3: Chocolate Box Girls: Summer's Dream (26 page)

e)
rarely handed in on time

When you grow up you want to be …

a)
an interior designer

b)
a vet

c)
a writer

d)
a prima ballerina

e)
famous

People always compliment your …

a)
individuality. If anyone can pull it off you can!

b)
caring nature – every creature deserves a bit of love

c)
wild imagination … although it can get you into trouble sometimes

d)
determination. Practice makes perfect

e)
strong personality. You never let anyone stand in your way

Mostly As … 
Skye

Cool and eclectic, friends love your relaxed boho style and passion for all things quirky.

Mostly Bs … 
Coco

A real mother earth, but with your feet firmly on the ground, you’re happiest in the great outdoors – accompanied by a whole menagerie of animal companions.

Mostly Cs … 
Cherry

‘Daydreamer’ is your middle name … Forever thinking up crazy stories and buzzing with new ideas, you always have an exciting tale to tell – you’re allowed a bit of artistic licence, right?

Mostly Ds … 
Summer

Passionate and fun, you’re determined to make your dreams come true … and your family and friends are behind you every step of the way.

Mostly Es … 
Honey

Popular, intimidating, lonely … everyone has a different idea about the ‘real you’. Try opening up a bit more and you’ll realize that friends are there to help you along the way.

How can you make your WISHES and DREAMS come true?

WISHES and DREAMS are just other words for positive thinking, and that’s something that can be very powerful! Get together with friends and create some beautiful dream flags to start the magic …

You will need:

* A3 white or coloured paper

* Coloured crayons, felt pens, oil pastels, water-based paints, brushes, scissors, glue, glitter, sequins, yarn, foil streamers, tinsel, stickers, stars, tissue paper, ribbon, gold/silver pens, assorted collage materials

* A long length of string/coloured cord/ribbon

* IMAGINATION!!!

How to make your DREAM FLAG:

* Take your piece of A3 paper and cut it in half lengthways. Then fold each piece in half so you have two long thin strips of paper. This will give you 2 flags.

* Use paints, pens, crayons, pastels or a combination to pattern/colour the paper. Or collage your flag with ribbon, foil, stars and paper.

* Write your dream on to the flag shape. If you’d rather keep the dream secret, just decorate the flag with your own patterns and symbols, but think about your dream while you are doing this.

* Use both sides of the flag, or get your friend to use the other side so you can share the dream flag!

* Fold your flag over the string/cord and staple or glue your flag into place … then hang the dream flags along a wall or classroom!

Coco’s Lemonade

You need:

1 cup sugar

4–6 fresh lemons

Method:

Place one cup of sugar in a heatproof mixing jug and add one cup of boiling water, stirring gently until the sugar dissolves.

Use a lemon squeezer to squeeze the juice of 4–6 fresh lemons, enough to make a cupful.

Mix sugar-water and lemon juice together in a tall jug/pitcher and add 3–4 cups of water to taste.

Refrigerate for 30 mins and serve with lots of ice and slices of lemon.

For pink lemonade, slice up a bowlful of fresh strawberries and stir into the finished lemonade instead of lemon slices.

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Yummy Ice-cream Sundaes

Banana Split

You need:

1 banana

vanilla ice cream

chopped nuts

chocolate sauce

Method:

Slice the banana in half lengthways, place in a dish and arrnage three scoops of vanilla ice cream between the halves.

Decorate with a sprinkle of chopped nuts and a squoosh of chocolate sauce!

Chocolate Heaven

You need:

3 chocolate chip cookies, crumbled

4 squares chocolate, grated

vanilla ice cream

chocolate ice cream

chocolate sauce

aerosal cream

Method:

In a tall glass, layer a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a sprinkle of crumbled cookie, a scoop of chocolate ice cream and a layer of grated chocolate, and another scoop of vanilla ice cream and a layer of crumbled cookie. Top with a layer of squishy aerosol cream and decorate with grated chocolate and sauce … bliss!

Strawberry Sundae

You need:

fresh strawberries

plain frozen yoghurt

strawberry yoghurt

strawberry sauce

Method:

Cut most of the fresh strawberries into quarters then layer in a tall glass with the plain frozen yoghurt, strawberry yoghurt and an occasional squirt of strawberry sauce.

Repeat the layers until you reach the top of the glass. Finish off with the leftover strawberries and an extra squoosh of strawberry sauce!

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Summer Fruit Skewers

For a refreshing healthy snack on those hot summer days, try making your own garden of fruit skewers.

You will need:

Your fave fruits (the best ones include kiwis, strawberries, grapes, oranges, and watermelon and pineapple slices)

10 or more wooden skewers

Heart, flower or butterfly cookie cutters

A shoe box (this will be your garden display)

What to do:

Using a chopping board carefully cut your chosen fruit into round shapes.