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The Cricket in Times Square

 

Food Projects for The Cricket in Times Square

The Chinese Dinner

After Chester eats the two-dollar bill, Mario decides he must go to Chinatown and find out what is wrong with Chester. While visiting Sai Fong's shop, Mario is invited for dinner. Mario tries all sorts of wonderful foods that are desribed in the novel. After reading about Mario's dinner, we have a Chinese dinner of our own. The science lab is decorated with Chinese lanterns and fans. We order take out from a local Chinese restaurant and enjoyed 'trying' to eat with chopsticks.

Students love the activity. It not only makes the events in the novel come alive, but provides a unique dining experience.

This is also a great hook activity for a study of China or Chinese customs.

The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square

Strawberry Soda

After reading about Mario and Chester's trip to the soda shop, students made their own strawberry soda following the instructions listed in the book. Try making your own strawberry soda the way Mickey made it.

Page 38 - Mickey took a table spoon and put a drop of strawberry syrup into it. They he added a drop of cream, a squirt of soda water and a dip of ice cream about as big as your fingernail. That is how you make a cricket's strawberry soda.

The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square