A little while back, I saw a blog post about building with marshmallows and toothpicks (though I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw it!). When cleaning out our cabinent last weekend, I found a half-empty bag of stale marshmallows. So, we decided to have a little fun.
Thea immediately began building all sorts of fun animals.
And of course, we needed something for the animals to run around in. We started out with a little fenced in area, but as she built more animals, we needed something bigger. Thea suggested a barn (see first photo above).
But of course, her favorite part was eating the marshmallows. She didn't care one bit that they were stale.
Such fun!
This is excellent! My kids' preschool does something similar with cranberries. The kids build amazing things with the berries & toothpicks. I like that your approach used something that otherwise would have been thrown away due to staleness.
Posted by: Jess | 01/28/2011 at 08:47 AM
i saw it too! artful parent perhaps? looks like so much fun!
Posted by: mc | 01/28/2011 at 08:47 AM
it was on the under the sycamore blog and at artful parent originally! i saw it too and thought it was so neat and fun but haven't gotten my hands on a bag of marshmallows yet. maybe today! looks like you and thea had a ball, and i especially love your take on it... with the animal theme! :)
Posted by: kim rakes | 01/28/2011 at 08:54 AM
What a fun and creative activity. I linked this in my today's post about constructing with different materials.
Over here:
http://mommylabs.gorgeouskarma.com/art_craft_projects_kids/the-joy-of-constructing-with-cardboard-boxes-lego-sticks-bamboo-anything/
Please come and have a look.
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