Bread and Children

No bakery needed.

Does the context of real life get any better than baking your own bread?  Smelling it cook and eating it whilst it’s warm, didn't think so.

Now on to the rant...

A growing number of little people have no idea where food comes from other than the supermarket or the delivery van. We need to rescue our children from this modern lie and quickly.

When children are introduced to the DNA of  food they instantly take an interest in what they eat. As children begin to understand the concept of field to fork, their awareness heightens and they just want to know more, because that's their very nature.

We can't do it all in a day, but today we can start with bread. 

Begin by introducing some wheat and let the little people crush it using a pestle and mortar or between two rocks. Viola, flour!  (Fabulous link with the Little Red Hen story too).

I prefer Damper bread  as it is so easy to make, no yeast needed and the we can cook it outdoors on open fires - delicious. 

Looking at the skills involved in bread making I don't believe  there is one area from the 7 areas  of learning and development which are not covered within the scope of this activity.  

What do you think? Listening, speaking, thinking, following instruction, measuring, pouring, lifting, mixing, kneading, pounding,  blending, rolling, patting, tearing and eventually sharing!  It's also a fine and gross motor skill party.

See, simple bread making has got the lot.

Enjoy.