Co+op Explorers
May 2021
This Month’s Recipe: Fruit Flower Blossoms
Have fun making (and eating!) these pretty, delicious fruit flowers. A great snack or picnic project, or make one for Mom this Mother’s Day!
Co-op Activity: Celebrate Mom!
Use this printable card to make your own gift for your mom!
Spencer Museum of Art: Days of Creativity
Get creative this spring with the Spencer Museum’s Days of Creativity during public hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Schedule a visit to the galleries on one of these days to experience our exhibition "Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body." Then take home an activity kit to continue exploring themes of health and the human body.
A variety of campus and community partners will contribute to the materials in each bag. Activities will be different each week, so visit as often as you like! Visit our Facebook event page for a full line-up of the Days of Creativity partners and activities.
Veggie of the Month: Beets
from homestratosphere.com
The ancestor of the cultivated beet is the wild sea beet, which grew in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
The whole beet plant is edible? From the tips of its leaves to the tips of its roots.
The biggest beet on record: 156 lbs
Betanin, which is derived from beetroots, is used to color tomato paste, sauces, candy, breakfast cereals, ice cream, jams, and jellies
Beet juice can indicate the acidity of a solution. If a solution turns pink when beet juice is added, it is an acid. If it turns yellow, the solution is alkaline.
Kids ages 12 and under are invited to become a Co+op Explorer!
To become a card-carrying Co+op Explorer, kids simply need to bring a parent or supervising adult to the customer service desk and ask to become a Co+op Explorer. Or, use our super easy online form. Each child will be issued their own super official Co+op Explorers card and passport!