Last week during ECO we had a great time making forest potions.  We began by reading the book "Stone Soup" by Jon Muth, which led to a discussion about recipes, the ingredients used, ways to indicate a specific amount, and directions for combining them.  Children were then invited to create their own potions.  Carrie brought some blank recipe cards so each child's potion could be recorded and named.  Lots of creative recipes were created!

Double Mix Potion

9 ferns

2 leaves

birch bark

1 lichen covered stick

pine cones

water

mix and stir for 9 hours

Forest Soup

6 broken pine cones

7 broken leaves and 1 whole leaf

2 little hemlock cones

3 tiny ferns

water

mix for 16 minutes

Mouse Tail Soup

birch bark

4 leaves

1 stick

lots of ferns

 a couple of mouse tails (ask your child what these are)

pine needles

dirt water