Updated: Oct 4, 2020
I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Myriad Natural Toys and crafts on a beautiful Easter Craft full of joy and meaning click here to be directed to the post
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Updated: Oct 4, 2020
So I’ve really wanted to take up foraging for a while and thought why not start with the humble dandelion? The past few years on nature walks we have picked wild blackberries out and about so I wanted to really give it a good go this year.
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I have so many growing in my garden this time of year it makes sense to pick them and use them in seasonal salads.
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It has been a challenge getting my children to eat something they are used to seeing pop up in the garden as a ‘weed’, we enjoyed the leaves and heads in a salad last week and this week I thought I would be a bit tricky and deep fry them in a spiced batter.
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I threw some garlic powder, sumac, a little paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl with flour and water and whisked to a batter. I dipped them and deep fried them in olive oil until they were crispy, drizzling with a little honey to serve.
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I actually thought they were really tasty as did all but one of the children! I am enjoying introducing them to foraging. It’s definitely a life skill I think everyone should have, to make the most of what the world has to offer. Do you forage? Is there anything you love foraging for and what’s available in the part of the world where you are?
Updated: Oct 4, 2020
So proud of my two older children today who have made their own Geo-boards, Sawing, sanding, measuring and hammering in the nails. We will be using these geo boards for our homeschooling and you will probably be seeing a lot more of these guys on here.
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It’s definitely been a challenge trying to come up with a rhythm and opportunities to learn that incorporates a 1 year old, 8 year old and 12 year old. But I think we are going to get off to a good start!
You will need
Some wood (we used 25mm MDF which we had available in the shed)
Nails
A hammer
A Saw
Sandpaper
Some muscles.
How to make your own.
Decide how big you want your Geo Board to be.We wanted ours 15 x 15 points. We had 2cm between points, which meant that the board needed to be 32cm x 32cm. We marked out the measurements and let got to work with the saw.
Once we had sawn the board, the children sanded the edges until they were rounded and smooth. They then used a ruler to mark out 2cm points along all the edges before joining the dots with horizontal and vertical lines, this made a grid which we used as a guide to hammer our nails.
The results were pretty amazing, but the most amazing thing by far is the satisfaction of making, of seeing a process through from start to finish and the joy making their own learning materials brought them. The magic of purposeful work.
Have a go at making some learning resources yourself I would love to see how you get on!
K x
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