{"id":987,"date":"2012-03-28T16:02:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T20:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=987"},"modified":"2014-08-01T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T20:32:00","slug":"childs-play-mud-pies-and-rock-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/childs-play-mud-pies-and-rock-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"Child&#8217;s Play: Mud Pies and Rock Sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite childhood memories is sitting outside our house on the steps with a pile of rocks, a bottle of bubbles and a handful of leaves. I don&#8217;t remember quite how old I was but I do remember that I was on a mission and a very important one at that.<\/p>\n<p>I was making rock sandwiches!<\/p>\n<p>I had searched out the best rocks, ensuring one side was\u00a0suitably\u00a0flat. I had picked the freshest, greenest leaves and I had ensured that my bottle of bubbles had been shaken just the right amount. Here&#8217;s the\u00a0recipe\u00a0for my rock sandwiches:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Rock Sandwiches &#8211; serves 4 people<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 rocks (not too big but not too small)<\/li>\n<li>bottle of bubble mixture<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0delicious\u00a0looking green leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Spread bubble mixture on one side of each of the eight rocks.<\/p>\n<p>2. Place one leaf each on the bubble side of four rocks.<\/p>\n<p>3. Cover each leaf with another rock, bubble side down.<\/p>\n<p>4. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>As kids we can get into a lot of trouble but we also have a lot of creativity. Mud pies are another favourite that children like to make.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eQhctQHZq7M\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eQhctQHZq7M<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mud Pie Recipe &#8211; serves 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Buy some good quality sand.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go outside and dig up two cups of mud.<\/p>\n<p>3. Remove any twigs and rocks you can easily see.<\/p>\n<p>4. Put one cup of the sand in a large bowl and mix in one cup of dirt. Mix until both the sand and mud are well combined and all the clumps are broken.<\/p>\n<p>5. Add in about one and a half cups of \u00a0water.<\/p>\n<p>6. Slowly add in the other cup of dirt, stirring well.<\/p>\n<p>7. Place in a large pan and lay out in the sun to dry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Did you ever &#8220;make&#8221; pretend food items when you were a kid? What was your favourite thing to make?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/03\/1344649_mud_shoe_print.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>One of my favourite childhood memories is sitting outside our house on the steps with a pile of rocks, a bottle of bubbles and a handful of leaves. I don&#8217;t remember quite how old I was but I do remember that I was on a mission and a very important one at that. 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