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Print Motivation is another early literacy skill.

What it is: Understanding that reading is useful or entertaining-then wanting to learn to do it.

When your child sees you reading instructions or a recipe, then creating something he likes, he'll want to read too.

Read these instructions with your young person then make a cool summer treat together.

Zip Loc Ice Cream

What can you make with ice, salt, milk, vanilla, and sugar?

Ice cream, of course! Follow the directions below:

Ingredients/supplies: large ziploc bag, small ziploc bag, ice, salt, 1/2 cup of milk (whole milk works best), 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla.

Fill 1/3 of a large ziploc bag with ice. Put 6 tablespoons of salt on top of the ice. Then, in the smaller ziploc bag mix 1/2 cup of milk, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla. Close the bag and put it inside the larger bag. Shake for about five minutes. Eat and enjoy!

You can also use large and small coffee cans instead of the plastic bags.