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kids' body shop.


Hi, kids!

I hope you are having a HEALTHY, HAPPY DAY!

WOULD YOU BELIEVE?

The Seychelles coconut grows on palm trees that are found only in the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean This is a list of islands in the Indian Ocean. Eastern Indian Ocean
(East of India)
  • Andaman Islands (India)
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
  • Christmas Island (Australia)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
  • Dirk Hartog Island (Australia)
. It is sometimes called the "double coconut double coconut
n.
See coco-de-mer.
" because it looks like two coconuts joined together. This coconut takes about 10 years to ripen rip·en  
tr. & intr.v. rip·ened, rip·en·ing, rip·ens
To make or become ripe or riper; mature. See Synonyms at mature.



rip
 and may measure 18 inches in length when ripe. Since it contains only a single seed, some scientists consider the coconut itself to be a seed. That makes the Seychelles coconut the largest seed on earth. They may weigh 40 to 50 pounds each. Look it up on the computer or in an encyclopedia.

SOMETHING TO DO:

Ask your parents if you can buy a coconut the next time you go to the grocery store. Put holes in the top and pour out the coconut milk. Now take a hammer and crack the coconut open. Use a spoon to get the rich coconut out of the shell. Grate it on a grater. It is delicious. Eat it plain or make the recipe below.

BUSY HONEYBEES

Read the recipe.

READY--get your cooking tools

* measuring cups

* mixing bowl

* waxed paper waxed paper  
n.
Wax paper.


waxed paper or wax paper
Noun

paper treated or coated with wax or paraffin to make it waterproof


* toothpicks

* measuring spoons

* wooden spoons

* cookie sheet

SET--get your ingredients
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
2 tablespoons coconut
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ


TOPPINGS:

melted carob carob (kăr`əb), leguminous evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to Mediterranean regions but cultivated in other warm climates, including Florida and California.  chips sliced almonds

GO--follow the directions

1. Mix the peanut butter and honey in a bowl with a wooden spoon.

2. Add the milk powder and stir together.

3. Add 2 tablespoons coconut and 2 tablespoons wheat germ and stir.

4. Tear off a piece of waxed paper, and lay it on a cookie sheet.

5. Spoon the dough onto the cookie sheet, and spread it out.

6. Form the dough into the shape of a bee.

7. Melt some carob chips in the microwave.

8. Dip a toothpick toothpick,
n a wood sliver used to cleanse the interdental space.

toothpick, balsa wood,
n a triangular wedge of balsa wood used to clean the teeth interproximally and stimulate the interdental gingival tissues.
 into the carob; make eyes and stripes on the bee's back.

9. Put one almond slice on each side to look like the wings.

10. Chill about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Makes about 28 busy bees

Judi Rogers is a marketing and sales representatives for children's products at the Review and Herald Publishing Association For the magazine formerly known as the Review and Herald, see .
The Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
 in Hagerstown, Maryland.3
COPYRIGHT 1999 Review and Herald Publishing Association
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 1999, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

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Title Annotation:activities for children
Author:Rogers, Judi
Publication:Vibrant Life
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 1999
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