St. Patrick's Day Craft

Here is a little history on St. Patrick's Day.

​St. Patrick's Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green.

Day 2 Art and Science for kids.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
We are talking clouds and rainbows ? .
Doing 4 projects today.

Cloud and Rainbow activity
Fruit loops
Marshmallows
Piece of white paper
Have your kids sort out the colors and then count the number of pieces each color takes to get to the pot of gold.

Make your own Rainbow
Cup of water
flashlight
White piece of paper
Hold the cup up from the paper and shine the flash light into the water. Move the light around until you see a rainbow appear.
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Rain cloud in a Cup
Shaving Cream
Food Coloring
Eye Dropper
Water
Cup
Fill Cup with water, almost to the top. Cover top with shaving cream. Using the eye dropper grab a bit of the food coloring and insert into the shaving cream cloud. Slowly release the food coloring and watch it float into the water.

Fruit Cocktail Pie 
​(Great to do with kids. No baking required)
This recipe makes two pies
Canned Mandarin Oranges - 22 oz
Large Can of Fruit Cocktail 
Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Maraschino Cherries (Optional)
14 oz Can Condensed Milk (We use Eagle Brand)
Lemon juice (about 1/8 cup)
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Instructions:
Drain the cans of fruit. In a bowl, combine cool whip and condensed milk with about 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. (Lemon juice will thickin the mixture. Add more lemon juice as needed.) 
Here's some science. Acidification, adding lemon juice to dairy causes milk to coagulate and thicken.
Combine all the ingredients and pour into graham cracker pie crust. Refrigerate and enjoy!

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