Babysitting Adventure

Last night Crystal and I babysat the Hasz kids. I love them so much! Crystal had this brilliant idea of making ice cream in a bag. It was so much fun!! Below are some pics.

Beginning of our adventure

Henry shaking his bag

Finished product

Bridget with her Ice Cream in a Bag

Crystal wiping her freezing hands

Boo and Crystal

Me and Jo

Jo proud of his creation

Henry and I

Me and Boo

Boo feeding Crystal. Yum!

Jo trying to feed me

Group Pic

Silly Group Pic

Needless to say, we had a lot of fun. If you ever want to make Ice Cream in a Bag, the recipe is below. It’s super easy, a lot of fun to make with kids, and very tasty. Enjoy

What you'll need:

·                         1 tablespoon sugar

·                         1/2 cup milk or half & half

·                         1/4 teaspoon vanilla

·                         6 tablespoons rock salt

·                         1 pint-size plastic food storage bag (e.g., Ziploc) 

·                         1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag

·                         Ice cubes

How to make it:

1.                       Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.

2.                       Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.

3.                       Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully.

4.                       Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes.

5.                       Wipe off the top of the small bag, then open it carefully. Enjoy!

Tips:

A 1/2 cup milk will make about 1 scoop of ice cream, so double the recipe if you want more. But don't increase the proportions more that that -- a large amount might be too big for kids to pick-up because the ice itself is heavy.