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ACTIVITIES

Try This Cool Science Project With Your Kid
Bored? Looking for an activity? The lemon volcano is calling.

What you need:

Two lemons and/or two oranges (try both and compare!)
Baking Soda
Food Coloring
Dish soap
A Plate
Cup
Spoons

What to do:

Cut the bottom off the lemon (or orange) so it sits on the plate. Turn the fruit over and slice out the inside.
Slice the second fruit in half and juice it. Keep the juice off to the side in a cup.
Place your orange or lemon core on a tray. Use your spoon to muddle and mash the center of the lemon to break the walls of the fruit cells and release the juices.
Place a few drops of food coloring into the lemon.
Squeeze a quarter-sized amount of dish soap into the lemon. Bubbles are evidence of chemical reactions, and the soap makes the reaction more visible and exciting.
Take a spoon or craft stick and stir the lemon and lemon juice that you set aside in step 2

Check out many many more activities to do together as a family here!

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RECIPE

Chef Frank Proto’s Kids Get the Fluffiest Pancakes
The Director of Culinary Operations at the Institute of Culinary Education, loves making pancakes for his kids, the fluffier, the better. Here’s his trick.

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cup milk
¼ cup cider vinegar
3 eggs
¼ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3 cups AP flour
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Mix the milk and vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk until combined.
Place all of the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
Add the wet to the dry and mix until combined. Do not over mix, there should be a few lumps in the batter.
Cook on a buttered griddle or pan.

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ACTIVITIES

Try This Cool Science Project With Your KidBored? Looking for an activity? The lemon volcano is calling. What you need:

Two lemons and/or two oranges (try both and compare!)

Baking Soda

Food Coloring

Dish soap

A Plate

Cup

Spoons

What to do:

Cut the bottom off the lemon (or orange) so it sits on the plate. Turn the fruit over and slice out the inside.

Slice the second fruit in half and juice it. Keep the juice off to the side in a cup.

Place your orange or lemon core on a tray. Use your spoon to muddle and mash the center of the lemon to break the walls of the fruit cells and release the juices.

Place a few drops of food coloring into the lemon.

Squeeze a quarter-sized amount of dish soap into the lemon. Bubbles are evidence of chemical reactions, and the soap makes the reaction more visible and exciting.

Take a spoon or craft stick and stir the lemon and lemon juice that you set aside in step 2

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It's the little things that make a big difference.

RECIPE

Chef Frank Proto’s Kids Get the Fluffiest PancakesThe Director of Culinary Operations at the Institute of Culinary Education, loves making pancakes for his kids, the fluffier, the better. Here’s his trick.Ingredients:

2 ¼ cup milk

¼ cup cider vinegar

3 eggs

¼ cup vegetable oil or melted butter

1 tbsp vanilla extract

3 cups AP flour

¼ cup sugar

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 ½ teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Mix the milk and vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes.

Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk until combined.

Place all of the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.

Add the wet to the dry and mix until combined. Do not over mix, there should be a few lumps in the batter.

Cook on a buttered griddle or pan.

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Try This Cool Science Project With Your Kid
Bored? Looking for an activity? The lemon volcano is calling.

What you need:

How to Make the Holidays As Omicron-Proof as Possible

Chef Frank Proto’s Kids Get the Fluffiest Pancakes
The Director of Culinary Operations at the Institute of Culinary Education, loves making pancakes for his kids, the fluffier, the better. Here’s his trick.

Ingredients:

Have a question? Comment? Want to tell us a no-good terrible story? Or a helpful parenting tip? We want to hear from you (and yes, we may publish your response in an article or forthcoming newsletter).

Send your thoughts to [email protected].