Homeschooling Adventures - Creativity In The Kitchen

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Luke and I have spent a lot of time in the kitchen over the last few days.  

Yesterday Luke decided that he wanted to cook himself some salmon for lunch.  He made it all by himself, cut up some salad and decorated it.  He was very proud of himself for making something so tasty.  I couldn't taste it myself as i'm vegan, but it did look really lovely.




Here is the finished result.  I was really proud of him, and I think he'll make a very good chef when he's older.

We spent even more time in the kitchen today, this time making herbal remedies.  We made infused herbal oil, then used this to make a healing balm. The herbs we used were st johns wort, comfrey, calendula and plantain, as well as lavender essential oil.  Luke did all the measuring and learnt about some of the herbs that we were using. This is definitely the way he enjoys to learn, by doing lots of practical activities, and it's a very enjoyable way to facilitate this learning.


 We had a lovely day together, and made rather a lot of mess too. But that didn't matter because we were creating very special memories too.

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  1. Unknown9 March 2013 at 09:20

    How lovely to see him creating so beautofully in the kitchen x

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