We had a special Carnival day in p4 today.  We have been researching the Rio Carnival which is the known as the biggest party in the world and takes place on the 4 days and nights leading up to Lent.  Our special carnival day involved making and tasting brigadeiros (a Rio Carnival food), trying a mock Carnival cocktail, dancing, music, making and playing Ganga ( samba shaker ), making masks, designing Carnival costumes and creating a display of what we know about the Rio Carnival.  Phew!  What a lot of fun!

We made a biscuity version of brigadeiros using –

1 tin of condensed milk

2 tablespoons cocoa

18 digestive biscuits (crushed)

We mixed them all together in a bowl and chilled the mixture for 30 minutes.  Then we took out a teaspoon of mixture at a time, rolled it into a ball and rolled in cocoa.  We chilled them again for an hour or two before eating them.  They were delicious! Why not try them at home?