It's been an exciting past couple of months! We wanted to share with you a couple of the fun things we have been doing in class recently: Steamed Pumpkin Cake The week before Thanksgiving the children made a delicious steamed pumpkin cake! The children had been talking a lot about pumpkins after we had made pumpkin soup earlier in the month so we decided to test out a new recipe the teachers had discovered. Making the steamed pumpkin cake was not only a delicious activity, but was an activity that helped build math skills (measurement and counting), social skills (turn taking and cooperation), and fine motor skills. Here is the recipe if you would like to make the cake at home: Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking soda 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 Teaspoon salt 1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 Cup butter, melted 2 Cups packed light brown sugar 3 Eggs, beaten 1 (15 ounce) cans solid-pac...