Well, I think all the pizza making went well last time. Our first session of savoury food seemed to go down well. Seeing them kneed their dough (for the pizza base) was lovely.
And while it rose, we learnt about how bread marks all sorts of special occasions in life all round the world. They were a bit giggly by then so copious amounts of shushing preceded each child as they picked a country and read out the relevant interesting bread fact.
We then had reflection time on a parable/story about leaven bread. It was a little bit sideways but there were one or two moments of hush as I talked about the ways in which yeast has been used to tell thoughtful stories of wise men. I’m so glad I went to the trouble of getting the pizza boxes. The kids were so excited to take their creations home in them.
So to next week. Beefburgers and salad nicoise. I’ve also re-advertised and got an extra 4 people coming along. It seemed a shame to limit it to 12 when, now we’re not doing cakes etc, we’ve more space in the oven. I just have a horrible feeling it’s going to be even louder and crazier. I’m also going to tell them about the end of term meal and fold napkins with them as preparation for that. Better brush up on my napkin origami this weekend…
This seems to be going really well for you. It's wonderful how you can relate the food to the Christian message and get a point across to the children without it being too churchy if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteIts good that you can expand the numbers even if it means a little more noise!