Baking With Sunshine

This is a fun outdoor idea that kids of any age can make and enjoy. For a few other tasty ideas check out my post Science Is Sweet.

Want to teach the kids have to bake their own treats, without burning down the house? Here’s a great one for a sunny day. You’ll need:

• black construction paper
• aluminum foil
• plastic wrap
• cardboard
• an apple
• glue, scissors, tape, toothpicks, and a paper cup

Cover the cardboard smoothly in the foil and glue it down. Once the glue has dried cut out a large circle of about 5-6″ diameter. Now cut a smaller circle of the black construction paper, about 2-3″ diameter. Glue this circle in the center of the foil circle. Once the glue is dry cut a straight line from the outside of this circle to the center then fold it into a cone shape, use the tape to hold it. Push a tooth pick into the center of the cone and stick an apple slice on the toothpick. Cover the top with the plastic wrap and place the entire thing inside a paper cup. Now just set it outside in the sunshine and wait for it to cook.

The foil reflects the sun’s rays onto the black paper which heats up, the plastic wrap then traps the heat inside. And the poor apple is cooked.