Edible Mud

Instructions:

1. Gather your materials: 2 cups flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, water, mixing bowl, and spoon.

2. Place the cocoa powder in a bowl.

3. Add the flour.

4. Add the oil little by little!

5. Mix, mix, mix.

6. Add water to play with the texture.

7. Have fun playing with your edible mud!

Optional Enrichment:

1. Get out some farm animals and set up imaginary play!

2. When you are finished, draw a picture about your experience.

InterACTions:

• Can you tell me a time you have played in mud or been in the mud?

• What do you think about mud?

• Let’s make some edible mud. We’ll read the instructions step by step and go in order!

• Ohhhh, what does it look like? Feel like? Smell like? Taste like?

• Let’s play with the mud! What are your ideas?