Dragons Love Tacos Storytime, Recipe & Activity Sheet

Team GCM member, Kate, reads Dragons Love Tacos, and Team GCM member, Mary, shares her Walking Tacos recipe! What are Walking Tacos? Mary shows you at the 5-minute mark! Then keep the fiesta going with our taco word search!

Materials:

1lb. ground beef

Taco seasoning

Snack-size Doritos bags

Your favorite taco toppings

Frying pan and spoon

Measuring cup

Cutting board and knife

Want to make your own taco seasoning? Use these spices and mix with your ground beef: paprika, salt, pepper, chili powder, onion powder, garlic salt, cumin, cayenne, and red pepper flakes.

Directions:

1. Gather all your materials.
2. Brown 1 cup ground beef in your sprayed frying pan.
3. Add in taco seasoning and 1/4 cup water. Stir.
4. Cover the pan and let simmer for 5 minutes.
5. After 5 minutes, uncover the mixture and stir. Set aside for later.
6. Thoroughly crush the chips in your little Doritos bag.
7. Prepare all your favorite Taco toppings.
8. Open your Doritos bag and slide in the desired amount of ground beef and taco toppings. Mix it all up.
9. Walk, talk, and dance with your delicious Walking Tacos! Yum!  

Click the image to download and share your kiddo’s creation with the hashtag #GCMatHome

Team GCM Creators: Kate, Lauren, & Mary