Uncle Rocky, Fireman #6 - "Face Mask" (A Story of Color)
![Story Time: Uncle Rocky, Fireman-Face Mask includes fireman
activities for kids, printables, a unit about visual impairment and more](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Story-Time-Uncle-Rocky-Face-Mask.png)
Uncle Rocky Fireman Activities
Language
Face Mask is one of those fun books that is a story within a story. And since the chief gets to tell his favorite story of being a fireman, I think your littles should get a chance to tell a story, too. Let them practice their writing skills by relating one of their favorite memories on this free printable.![My Favorite Memory Download gives kids a place to write as tory and
illustrate it](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/my-favorite-memory-309x400.png)
Science
In the fun and informative Face Mask, the fire chief saves a blind man from a burning building. Or does the blind man save the chief? Your littles will love learning about the powers of the other senses and how helpful they can be. So for science, let's learn more about visual impairment.![The Free Printable Let's Learn About Visual Impairment wil help kids
understand blindness and low vision better. Includes a crossword puzzle
and other fun activities.](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/learn-about-visual-impairment.png)
Craft
![Fire Chief Watercolor is on e of the fireman activties for kids in
Story Time: Uncle Rocky, Firmean-Face Mask. Free printable available for
download](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fire-chief-watercolor-719x1024.jpg)
Fire Chief Watercolor
The Glad to Do It! series is illustrated with wonderful watercolors. Let your littles see what goes into creating such great illustrations by painting the fire chief themselves. What you need:![Fire Chief Watercolor is on e of the fireman activties for kids in
Story Time: Uncle Rocky, Firmean-Face Mask. Free printable available for
download](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fire-chief-watercolor-supplies-e1510530453296-358x400.jpg)
- Daler Rowney Watercolors in yellow, red, brown, black, light blue and white
- Lit Mama's Fire Chief Template
- Watercolor brushes in various sizes
- Water (of course!)
- Paint tray
- Print out Fire Chief Template
- Squirt a small amount of each paint color onto paint tray
- Paint your fire chief
- Use water to thin paint for a lighter look
Food
![Fire Chief Cherry Caradamom Cookies recipes is one of the many
fireman activities in Story Time: Uncle Rocky, Fireman-Face Mask](http://litmamahomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cherry-cardamom-cookies.png)
Fire Chief Cherry Cardamom Cookies
What you need:- 6-oz jar maraschino cherries, drained and sliced in half
- 2 1/3 cups plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 oz cream cheese, softned
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tsp almond extract
- Powdered sugar for garnish
- In a small bowl, combine cherries and 2 Tbsp of flour
- Toss to mix; set aside
- In a medium bowl, combine 2 1/3 cups flour, baking powder, cardamom, and baking soda; stir to mix
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and cream cheese until fluffy
- Add egg, buttermilk, and almond extract; mix well
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix until just blended
- Fold in cherry mixture
- Chill one hour
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Shape refrigerated dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges are lightly browned
- Remove to wire racks to cool completely
- Lightly sprinkle with powdered sugar for garnish