bow wow wow yipee yo yipee yay. bake homemade dog biscuits with your kids, they can shape them into whatever they'd like! then find a local shelter where you can drop them off, or hand them out at a dog park, adoption or to friends. friends who have dogs, that is.
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 cup peanut butter - chunky or smooth
1 cup milk
preheat oven to 375F. mix flour and baking powder, set aside. in another bowl mix peanut butter and milk, then slowly add dry ingredients. place dough on a lightly floured surface (this is the part kids love) and knead dough. roll out and shape with cookie cutters or freehand. bake 20 minutes - be careful as they burn easily. cool and store in an airtight container.
the lesson: i think it's sometimes easy for kids to relate to animals. they seem to have intense feelings about pets (even those that are not their own) who might be lost or hurt or homeless. if we see a sign posted in the neighborhood for a lost animal, my son insists we drive around looking. while you bake, it would be easy to talk to them about showing kindness to others, be they 2 legged or four.
here's a link: find your closest shelter
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- Teddy
Okay, this was a fun project. First we made a list of all the dogs we know who would appreciate some home made cookies. The list grew and grew. We made a triple batch! My 3-year-old loved to roll the dough out and we used a lot of valentine's cookie cutters. Our 4-legged friends got a goodie bag full of bite sized heart cookies. We delivered them to our neighborhood pals and have to make more for Urban Dog who rescued our dog from the pound. My son can't wait to do it again. And I'm right there with him! Thanks for another great idea...
The dog treat idea is great. I was dismayed though to see cows' milk listed in the ingredients.
It doesn't make sense to me to teach that it's good to show kindness to dogs while at the same time suggesting it's ok to harm cows. I'll spare you the gory details of what invariably goes on in the dairy industry, but it's easy to find through a search.
This website has lots of vegan dog treat recipes! http://www.yummyfordogs.org
It's the same idea and shows respect for cows!
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