In the Carrot Patch Activity

This easy activity for kids is fun and it uses their fine motor skills!

My kids are too cute. In the warm months, they attack my flowers with the cutest dramatic play sessions. The flowers are carrots and they are farmers, anxious to share their crops!

With that kind of imagination, it is hard to get irritated over it. I thought maybe we could keep the carrot patch fun going, long after they had picked every stem.

This activity comes together fast! All you need is a box, some orange and green cardstock and some glue. A utility knife or box cutter will be handy as well.

Cut carrot shapes from the orange paper.

Glue green bits to the top, to resemble a fresh carrot.

Cut slits in the box, making them a tiny little bit wider than the carrot shape.

Slip the carrots into the slits and let the kids pick them and plant them.

This is great for fine motor and dramatic play, and it just might save the flowers, but I am not counting on it!

Throw Together Chili Recipe with Farmer's Pantry Cornbread Crisps

Throw Together Chili with Farmer's Pantry Cornbread Crisps
This post was sponsored.

It is May.... my furnace is still kicking on in the mornings and again throughout the evening! One day last week I felt that a pot of chili was in order, but I was ill prepared to make it. I had very limited ingredients. I didn't let that stop me and I made a quick pot of Throw Together Chili. This was an economical and delicious dinner- and it was easy! Best of all, this made 2 dinners!

Before we get to the recipe for Throw Together Chili let me tell you a little more about Farmer's Pantry Cornbread Crisps.

Farmer’s Pantry Cornbread Crisps, available in Original and Jalapeno flavors, are a crispy, savory snack that tastes as mouth-wateringly delicious as the first bite of a slice of corn bread or corn muffin. Made from fresh corn and other whole grains grown on American farms, these crisps are sure to appeal to discriminating snackers across the country.

Throw Together Chili

A quick chili made with simple ingredients.

Ingredients

• 4 cans Condensed Tomato Soup
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 bag Farmer's Pantry Cornbread Crisps

Instructions

Cook lean ground beef until browned and cooked thoroughly. 
Drain any fat.
Break beef into small pieces.
Place beef into a soup pot.
Add onion and saute.
Add 4 cans of tomato soup to the beef and onion mix.
Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the soup. 
Add the chili powder and ground red pepper.
Stir well.
Heat on medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring regularly.
Serve topped with shredded cheese and Farmer's Pantry Cornbread Crisps.

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 35 mins Yield: 8 servings

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