Octopus Pancakes

The smells are calming and the food is delicious. In this activity we incorporated safety, temperature discrimination (Placing hand above the heated skillet to see if they could feel the warmth it created), following directions, visual memory, grip strengthening (using squeeze bottles to drop mix on to skillet), bilateral integration, impulse control, and other cooking and sensory skills.
SUPPLIES: pancake mix, food coloring, bottles for dropping mix onto skillet, spoon, bowl, water, oil, and paper plates and napkins.
OPTION: You can add eyes and additional features with frosting and chocolate chips.