Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

This recipe was loved by the kids and we got to use lots of different cooking utensils.  If you want a sweeter chip use brown sugar instead of the coconut sugar.






Ingredients:

1 package 8" tortillas
1 lb strawberries, diced
2 kiwis, diced
2 golden delicious apples, diced
4 limes juiced
2 Tbs coconut sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
4 leaves fresh lemon balm


Step 1

Slice strawberries and kiwis with an egg slicer.  Then have an adult dice the fruit (including the 2 apples).





Step 2

We used a variety of citrus juicers on the limes.  The kids loved squeezing, juicing, and smelling the tangy zest!

Step 3

Pick a few fresh leaves of lemon balm from the garden.  Crush and rip the leaves with your hands to release the essential oils.





Step 4

Combine chopped fruit, lime juice and lemon balm in a bowl and stir gently. Refrigerate until serving.

Step 5

Brush each tortilla with water.









Step 6

Cut each tortilla into quarters.  We love this kid friendly pizza slicer from Joie... you could also try scissors.





Step 7

Combine coconut sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle onto each side of the tortillas.
Place each tortilla onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.





Enjoy with your friends!

We have a new friend, Ren,  who comes by in the mornings to help out.  Ren is 9 and the kids adore her!  Here she is in the book tent and here is a fairy house she helped the kids to build.

The kids discovered a Giant Leopard Moth!  We checked her out in our magnifying jar and then set her free.

They were mesmerized!

We filled our sensory bin with split peas.  We used lots of descriptive words to describe the experience like 'smooth' and 'silky'.  The kids thought they sounded like rain when they sprinkled them so they made a 'split pea storm'!

We added spaghetti and pipe cleaners to our play dough time... the kids made a 'flat dinosaur', a 'hungry snail', and an 'alien chickling'.

On Tuesday we played with chemical reactions and made 'explosion potions' with baking powder, vinegar, and food coloring.  The kids were true scientists and experimented all morning!

Somebody loves hearts!

Our dear friend Cameron came by to play some songs and watercolor with the kids.  Check out his watercolor exhibit opening this weekend at
THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT!  Love it!!!

We made collages with rectangles, pom poms and feathers... oh my!

On Thursday, we celebrated magical fairy tale princesses!  We made princess pink homemade play dough with glitter sparkles, created magic wands with colorful ribbons, and went on a princess parade to the end of the block and back!

Thanks for a wonderful week!