Mrs. Tutt's Class- Kids' Corner

FIFTEEN THING YOU  HAVE TO DO IN YOUR LIFE Dance in the rain    Build the best and biggest fort ever Roast marshmallows by the campfire Ride in a hot air balloon Take pictures in a photobooth Go on a picnic Ride a roller coaster Go mini golfing Learn to play an instrument Bake something delicious Make the biggest sandcastle Get a standing ovation Release floating lanterns Hit someone with a water balloon ( no where near the face) Live happily ever after

Time needed:2 hours Cake:   (total ingredients for two layers,use half the amount for each layer) 1 ½ cups granulated sugar >¾ cups 1 teaspoon vanilla >½ teaspoon 1 ½ cups softened butter>¾ cups 6 eggs>3 3 cups self-rising flour>1 ½ cups 2 teaspoons baking powder> 1 teaspoon Buttercream: 4 cups confectioners sugar 1 ¼  cup softened butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons of milk Filling: One jar of strawberry jam Fondant icing:  ( we had to use food coloring ) Orange (small packet) Yellow (small packet) Black (small packet) Green (small packet) White (large packet)            Equipment: “8 x 8” inch cake pan Cutting board Rolling pin Parchment paper Mixing bowls Spatula Wisk Cooling rack My mom said that we should only do 1 layer  and we didn't have an “8x8” inch cake pan(we used a “9x9” inch cake pan),...

Do you like drawing? Do you like decorating? Well if you like both of those things you can make a really simple penguin decoration! Just follow these easy directions! Get a white , orange , 2 black , and a blue piece of paper. (The blue is for the eyes, so if you want a different color get that out.) Then get a black marker. After that, cut one of the black papers into an oval-shaped piece. Then cut the other piece of black paper into a circle about half the size of the oval. With your extra black paper cut two black “wings” and set them aside. When you get that done you will want to cut the orange piece of paper into two penguin shaped feet and a diamond. Cut the white piece of paper into a slightly smaller oval than the first one. You will also want to cut two circles about half the size of your first one. Cut the blue (or any other colored piece of paper) into two smaller circles than your white ones. After you have all your pieces of paper cut out, lay them out on a table or bi...

Welcome! At the Kids’ Corner, we will take turns being the author for our Kids’ Corner blog. Each week, 2 students will write posts and submit them to Mrs. Tutt via Google Drive (share with  ktutt@cpsk12.org ) by their deadlines. The submitted post must be EDITED and ready for an audience! At the end of that week, Mrs. Tutt will publish them on the Kids’ Corner.  Looking for ideas for your upcoming post? It can be any kind of writing! Here’s some ideas: book or movie review fictional story poem or song informational article on the topic of your choice recap of the things we’ve been learning summary of what you did over the weekend interview- your friend, a teacher, a neighbor, someone in the community, etc. sports article restaurant or business review letter to an author, actor, scientist, etc. how-to article recipe and directions biography or autobiography screenplay persuasive essay- arguing for or against an issue Don’t see your idea on this list? Just...