Grab a story and a snack to celebrate and appreciate what it means to be an American!
F Is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison is a simple and colorful story that helps young minds grasp what it means to live in a diverse land where the flag represents the extraordinary ideals we are still working to fully realize. This book explores the origins and meaning of the flag and why we wave it proudly. It touches on the priceless gifts we cherish most: family and freedom. Children will be stimulated by illustrations that complement the book’s message that in the United States of America, we are like one big family — in good times and bad.
MAKE A FLAG SNACK!
Ingredients:
- Box of graham crackers
- Blueberries
- Strawberries or raspberries (chopped)
- 1 package cream cheese
- 3/4 c. powdered sugar
- 1 t. vanilla extract
Directions:
- Allow cream cheese to soften at room temperature for one hour.
- In a medium bowl, whip together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each graham cracker.
- Arrange four blueberries into a square in the upper left corner of each cracker.
- Create red stripes by making lines with the chopped berries; leave space under each red stripe so the white stripes of cream cheese show through.
- Enjoy!
Add a salty option!
Hankering for a little salty complement to your sweet treat? Toss together popcorn, craisins and raisins for an additional red, white and blue(ish) tummy pleaser.
