Spring is here! The children have been asking to prepare recipes with fruits, so here is our first attempt of the season. #St.Johns St.John’s
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Spring is here! The children have been asking to prepare recipes with fruits, so here is our first attempt of the season. #St.Johns St.John’s
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I asked the children to observe a strawberry carefully and smell it before they taste it, taking small bites until finishing one strawberry slowly. I gave them crayons and asked them to draw and write how they felt about strawberries. Children’s quotes: Mama strawberry, baby strawberry, and strawberry ‘eggs’. The outside of a strawberry and…
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Last’s week snack was such a success, this week I wanted to introduce another fruit and mix it with greens and nuts. #St.Johns #St.John’s
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Children use heirloom tomatoes, tofu, and St. John’s Recreation Center’s garden organic basil to prepare this healthy snack. They were introduced to some new concepts: Local food and food in season, as opposed to food that is processed Kitchen gardens in Brooklyn (and how soon we will start our own community-garden) Organic vegetables versus produced…
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