This weeks awesome animal is a Echidna.
Facts
Scientific name: Tachyglossidae
Lifespan: 15-40 years
Length: 14-30 inches
Height: 2 inches
Diet: Termites and Ants
Fun facts
There are 10,000 Echidna's in the world.
Echidna's can run 2.3 kilometres per hour.
Dingo's, Goanna's, Snakes and cats all eat Echinas.
* Credits to wiki and livescience.com
This Christmas, i got a lot of presents including a magic 8 ball, a Fuggler, a pool table, a lot of books, a book how to blog and lots more. In my stocking i got a lot of sweets and toys. But the best part is, the dinner had pigs in blankets. Merry Christmas from me Milo.
2 days to go. This weeks amazing art is for my best friend because it's his birthday. So Oscar, this weeks art, which is a hand print Arctic fox is for you!
Includes:
a glue stick
black card
paper
a black colouring pen
Instructions
Step 1: Place your hand on paper, and cut around. This will be the body
Step 2: Cut out a big triangle with the paper. Make sure not to make too big
Step 3: Cut out 2 small triangles with the paper, and stick on the straight line of the big triangle, as the Arctic fox's ears
Step 4: Draw the Arctic fox's face with the black pen
Step 5: stick the head on the body with the glue stick. Then stick that on the black card
If you get stuck, look at the picture
* Credits to ourkidthings.com
4 days till Christmas, so this weeks awesome animal is a polar bear.
Facts
Scientific name: Urtus Martimus
Lifespan: 30 years
Length: 2.4-3 m
Height: 1.8-2.4 m
Diet: Arctic fox
Fun facts
Polar bears are actually black, not white.
Scientists can extract Polar bear DNA from just their footprints.
Less than 2% of Polar bear hunts are successful.
* Credits to wiki
6 days till Christmas, so this week i will show you how to make Mince pies!
Ingredients
1 jar Mincemeat ( about 600g )
2 Satsumas, segmented and finely chopped
1 Apple, finely chopped
Zest 1 Lemon
Little icing sugar, for dusting
For the pastry
375g Plain flour
260g Unsalted butter, softened
125g Caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1 large egg, plus 1 beaten egg for glazing
Instructions
Step 1: Place 375g Plain flour and 260g softened Unsalted butter in a bowl and rub together to a crumb consistency.
Step 2: Add 125g Caster sugar and 1 beaten egg, and mix together
Step 3: Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and fold until the pastry comes together, be careful not to over mix
Step 4: Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill for 10 mins
Step 5: Scoop the large jar of Mincemeat into a bowl and add 2 segmented Satsumas, 1 finely chopped Apple and zest of 1 Lemon
Step 6: Heat oven to 220/220 fan /gas mark 7
Step 7: Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick
Step 8: Using a round cutter (about 10 cm), cut out 16 bases and place into muffin trays. Put 1 1/2 Mincemeat mixture into each. Brush the edge of each pie with a little beaten egg.
Step 9: Re-roll out the pastry to cut 7 cm lids and press them on top to seal. Glaze with the beaten egg, sprinkle with the extra Caster sugar, then make a small cut in the tops
Step 10: Bake the mince pies for 15-20 mins until golden brown. Leave to cool before releasing them from the muffin trays and dusting with a little more icing sugar before serving
*Credits to wiki and bbc good food
11 sleeps left till Christmas. This weeks awesome animal is a Penguin.
Facts:
Scientific name: Speniscidae
Lifespan: 15-20 years
Length: 10 to 12 inches
Height: 14 inches
Diet: Krill, Squids and fishes
Fun facts:
Penguins have flippers, not wings.
Penguins cant swim.
Penguins have an unique call each.
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