Parenta July 2020 Magazine

Egg box bee craft
Dark chocolate bark
On Sunday 10th July we celebrate National Don’t Step on a Bee Day, which was
created to raise awareness of our amazing bees! Not only do our bees help
provide the honey, they also help to keep us all fed and watered! So there’s
never a better time to recognise our little hard workers!
You will need:
• 1 Egg box
• Child-friendly scissors
Tuesday, 7th July is World Chocolate Day. Most people (and especially
children!) love chocolate! To celebrate the day we have created dark
chocolate bark to highlight all the benefits dark chocolate has.
It is loaded with nutrients, healthy fats and anti-oxidants. And although
there are a few effects that we know are beneficial in children when it comes
to eating dark chocolate, a good quality dark chocolate can help improve
your child’s circulation, improve blood pressure, and help prevent white
blood cells clogging up artery walls. It can also help guard against
cardiovascular disease in the future.
• Yellow and black paint and
paintbrush
• Googly eyes
• Glue
• White construction paper
• Black marker pen
Instructions:
1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Chop the chocolate finely and put it in a
microwavable bowl.
3. There are two ways of melting the chocolate:
- Set the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering
water and keep stirring until all the chocolate melts.
You will need:
• Good quality dark chocolate
• White chocolate
• Any topping you want! We used dried
cranberries and blueberries, Rice Krispies
and marshmallows
• Baking tray
• Baking paper or tin foil
Instructions:
1. Cut your egg box into single sections. You’ll need one section
per bee.
2. Paint your sections with yellow paint and allow to dry.
3. Once dry, paint black stripes on the top part of your egg box
section and allow to dry.
4. Using white paper, cut out small wings and glue them on top of
the ‘bee’.
5. Add googly eyes, or alternatively you can paint the eyes if you
prefer.
6. Using the black marker pen, draw a mouth.
7. You are done!
- Put the bowl in a microwave and set the timer to
15 seconds at a time. In between timing, stir the
chocolate to make sure it doesn’t burn.
4. Pour the melted chocolate on to the baking paper
and using a spatula, spread the chocolate in a nice
even layer.
5. Pour the while chocolate on top and using a
toothpick, swirl it around.
6. Add your prepared toppings and sprinkle them on
top of the chocolate.
7. Put your baking tray in the oven for about 30
minutes. Once set, break it into desired pieces and
enjoy it!
• A bowl and a spatula
• Toothpick – or anything you can swirl with
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