The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the Jewish Community High School of The Bay who have given us access to their beautiful campus and their committed student volunteers, we were able to bring our East Bay Clubhouse program to San Francisco.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Fun in the Sun: Summer Dips


Today,  we engaged in one of our favorite activities: COOKING.

Hands-on cooking projects are not only great fun for kids of all ages and skill levels but address all areas of development:

Social/Emotional: turn taking and sharing the different materials and tools; working together toward a common goal, namely preparing a meal together; promoting independence and self-direction by following a recipe; helping each other; trying new things; sitting down together and enjoying a meal as a group.

Language/Communication: learning new vocabulary (e.g., names of ingredients, cooking utensils); practicing asking questions and making comments while cooking; requesting; expressing an opinion (likes/dislikes);

Fine-Motor Skills: pouring, squeezing, cutting, mixing.

Cognitive Skills: following multiple directions; attention to task; understanding a sequence, organizational skills; measuring and counting.

We split up into two small groups and each group prepared a different summer dip: HUMMUS AND GUACAMOLE. YUMMY!!! And it was a toss up at the end: Some of us liked the hummus better and others preferred the guacamole.

HUMMUS
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  • 2 cans garbanzo beans: drain, keep liquid   
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  • 1 clove garlic crushed with garlic press

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  •  2 teaspoons ground cumin
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  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

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  • 1 teaspoon salt (or less: TASTE)
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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Combine ingredients in a blender. Blend on low speed, gradually adding bean liquid, until desired consistency is achieved.


Guacamole

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  • 4 avocados: slice avocados in half the long way (adult), pull out the pits. Use a spoon to scoop out all the soft, green insides. Put them in shallow dish and mash them with a potato masher.
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  • Add 4 tablespoons of lemon juice
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  • Add 1 teaspoon cumin
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  • Add 1 clove of garlic, crushed with garlic press
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  • 1 teaspoon salt (or less: TASTE)

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  • Mix all the ingredients together until the guacamole is completely blended. Tip: If you are not going to serve the guacamole right away, put the avocado pits back in. The pits will keep it from turning brown.
 

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