Going bananas the Montessori way!

Posted by lapazfarm on August 17th, 2008 filed in montessori, JBug, food

One thing I love about Montessori methods is that they encourage children to be independent and to do real, meaningful work. I find that my children love to feel like they are useful contributors to the household, and I try to give them real work to do whenever possible. Here is just one example of how a six-year-old can contribute in a meaningful way to homelife.

In this post JBug will show you how she makes ( all by herself!) a super-easy yummy dessert that we all love: Banana Pudding!

So…here’s JBug!

First, you cover the bottom and sides of a pie plate with vanilla wafer cookies. Try not to eat too many or you won’t have enough to cover the bottom:

Then you mix up a batch of vanilla pudding using the directions on the box–just add milk and stir! Get out all the lumps!

(Mom’s note:We use two small or one large box of pudding mix)

Chop up two bananas into circles (I have been practicing cutting and I’m getting pretty good at it!):

Pour half of your vanilla pudding on top of your cookie crust and then lay your banana circles on top:

Then cover with the other half of your pudding:

Then put it in your refrigerator and (this is the hardest part) wait one hour before eating it so the flavors get all mushed up together.

YUMMY!I hope you like it! We all do!

–JBug

13 Responses to “Going bananas the Montessori way!”

Chelita Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 2:29 am
Her pudding looks YUM-O!
woodstone Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Yes, her dessert looks wonderful! Yum!!

Thanks so much for your comment to my post about my neighbor dilemma. The verse you shared put it all back into perspective for me. Yes, I invited her to the party, but now… thanks to your comment… I feel good about it, not resentful.

I hope your migraines give you a rest!!
tribeofautodidacts Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 7:54 am
YUM! beautiful work, JBug!
The Mommy Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Thank you so much Jbug for posting such a delicious looking and easy recipe! I think I’m going to make this with my kids this week…they’ll love it!
Rhonda Says:
August 17th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
She did a wonderful job. WTG JBug! Yum!
Chrissy Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 7:52 am
She did a wonderful job! I am not sure what is up with banana pudding, but my kids have been asking for it. I think that I will let them make it sometime this week. Well after they are better that is. I sure don’t want to catch their colds.
Meredith Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Way to go JBug, you’re one awesome kid
Jennifer Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Oh yum! I haven’t had banana pudding in so long - it looks delightful!
blessedmommy Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I can’t think of a better way to go bananas Looks yummy, great job JBug
Sherri Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Yummy! I can’t believe how big and “growny” she is getting!! Why is it that children seem to grow so much in the summertime!?!
ines setiawan Says:
August 20th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Your blog is so inspiring. We are homeschooling too here in Indonesia. Alaska vs Indonesia…hm….
Ceci Says:
August 20th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
That looks very good. I will have my girl try it out! Hope you feel better!
Carrie Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
The dessert looks delicious! I think I will have my 5 year old give it a try. He loves to help me cook. This looks like a good recipe to let him go (mostly)solo on. I like how Montessori follows the child and encourages children to become lifetime learners.