The children were really excited when teacher told them that
we were going to make chocolate rumballs (with no rum, of course), that too
with Ms. Santa!
The children squealed with laughter when teacher came out in
her Santa suit.
‘Ha, ha, Kak Nila pakai apa?’ Rayn was laughing.
‘Yuk semuanya ke snack room, kita mau buat rumballs.’
‘rumball apa?’ Apta asked. Teacher explained that it’s
something like chocolate cake in the shape of a ball’.
Yay! Chocolate cake! Yummy’, the children said
First, crush and crush the Marie biscuits, crush some more!’
- a good exercise for fine motoric skills and concentration.
‘Who wants some more Marie to crush?’ ‘Me, me, me’, the
children cried.
Then, we are going to add in some chocolate condensed milk
and Mix, Mix, Mix.
‘Wait, stop eating your mix or you won’t have enough to make
your rumballs.’, teacher reminded the children.
‘Next, let’s put some mix in our hand and roll it into a
ball….like making balls from playdough!’
For the next half an hour, the children focused on making
their chocolate balls. Finally, roll the balls in this plate of chocolate
sprinkles…Yay! Done!
‘Masukkin ke oven, kak?’ asked Zahra. Teacher explained that
it didn’t have to go into the oven but it would be good to refrigerate before
eating. And amazingly, the children complied even though earlier they just
couldn’t wait and were licking away the chocolate mix.
Ah! It sure was an all-in-one package. The children exercised
their fine motor skills, concentration, and eye-hand coordination. They learned
to follow step-by-step instructions. They also learn restraint as they controlled
themselves from eating the chocolate mix. Finally, they got a good boost to
their self esteem, “Yes, we made delicious rumballs!” and all of it was so much
fun.
Merry Christmas to our Christian parents and friends. Happy
Holidays to everyone! We will be back on Jan 6th, 2014.
