Summer has officially started

Yesterday school finished! I am kinda bummed :( but I can't wait to have fun this summer!! I thought I would catch up a little bit by adding two activities! They both are pretty fun and we had so much interest in our honey that I was sure you would want me to give you that recipe! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation so far! You will hear from me soon!

Jake :)

* Photo Scavenger Hunt *

This activity you can do rain or shine!
My mom told me and my friend, Jake about this last summer. It was towards the end of summer and we were starting to get bored. She gave each of us a list of 10 clues and sent us off with a camera to take a picture of our own answer for the clue. Here are two examples and the list we used. You can ask a parent to make a list or if you have a friend make a list for each other!


Our 10 items were:

I am fast

I have petals

I am soft

I have wings

This is love

This is how I feel

This makes me smile

I am metal

I am an animal

I am red



As always - I hope you have fun trying this out! :)

* Clover Honey *

CLOVER HONEY

This is a gr8 activity to do with your family!!! It's called clover honey and you don't have to be a BEE to make it! One of the best things about this activity is that it doesn't matter if you live in the city or the country almost everyone has clovers growing somewhere around their house!

Here is what you will need:

TOOLS:

1 cup measuring cup
1 tsp measuring spoon
Strainer (with small mesh wire) or cheese cloth
Medium size sauce pan
Scissors
(8) 8oz canning jars

INGREDIENTS:

45 purple clovers
45 white clovers
20 wild rose petals
10 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tsp alum (optional)

Here's what you do:


Step 1: Pick the clovers and rose petals


Step 2: With scissors make sure to cut off any stems or green bits (these will make your honey taste bitter).




Step 3: Using a strainer rinse your petals well (no one likes ants in their honey).











Step 4: Add all ingredients to the sauce pan on med/high heat and stir.















Step 5: Once the mixture boils time exactly 3 minutes and then remove from heat


Step 6: Set the strainer in the top of a clean sauce pan and pour mixture in - this should catch most of the petals. (If there are a few left you should try to get them out as best as you can, any debris will breed bacteria)






Step 7: Pour honey into jars and with a warm damp cloth wipe any dribbles before you put the covers on. If the honey is nice and hot then you should hear the 'POP' as the lids seal.










Step 8: Have fun naming and handing out (AND TASTING) your honey!!

Hello My Name Is:

Hello my name is Jake. I am 9 years old. I live in Maine with my Dad, Tim, my Mom, April & my little sis Isabella (aka Belle, Bella, Izzy, Miss B., Flippydingles...). We live in the country and I go to a small PreK-8th grade school where there is just one class per grade. (pretty cool huh!?!) I will be going into the 5th grade in the fall, some of my favorite things are, science, pirates, animals, food, jokes, food, swimming, food...oh yeah and food! If your like me then you know that sometimes summer vacation can get boring. If your plans for summer are to just sit in front of the T.V. a lot then you are going to need my help! Almost every day I will have a new thing planned from making honey out of wild flowers to experiments using various household items. I hope that you will have as much fun reading this and trying out some of my activities as I am! Good luck! :)