School Bus Snack Sandwiches


Ingredients Needed:

1 Square slice of bread
1 slice American Yellow Cheese
Sliced Black Olives
Squares of Green Pepper or Carrots

Utensils Needed:

Paper Plate
Plastic Knife
Toaster
Microwave

Directions:

1.  Wash hands.
2.  Toast bread.
2.  Place toast on paper plate.
3.  Place cheese slice on toast.
4.  Using plastic knife cut the cheese and toast in halves (making two rectangles.
5.  Stick plate in microwave, and microwave 10 seconds to slightly melt the cheese.
6.  Place the olives on the cheese for the bus wheels. (The picture sample has carrot pegs put in the centers of the olives)
7.  Place the green peppers or carrot squares on for the bus windows.  Extra olives can be added to the "windows" as passengers on the bus.
8.  Enjoy your buses!

This cooking project addresses assembly skills and cutting skills. It also gives you a chance to discuss appliance safety for the toaster and the microwave.  Math skills of counting how many items are used and fractions (cutting a whole into halves) are also involved! Picking up the olives and peppers improves pincher grasp and works on eye-hand coordination as well as position in space skills.

Want to make a "Sweet" School Bus instead.  Substitute a whole sheet of graham cracker for the bread.  Tint a can of white frosting yellow and have the children spread the frosting on the cracker.  Decorate with candy coated chocolate or fruit flavored pieces, or licorice pieces. Flattened Tootsie Rolls or chocolate wafer cookies become the "Wheels on the Bus."