Fruity Waffles

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• egg
• yolk
• white
• separate
• batter
• waffle iron
• fold
• stiff
• foamy

MATH

• Tic Tac Toe Waffles
• Give children a paper waffle board
• Count the boxes (nine)
• Explain that children will take turns and apply their specific game pieces (coins, berries, marbles) to the board
• Three in a row wins

• One-To-One Correspondence
• Have a child place one berry in each square
• Count how many berries are on the board

SCIENCE

• While beating the egg whites, point out to your child that the egg whites change from a clear yellow to opaque
• Beating causes tiny air bubbles to fill into the mixture
• Beating also causes the texture to change from runny to firm
• You can also show this concept by having your child blow into a straw, causing frothy bubbles to build in the liquid

• Water Play
• Use egg beaters and liquid soap in water to form bubbles

ART

• Waffle Printing
• Use a cross-hatch potato masher or plastic strawberry container to print with
• Dip into paint and apply to a piece of paper
• Allow the paint to dry
• Add fingerprint "blueberries" to each box by dipping your child's pinky finger into blue paint