Exploring with sugar

Any child is going to love this activity and since it is perfect for any age its a good group or after school choice.  The recipe for Edible Sugar Decorations follows.  After awhile I added extra water to the concoction so the children could see that, while the recipe still smelled the same and tasted the same, it had a completely different consistency.  It is perfectly ok to introduce these bigger words - just explain as you go what they mean and don't use a lot of them close together.  Then try using the same word a few times during the next week or two.  I sat a table up outside and gave Cole and Lillian each a cookie sheet for them to make their creations on. If you follow the recipe and don't add lots of water the children can use containers as molds - its like damp sand on the beach.  You can also use food coloring to color the "sand" if you want.  Here's the recipe:
2 cups Granulated Sugar, 4 tsp water, and 1/2 tsp Meringue Powder; just mix together.