We went from a freezing cold week to a sopping wet week…sounds like January in Georgia! To keep things interesting indoors, we invited children to bring a stuffed animal to share. At snack time, we drank tea, read The Velveteen Rabbit, and introduced our special friends. Even Miss Deanna brought her stuffy! Of course our indoor day also called for more baking. Miss Ashley, who subbed for Miss Kylie, showed us how to make bread-in-a-bag, a recipe from The Waldorf Book of Breads. Children enjoyed the tactile experience of kneading the dough and warm, homemade bread was the perfect addition to our lunch. Once the rain died down a bit we went on an adventure to look for puddles. We splashed in puddles and dug in the mud, experimenting with how water moves across the land and what we can do to collect it and reroute it. The week ended with an unusually warm yet beautiful day. We rejoiced having the sun on our faces again and had the chance to explore a small creek near our forest play site. If there’s anything I’ve learned this week it’s that children could care less about going home with wet boots!

Bread in a Bag recipe

1 cup flour

1 package yeast (about 2 T)

3 T sugar

3 T dry milk

1 t salt

1 cup hot water

3 T oil

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup white flour

Put 1 cup white flour, yeast, sugar, dry milk, and salt in a large ziploc bag and shake to mix. Add water and oil. Close bag and squeeze/squish until well mixed. Add 1 cup white flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour to the bag. Close and squeeze again until mixed. Dough should not stick to the bag. Knead bag for 2-4 minutes, then let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Remove the dough from the bag and shape into a loaf. Place in a greased loaf pan and allow to rise until double in size. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.