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Iceland for kids

March 25, 2014 Ticia 21 Comments

As I was researching Iceland I learned a few things, primarily they eat a lot of fish, and there is not much info out there on Iceland for kids. Practically none.

Iceland for kids

I did eventually find an Iceland fish craft, that I incorporated with a go fish game that I’ve had pinned forever and voila our Iceland craft was born.

Iceland for kids: Go fish craft

Iceland craft

Supplies (affiliate links): Foam-Sheets, sequins, Match Sticks, Yarn, Magnets, empty altoid tin, Glue, Paper Clips(these are the least expensive versions I could find)

Directions for Iceland craft

 

1.  Cut out something vaguely resembling a fish from the fun foam.  Bemoan the fact in your head they do not look anywhere near as cute as the ones from the post you saw.  Laugh as your kids happily create 200 fish blobs.

2.  Glue on sequins for some bling.  In the inspiration post they were supposed to represent ice.  I don’t think bright pink is very ice like.  When the glue is dry flip over the fish and glue on paper clips.  It may take several hours for the glue to dry, there were a lot of sequins.

3.  Tie about 9 inches or so of yarn onto the end of the matchsticks.  Then stick the magnet to the other end of yarn.

4.  Stuff about 200 fish into your empty altoid tin.  It’d be cuter if you decorated it, but that would slow down the kids ability to play with the game.  Laugh as they disappear with said game, and entertain themselves for minutes on end.

Iceland for kids craft

Attempt to get as many fish onto your “hook” as you can at one time while your sister screams you’re cheating, and that’s not fair.

Oh wait that last part may be optional.

Iceland for kids: Icelandic Pepper Cookies

Recipe vaguely inspired by Icelandic Pepper Cookies, vaguely because I was out of supplies.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup softened butter (or microwave it just before mixing, same thing right?)

1 1/4 cup of white sugar honey

3/4 cup light corn syrup maple syrup

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt used salted butter which we accidentally bought

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 teaspoons cloves

1 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

IcelandPeppercookies.jpg

So let’s pretend I did anything remotely right with this recipe and they turned out wonderful.

Instead it went like this:

Uh oh, no sugar, desperate call to baking friend, no answer, google sugar substitutes, use honey

Where’s my brand new jar of corn syrup?  NOWHERE, that’s where.  Maple syrup can work, it’s probably just corn syrup made to look like maple syrup anyways.

No don’t shatter the egg all over!

Why won’t these cookies cook?  It’s been almost 20 minutes and they’re still not cooked all the way through

And in the end we had a cookie that tasted rather like a spice cookie, and still somewhat doughy and did not come off the cookie sheet looking like a cookie, but like a giant blob.  It’s like my ability to make cookies has disappeared.

Poor me.  So, no there are no pictures of the finished result.

Iceland for kids: Country Report

Invent your own funny story for the excuses my kids gave why they hadn’t originally finished the report I gave them.  The list was long and varied.

Iceland lapbook page

They did eventually complete their page with much silliness abounding.  Much silliness.  So much silliness.

Iceland country report

Get your own version of the Iceland country report.  Meanwhile I’ll consider hitting my head against the wall with my computer problems, so many things not working right.  Get the country report lapbook pages.

 

Head off and see other people’s take on a study of Iceland for kids.

Adventures In Mommydom, Afterschool for Smarty Pants, All Done Monkey, Crafty Moms Share, Maroc Mama, Glittering Muffins, Kid World Citizen, Mermaids’ Makings,The Mommy Talks and The Usual Mayhem.

Are you looking for more geography resources, then try The Ultimate Homeschool Geography Guide.

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Comments

  1. Erin-The Usual Mayhem says

    March 25, 2014 at 9:41 am

    And….. this post right here is why I love reading your blog. It’s so good to know that other people have days like this!

    Think of the great lesson in perseverance despite adversity that you taught the kids with this one 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 25, 2014 at 11:16 am

      Days, weeks…… Sometimes it feels like months.

      It really was, and now I need to get my husband to help me figure out what’s going on with my computer because this is going to drive me nuts.

  2. Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says

    March 25, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Yes, I have had trouble finding stuff for Iceland, too. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun, despite the cookie mishaps.

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 25, 2014 at 11:15 am

      We did, now that I’ve FINALLY figured out how I want our country studies to look it’s going so much smoother.

  3. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    March 25, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    What a frustrating project! Looks like your kids had a blast, though!

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 30, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      They certainly did. It’s been amazing to me what troopers they are with my cooking forays.

  4. Almost Unschoolers says

    March 25, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    I know it probably wasn’t funny as it was happening…but it made me smile 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 30, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      It wasn’t as it happened, but afterwards…..

  5. Marie-Claude Leroux says

    March 25, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    Drives me nuts too when a project/craft looks nothing like its inspiration 🙂 But the fun that is had makes it worthwhile – most of the time! Seems like the kids enjoyed playing with their new toy 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 30, 2014 at 8:41 pm

      Oh they sure did, and it gets carried around to be played with now a fair amount.

  6. Almost Unschoolers says

    March 25, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Okay, after I read this earlier, I (joined quickly by the children) started Googling “Iceland for kids” which led us to Gimli (sort of like wrestling only crazier)…elves…trolls…vikings…the arctic fox…Vigdis Finnbogadottir (first female president in the world)…geothermal power…the forbidden dogs of Reykjavik…and so much more. Iceland is really cool! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 30, 2014 at 8:41 pm

      YEAH! Glad to provide some inspiration, it really is pretty cool. I was trying to think how best to explain it to my kids.

  7. Claire says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:19 am

    LOL! Oh, Ticia, you are so funny. I just love your antics in the kitchen. You try so hard!! In my head it all went perfectly and the recipe tasted divine!

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      March 30, 2014 at 8:42 pm

      That’s how I’ll pretend to remember it as well.

  8. Natalie says

    April 5, 2014 at 10:55 am

    I really wanted to do Iceland, but it simply didn’t work out with our schedule, plus Smarty wasn’t interested. Those cookies look great!

    Reply
  9. Valerie @Glittering Muffins says

    April 28, 2014 at 10:38 am

    So sorry it didn’t go well again but I’m so very glad you are still with us and the kids had fun 🙂 Thanks for participating!

    Reply
  10. Sara says

    March 2, 2015 at 9:51 am

    I love the way you describe making the cookies; we’ve tried recipes like that. The cookies usually taste good though! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Angela says

    April 18, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    You are absolutely hysterical! I loved reading this post. I can’t wait to try some of this with my daughter. We are heading to Iceland in a few weeks and I’d love to have some pre-vacation taste for the food and culture. Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      April 18, 2017 at 1:09 pm

      Have fun! I’ve seen some really cool videos of Iceland, it looks like an amazing place to visit.

  12. Emma Tyler says

    August 11, 2017 at 12:04 pm

    I was researching for my class. Thank you for the recipe and the ideas.

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      August 12, 2017 at 9:48 pm

      Glad to help!

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