GET THE KIDS IN THE KITCHEN! Have you ever given your kids a bowl of berries to watch them scarf it down (to your delight)?? THEN….you buy more because you’re so happy they are eating such healthy fruit…and they sit there and go mushy and moldy!??? Here’s the solution… Turn those mushy berries into fun…
🌻 What Is Homesteading? A Kid’s Guide to Living the Simple Life Have you ever imagined living on a little farm where you grow your own food, take care of animals, and play outside all day? That’s what homesteading is all about! Let’s explore what homesteading means, how to start, what activities are involved, and…
Imagine living in a time long, long ago, when there were no grocery stores, farms, or even houses. People lived very differently back then. They were called HUNTER-GATHERERS. Hunter-gatherers were people who survived by finding and collecting their food from nature. Here’s how they did it: Hunting: The men & older boys often went hunting….
We’ve gone over how our amazing planet supports an almost impossible array of different life in our BIODIVERSITY lesson (click here) …. And we’ve gone over how Nature feeds itself in our FOODCHAINS lesson (click here)… And now, we are going to go over how the Foodchain starts, which is HOW PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN…
FOOD CHAINS are a great way to demonstrate how energy is transferred between plants and animals. EVERYTHING starts with… THE SUN… Then PLANTS-plants use the SUN to make their own food…. Then ANIMALS-eat the plants and other animals for food…. Then HUMANS-also eat the plants and other animals for food. Imagine you’re in a forest,…
Food comes from NATURE. We humans hunt it, fish for it, ranch it/raise it and farm it. But where did it come from BEFORE all those human activities? If you study nature…plants, animals, insects, birds, fish, seeds, sunlight, soil and how it all works together, it is really quite amazing. A miracle. Almost impossible, yet…
REAL food comes from PLANTS and ANIMALS! REAL food comes from THE WILD. REAL food comes from NATURE. ALL food comes from NATURE & THE WILD. Your kiddos should start thinking about food with THIS RULEÂ in the front of mind. Teach them this, let me teach them this, drill this concept home… To show them…
