kids create!
a workshop where creativity and free expression are encouraged for ages 7 and up!
A desire to break
away from the bombardment of junk food advertising aimed at children has
inspired Monique, a Canberra mother, now based in Mullumbimby, to develop her
own kids
create! workshops to educate kids in healthy eating.
Using the ‘Eat a Rainbow Every Day’ concept,
children use their imagination and creativity to create wholesome dishes from
organic wholefoods, while at the same time learning the nutritional benefits of
different food groups.
According to Monique, the children are having so
much fun they don’t even realise how much they are learning about the
importance of a balanced diet.
“The children knead pizza dough, make ‘rainbow
pizzas’ using different coloured ingredients, make their own herb-infused
pasta, and sort fruit and vegetables into colour groups before eating. They’re
learning how each coloured fruit and vegetable has its own nutritional value,
and often they’re so engrossed they don’t realise how many new things they’re
trying,” says Monique.
Monique is the mother of six-year-old daughter and
is passionate about the joy of eating fresh, healthy wholefoods.
“Rolling beeswax candles is
simple for children and
they get a real sense of achievement to take home something they have
made
which the whole family can enjoy.” says Monique.