Lynnfield, Wakefield, Saugus, Reading, Woburn, Stoneham, Burlington, and Melrose.

Gloucester

ToodleLoos!: via Facebook will “shop” for you and deliver to the greater Gloucester Cape Ann area

 

Hamilton

Community Package Store: Liquor store offering curb side pick up and payment.

Fifteen Walnut Tavern: Restaurant menu available for delivery or takeout. Beer and wine available ONLY for takeout.

Hamilton House of Pizza: Takeout and delivery available Tuesday through Sunday.

Honeycomb: Bakery and coffee shop opened Wednesday through Sunday for pickup. Must order in advance online or by phone.

The Weathervane Tavern: Offering curbside pickup with special takeout menu options.

 

Lynn

Durum Artisan Fresh Pasta: Purchase fresh pasta and sauces to cook at home as well as prepared food. Offering curbside pickup.

Middleton

Vinum Wine Shop: Offering local same day deliveries.

Peabody

A Mom’s Village: Offering virtual adult exercise classes and kids music classes.

Ramzi’s Roast Beef: Offering delivery, call or order online

Petrillo’s Restaurant: Offering delivery, call to order

Toscana Ristorante: Offering lunch and dinner delivery.

Reading

Everything But the Dog!: Offering curbside pickup and home delivery.

Wenham

Wenham Tea House: Order online for home delivery.

Woburn

Roma’s Bakery and Deli: Offering curbside pickup. They have daily DIY Kits (cupcakes, cookies, breads etc) as well dinner pies, pizza, sandwiches and bakery items.

This one is a bit messy so you may want to take it outside! We are going to make our own chalk paint and create some Earth artwork!

Supplies:

• Paper
• cornflour
• food coloring or paint
• 2 spray bottles

Directions:

1. To make the chalk paint mix a cup of cornflour togetehr with a cup of colored water (you can mix some paint into the water or use food coloring). You will want to make one batch of green and one batch of blue. Mix it up good and pour into spray bottle.
2. Start spraying your paper! Use both colors to cover your paper.
3. Let your masterpiece dry and cut into a circle to create your Earth!

In honor of Earth Day, let’s make some chocolaty dirt cups complete with worms!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups milk
• 1 small box instant chocolate pudding
• 1 package Oreos
• 1 small tub Cool Whip
• Gummy Worms
• Clear cups (preferably)

Directions:

1. Place 1/2 a package of Oreos in a Ziploc baggie.  If you have more than one cook in the kitchen you can split the cookies into multiple baggies so everyone can participate. Crush cookies up with hands or with a rolling pin.  You can leave the cream filling in or scrape it off.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the pudding, milk, and about 2/3 – 1 whole tub of Cool Whip.  Allow it to set for about 2 minutes to thicken a bit. Stir again.
3. In your clear cups, have your little helpers aid you in layering pudding and Oreos until you run out.
4. Finally, top it all off with some gummy worms! Refrigerate until you’re ready to eat them!