Cooking Fun

Celebrate this 4^th of July with five easy recipes requiring five ingredients OR less!  Assist your students as needed. Looking for more fun recipes?  The STAR Media Center Themes First! includes new cooking activities, like these, every month! Click to preview the latest theme. 

4th of July Fruit Kabobs 

Ingredient List & What You Need:

• A set of skewers (the ones pictured are bamboo, 6in.)
• A mini seedless watermelon (or half a large watermelon)
• Blueberries (7-10 per average sized skewer)
• Star cookie cutter 

4th of July Cookie Sandwhiches 

Ingredient List & What You Need:

• Chocolate Chips Cookies (Fresh or store-bought) 
• Vanilla ice-cream 
• Festive sprinkles 

4th of July Layered Drink 

Ingredient List & What You Need:

• 1 Cup Red CranApple juice
• 1 Cup Pina Colada flavored drink
• 1 Cup Blue Sports Drink 
• Ice

4th of July Edible Flag 

Ingredient List & What You Need:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Frosting or non-dairy whipped topping 
• Graham Crackers 

4th of July Popcorn 

Ingredient List & What You Need:

• Wax paper
• 2 (2.75 ounce) bags popped kettle corn
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 2 cups red, white and blue chocolate candies 
• Red, white and blue sprinkles