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Make Rabbit Treats at Home

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Every week we feature a fun and/or educational activity you can try at home or in the classroom. We have begun mailing our Gift Catalog for this year’s holiday season and will be featuring activities that highlight the items available.

For many people around the world, rabbits are a vital source of nutrition. Loved for being fluffy and social, rabbits are a popular pet in the United States. Do you have a pet rabbit?This holiday season, make rabbit treats for your pet.

Make rabbit treats

Photo courtesy of Heifer International

Materials:

  • One cup of rolled oats
  • One fourth of a cup of rabbit food (the pellets)
  • Two bunches of parsley
  • Half a carrot
  • Half a banana
  • Tablespoon to one fourth of a cup of water
  • Oven

Grind the oats and rabbit pellets into a powder. A coffee grinder works great for this. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Next puree carrot, banana, parsley and add water. The mixture should be liquified, but not too watery. Place the powder into a large bowl and pour the liquified mixture into the bowl, stirring the ingredients together. This will form a stiff dough. Roll out the dough to one fourth of an inch thick. Cut it into small shapes. Place the treat on either a baking stone or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Rabbit Treats

Photo courtesy of Heifer International

Bake the treats for about half an hour, but don’t let them burn. Let the treats stay on the warm baking sheet for an hour. Do not give your bunny more than one treat per day.

For more details about making rabbit treats, read this article.

See how rabbits are changing lives in Georgia.

Find out how you can help a family with the gift of rabbits.

When Life Hands You Milk, Make Cheese

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Homemade Cheese

Photocredit: Homesick Texan Blog

Once a week we will be featuring a fun and/or educational activity you can try at home or in the classroom.

Are you sitting around today thinking to yourself how tasty a chunk of cheese would be?

I was, so I found the perfect activity! If you have milk, lime juice or vinegar, salt, and seasoing, you can make your own homemade cheese.

I first came across this activity at the Learning Center at Heifer Ranch, where we watched the educators make the cheese and then were able to sample the finished product. Since that day, I’ve wanted to try it for myself. Plus, milk is a great source of protein and calcium. It helps us grow and stay healthy. Cheese, just like yogurt and butter, is made from milk. Here’s how you can make cheese at home:

What you need:

  • ½ gallon of whole milk
  • Medium-size pot
  • 1/8 cup of white vinegar or lemon juice
  • Spaghetti strainer
  • Seasoning (garlic powder, dill or oregano)
  • Salt

Pour the milk into the pot and heat it slowly, while continuously stirring until the milk boils. Turn off the heat, add vinegar or lemon juice, and continue stirring for five minutes. You will notic notice the milk separating into solids and liquid. Pour the mixture into a strainer over the sink, and once most of the liquid has drained out, salt and season the cheese to taste. It will look like cottage cheese. This delicious crumble cheese can be eaten loose over crackers.

You can find this recipe in PDF form to print out on the classroom resources section of Heifer’s website. If you have a cheesecloth, you may want to try this recipe found on the Homesick Texan blog.

Visit www.heifer.org/schools for more great lesson plans, experiments, and games. You can also read about Heifer projects that include dairy on our blog.