Storytime with CFC in October

Choices for Children Alpine hosts a monthly Storytime at the Markleeville Library.

For Storytime in October:

We read, "The Hallo-wiener" by Dav Pilkey

"The Runaway Pumpkin" by Kevin Lewis

Illustrated by S.D. Schindler

"The Day of the Dead/ El Dia de los Muertos" by Bob Barner

Translated by Teresa Mlawer

Then we created skeletons out of cotton swabs......

Cotton Swab Skeletons

You will need:

• cotton swabs
• construction paper (a full sheet)
• glue
• scissors

Optional additional items:

• chalk pastels
• felt scraps
• construction paper scraps
• heart punch
• flower punch
• star punch

The cotton swabs should be pre-cut by an adult to various lengths as they are difficult for even school-age children to cut.

And we enjoyed pumpkin pudding!

Pumpkin Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of cold milk
• 1 cup of heavy whipping cream (divided)
• 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• gingersnaps
• 3 Tablespoons sugar
• pinch salt
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

Directions:

• In a bowl, combine milk, 1/2 cup cream, pudding mix and pie spice; whisk until thickened and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in pumpkin. Spoon into dessert dishes.
• Whip the remaining cream with the sugar, salt and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Place a dallop of cream on each pudding cup and garnish with a gingersnap cookie. 

Yields 6-8 servings.