Make a Bird Feeder

What you’ll need: Bird-friendly food cut into

chunks: Apples, raisins, bread, hard cheese,

wire or string

1. Thread each piece of food onto the wire – just

like a kebab. 2. make a circle with the

wire or string 3. Use a new piece of

wire to hang the kebab somewhere birds can come and feed from it 4. Watch out for birds

flocking to feast on your kebab

Now it’s time to listen and keep your eyes

peeled for any feathered friends stopping by!

Mindfulness Break

For more yoga, mind-fulness and relaxation

visit Cosmic Kids

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Mondays Breakfast

Blueberry mug muffin

Blueberries are packed with

antioxidants and make a great

addition to your breakfast.

In a microwave-safe mug, mix:

1/4 cup (30 grams) of flour

1 tablespoon (12.5 grams) of brown

sugar or honey

1/4 teaspoon (5 grams) of baking

powder

a pinch of salt and cinnamon

1 teaspoon (5 ml) of olive oil

2 tablespoons (30 ml) of milk

a small handful of frozen

blueberries

Microwave on high for

80–90 seconds.

Tuesday Smoothie

Super Berry Smoothie

Whizz a large handful of frozen

berries, 8-10 tablespoons of

strawberry yogurt and 100ml of

milk together with a hand blender

until smooth. Stir through the

porridge oats, then pour into a glass

and serve with a drizzle of honey or

some fresh berries, if you like.

MSSP will be posting our ‘Home PE with MSSP’ daily chal-

lenges. Each weekday at 8am a new PE video challenge will

be uploaded on the platforms below for children to have a

go at in their living rooms. Children will not need a garden or

specialist sports equipment to try the activities and they will

receive tips on how to improve or adapt the activities. Find

out more by clicking on the links below

http://www.mertonssp.org.uk/home-pe-mssp

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Breathing Ball

Stand or sit with legs and feet together. Bring your palms together in front of

your chest. Keep your fingertips together as you

pull your palms apart, forming a ball with your

fingers. Press your finger-tips together until you feel the muscles in your hands and arms activating. See if you feel your core tighten too. Now close your eyes

and as you breathe in, inflate your ball and as

you breathe out, flatten the ball by pushing your palms together. (Then

repeat these instructions for 60 seconds).

Showing Gratitude

Nothing beats the person-al touch of a hand-written thank you note. Your chil-dren can write thank you notes to anyone they feel is helping them stay safe by working through these

challenging times. So brighten up someone's

day and show your appre-ciation for their selfless

dedication.

Don’t forget to clap for all keyworkers every Thurs-

day evening at 8pm.

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Thursdays Afternoon Snack

Nutty Pancakes

Tip 150g flour and 1/2 tsp baking

powder into a large bowl with a

pinch of salt. Make a well in the

centre, then add an egg, 150ml milk

and 2tbsp honey. Whisk until

smooth, then fold in 25g chopped

nuts. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large, non-

stick frying pan over a medium-high

heat. Spoon two ladles of the mix-

ture into the pan and cook for 1 min

each side. Serve with a drizzle of

honey and more nuts or dried fruit.

Wednesdays Lunch

Scrambled Egg Toast Topper

2 eggs

1 tbsp crème fraîche

25g cheddar, grated

1 spring onion, sliced

1 tsp oil

3-4 cherry tomatoes, halved

2 slices bread, toasted

Beat together eggs, crème fraiche

and cheese with a little seasoning.

Heat oil in a pan, then soften spring

onion for a few mins. Add tomatoes

and warm through, then pour in egg

mixture. Cook over a low heat, stir-

ring, until eggs are just set. Pile

over toast.

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Scavenger Hunts

Keep up your spirits by

setting these scavenger hunt

challenges for your children.

They can be done indoors or

outside but be sure to main-

tain social distancing.

Can you get your children to

make up their own scaven-

ger hunt challenge?

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Fridays Dinner

Honey and Soy Chicken with

Sesame Broccoli

3 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp honey

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp garlic & ginger paste

8 skin-on chicken thighs

1 large head broccoli, cut into flo-

rets

1 tbsp sesame seeds

rice, to serve

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

Mix the soy, honey, 1 tbsp of the oil

and ½ tbsp garlic & ginger paste in a

bowl. Pour over the chicken thighs

and leave to marinate if you have

time, but don’t worry if not. Tip the

chicken with all the marinade into

a roasting tin, skin-side up. Cook for

45 mins until sticky and the skin is

crispy.

When the chicken has 15 mins left,

start cooking the rice following

pack instructions, and heat the re-

maining oil in a frying pan. Add the

remaining garlic & ginger paste, siz-

zle for 1 min, then tip in the brocco-

li along with a splash of water. Cov-

er and cook for 10 mins until ten-

der, then take the lid off, tip the

sesame seeds into the pan and give

everything a good toss around. Sea-

son. Serve with the chicken, and all

the caramelised bits from the bot-

tom of the tin.

Record your scores from the weeks activity by clicking here

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