Monday, October 10, 2011

Eats & Reads: The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree

Today begins a new type of post that I hope to come up with at least once or twice a month:  Eats & Reads.  These will be snack or lunch related posts that go along with a book we have read or are currently reading!  :)

This past week, we thoroughly enjoyed the book "The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree" (see link below) during our "Apples" theme.  I decided I just had to make something fun to go along with the book, and it HAS been a while since I posted one of these (snack/lunch ideas), so here you go!  :)


What it looked like before my daughter began the seasonal transformations below...


SPRING!


SUMMER!


AUTUMN!


WINTER!

SIDE NOTE:  I love the craft/activity we made to go along with this book as well and will be posting it later in the week with some other apple related activities.  :)

Why I Like This Book: 
I love how Gibbons portrays the seasonal changes, not only with the tree itself but in Arnold's activities and wardrobe as well.  I also enjoy the subtle tie that Arnold has with this tree - it seems to be his special spot for playing, imagining, etc.  Perhaps it speaks to the child in me....  :)


Snack Details:
Tree Trunk: peanut butter and apple butter sandwich with Nutella details. Fruit roll-up tree leaves.
Muffin cup#1: string cheese flowers and celery leaf buds.
Muffin cup#2: cut up snow pea leaves and M&M red apples.
Muffin cup#3: carrot and dried cranberry leaves for Autumn.
Muffin cup#4: marshmallow snow!
Wording details: Nutella



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30 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    This is wonderful! I love how you can change seasons.

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  2. Lindsi BOctober 10, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    VERY creative idea!!!

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  3. MissMOEOctober 10, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing this neat activity.

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  4. MarlaOctober 10, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Very creative! We will be doing this for our apple unit!

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  5. Christi GiffordOctober 10, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    What a wonderful idea!!!

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  6. LexiOctober 10, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    That is brilliant! So creative! And great pics too! I'm going to save this idea : )

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  7. kewkewOctober 10, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Oh my goodness, this is so cute and so creative. Wonderful idea.

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  8. kewkewOctober 10, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Had to add this to my Pinterest board. And I tweeted about it.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 11, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    super cute! what a great way to celebrate the seasons,thanks for sharing!

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  10. Emma's LunchOctober 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    This is a wonderful idea! I love it. I may steal it at some point in the future :D

    I wanted to stop by and let you know that I’m running a Muffin Tin Challenge on my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Emmas-Lunch/129254923796105. All you need to do is take a picture of your muffin tin and post it to the Emma’s Lunch page by Monday October 17th. You will automatically enter into a draw to win a lunch box for your child!

    I hope you’ll join in!

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  11. SarahOctober 11, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    So cute! Love that she was able to change the seasons.

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  12. JenniferOctober 11, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    This is such a creative idea! Following from the Hip Homeschool Hop.

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  13. OurHopeIsInTheLordOctober 11, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Very cute
    Following you from hip homeschool hop
    Blessings

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  14. Sbb1 WellnessOctober 12, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Hey that's pretty cool and sooo colorfully creative. Homeschooling takes a lot of dedication, patience and hard work...I'm happy to follow you back and thanks for stopping by my blog and following!

    http://slipstitchesandmore.blogspot.com

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  15. RachelOctober 12, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Michelle - I just discovered your blog is being scrapped - was surfing the net and realized wait, I pinned that before and from a different site - yours. Here is the site - you can write the host and issue a cease and desist:
    http://craft-craft.net/recycling-plastic-for-kids-busy-baby-blocks-tutorial.html

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  16. MichelleOctober 12, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Thanks everyone! You leave such sweet comments!

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  17. Melanie @ bear rabbit bearOctober 14, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    Awesome! My little one would love it. Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday!

    Melanie
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

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  18. lisaplus6October 14, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    so fun! my little girls would LOVE this!

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  19. HeatherOctober 17, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    This is amazing! I love it!

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  20. kids craft ideasOctober 18, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    So cute! thanks for sharing.

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  21. AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    This is AWESOME!! You are super creative & it came out amazing. Mine wont look half as good, but I pinned it to try anyway =-) I would love for you to link up at http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties

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  22. Alison @ Oopsey DaisyOctober 21, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    WOW!! We just read this book during our Apples unit, and I wish I would have seen your idea first. This is incredible! Just pinned this :)

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  23. Trish @MomOnTimeoutOctober 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    I just love this! I think this is just incredible and so fun for the little ones. If you have a moment I'd love for you to share at my linky party: http://www.momontimeout.com/2011/10/taking-timeout-thursday-link-party-no-1.html

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  24. Jenn @ Meditations for the HeartOctober 23, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    Very cute and creative! My daughter would love this! Stopping by from the Living Life Intentionally link-up.

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  25. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    So CLEVER! Your kids are so lucky! Thanks for linking up to Living Life Intentionally LInky Party!

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  26. UnknownOctober 25, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Just wanted to let you know I'm featuring this tomorrow! Stop by and grab a button!

    http://oneartmama.blogspot.com

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  27. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com)October 28, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Just wanted to let you know I featured you on Living Life Intentionally Linky Party. Feel free to grab a featured button if you like - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2011/10/linky-party-3.html

    Thanks again for linking up & I can't wait to see what else you come up with!!!
    ~Beth

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  28. Mommy to the PrincessesOctober 28, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Awesome idea! We are reading this book this week, so thanks for sharing

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  29. AnonymousOctober 29, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Love this idea! We read this book when talking about the seasons, and I like trying to incorporate snacks into the theme, so this one is right up my alley.

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  30. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com)November 14, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    Michelle, can you email me at livinglifeintentionallyblog@gmail.com - I have come up with a Featured more than once button (which you are only one of two to have!) and I wanted to give you the code to put in your sidebar if you want to. I am only emailing it so it will only go to those who have earned that rare honor =-) Beth

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