Shake-A-Face Pudding

What You Need

A clear jar with a tight fitting lid
2 cups cold milk
Vanilla pudding 1 pkg.

For the facial features use:
M&M’s for eyes
1/2 banana slice nose
Colored coconut hair
Or chocolate chip hair
2 pretzels ears
Apricot slice eyebrows
Gummy worm mouth
What to Do

Open the pudding package and let your child pour the pudding into the jar. I use a plastic peanut butter jar.
Measure 2 cups of milk (your child can watch the 2 cup line and tell you when the milk touches the line) and pour into jar.
Tighten the lid. And shake! Shake! Shake!
Shake the jar in an up-and-down motion holding it with both hands until thickened. (3 to 5 minutes). Younger children can roll the jar on the floor.

When the pudding begins to thicken pour the pudding into 2 bowls. (Store the remainder of the pudding in the refrigerator.) Now add the facial features to the pudding.

Directions: 1. Pour instant pudding mix into jar. 2. Measure milk and pour into jar. 3. Tighten the lid. 4. Shake the jar in an up-and-down motion for 5 minutes or until thickened. (Count 1 to 10, rest, and repeat several times.) 5. Remove lid and eat with a spoon directly from the jar.

Coconut can be colored with a few drops of food coloring. Add drops of food coloring to 1 tablespoon water to make desired color. Fill a pint jar 3/4 full of shredded coconut. Add the colored water. Close the jar and shake until coconut is evenly tinted. Spread the colored coconut on several paper towels to dry.


Let’s Learn

Activity 1

Now, what to do while shaking and rolling the jar on the floor back and forth between you and your child. Practice counting together to 10. Sing songs together.

The Shake-A-Face Pudding Song

1 shake-a, 2 shake-a, 3 big shakum ups,
4 shake-a, 5 shake-a, 6 big shakum ups,
7 shake-a, 8 shake-a, 9 big shakum ups,
10 yummy shakes of pudding!

(Sing to the 10 Little Indians or make up your own tune)