"Alexis" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Okay, here's the deal :-)
>
> So here's what I'm looking for -- recipes that are at least
> semi-healthy (no more no-bake cookies <g>) and that can be prepared by
> young children with adult help and that don't require either a stove
> or
> an oven and which aren't too expensive to make for 24 children.

Kinda lame ideas here, but my little guy is on my lap, so I can't get up
to look at any of my books.

Well, do you have a lot of coffee cans? Have you seen those recipes for
ice cream in a coffee can? You put the ingredients in a small can, pack
it into a larger can w/ ice and salt, and have the kids roll it around
for half an hour.

Or you could do ziplock instant pudding -- pour the pudding mix and milk
into gallon ziplocks, zip them up, and have the kids toss 'em around for
5 minutes or so.

Family Fun Magazine (familyfun.com) might have a few suggestions. Their
family cooking expert, Lynn Fredericks, has written a book called
"Cooking Time is Family Time" that is pretty good. Some of her recipes
for home use call for pricey ingredients, but she also includes some
cheaper recipes that she used when she was a teacher and did classroom
cooking.

At first glance through my "CT is FT" book (toddler is now running and I
managed to fetch the book), I see tabbouleh, fruit smoothies, and
meusli. There are more recipes, but most need an oven or stove...There's
papaya date compote, but I"m not sure how many papayas and mangos you
can get your hands on. Yogurt/fruit parfaits, balsamic strawberry
yogurt soup, English trifle, strawberry-banana yogurt trifle...if you
want any of these recipes, let me know.

Good luck -- I"d better get my little guy settle for his nap, or he'll
never go to sleep for the sitter tonight!

Chris