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Birthdays
(Episode 23)
Try it at home!
At home …
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Make birthday cards for friends and family using colored paper, markers,
crayons, ribbon and other objects you find around the house.
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Instead of buying a gift for a birthday, have your child write a
poem about the honoree.
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Try to remember your first birthday, second birthday, third
birthday, etc. See how far back you can remember.
In the kitchen …
Instead of a traditional birthday cake with tons of gooey frosting, try
this delicious carrot cake instead.
- What you’ll need:
Yellow cake mix
1-1/4 c. salad dressing
4 eggs
1/4 c. cold water
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. carrots, finely shredded
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
Combine cake mix, salad dressing, eggs, water and cinnamon, mixing at
medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Stir in carrots and
walnuts. Pour into greased 13" x 9" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35
minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Around town …
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How do people around the world
celebrate birthdays? Take a trip
to the library or area cultural
center to discover that answer.
At the library …
While reading, ask your child if
he or she can guess what will happen on the next page. If you are
reading a picture book, ask your child to explain what the pictures
mean. After the reading the book, have your child retell the story in
his or her own words.
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“Sloth’s Birthday Party" by Diane Redfield Massie
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“Seven birthdays: Or, The children of fortune: a fairy chronicle" by
Kathleen Knox
- “A Nonsense Birthday Book" by Edward Lear
- “The moon’s birthday: And other stories of Chinese
children<" by Dorothy Rowe
- “Gabriel’s very first birthday: A book about birth
for children" by Sherrie Farrell
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