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Grace’s Kitchen – What is Honey?

July 8, 2009

Most days, we read for an hour or more, always at Grace’s request. She loves books.

When something comes up in a book that she’s never encountered, I help her to understand it. Often, I create an experience.

  • I can get photos online. A lot of the time, seeing the flower/animal/insect is sufficient (especially when it’s something that Grace finds frightening).
  • I can look up YouTube videos of all kinds of animals and places.
  • I can take her outside and show her clouds and trees and so many other things in the environment.
  • I can take her on a field trip to see or touch things. We drive to parks and lakes and museums. Up soon is the aquarium, where we’ll watch clown fish in action.

Last week, my niece gave Grace two large boxes full of books. We’re slowly working our way through said books.

It takes a while.

A lot of the books from my niece mention food. They’re almost always foods that Grace has never tasted. Honey. Sardines. Tuna fish.

I can’t show her a picture of honey and expect her to understand it. I can’t tell her about it because I can’t put the flavor into words.

Even if I could explain the flavor, I don’t think I could do it in terms she would know. For example, honey is smooth. Smooth? To a two-year-old, smooth is the opposite of rough, and the opposite of rough has nothing to do with honey.

So, I created an experience.

I put a couple of tablespoons of honey in a bowl, and I gave Grace a spoon.

She didn’t like the flavor of the honey, but now she knows what honey tastes like.

Before long, her fingers were coated in honey. She knows that honey is sticky and sweet, but not in the same way the sugar is sweet.

The next time we read a story about a bear who finds a honey comb, she’ll remember what’s inside.

Grace’s Kitchen Friends

Please join in Grace’s Kitchen Friends! To play along, all you have to do is fill out Mr. Linky below. (If Mr. Linky isn’t there, leave your link in the comments.) You can link up any post that talks about kids and food:

  • feeding kids
  • cooking with kids
  • play with food or play kitchens
  • crafts with or about food
  • and probably a lot of other kids and food things I’ve never considered (like growing food with kids!)

I’m easy like that, Dear Reader. The only thing I ask is that you link back here to Grace’s Kitchen Friends in your post. I can’t wait to see what your kids are doing!

Click the image below to add your link.

Happily submitted to Eat More Fruits and Veggies, Tasty Thursday, Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap, Friday Feasts, Foodie Friday, Family Recipe Friday, Favorite Ingredient Friday, and Food on Friday

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  • Ann Kroeker said:

    How perfectly lovely, to let her enjoy this tactile experience and bring books to life even more!

    Ann Kroeker’s last blog post..Food on Fridays: First Harvest

    # 10 July 2009 at 8:52 am
  • Food on Fridays: First Harvest « said:

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    # 10 July 2009 at 8:56 am
  • Sheila said:

    What a great way to learn! Loved reading about this. My godchildren are older, but there’s still a lot to be said about allowing a child to learn through their own senses.

    Happy Foodie Friday…

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

    # 10 July 2009 at 12:05 pm
  • Mary said:

    What a wonderful learning experience for Gracie. Hugs for you both. Have a wonderful day.

    Mary’s last blog post..Ice Cream Crunch Cake – Foodie Friday

    # 10 July 2009 at 4:13 pm
  • Designs by Gollum said:

    What a wonderful way to to teach Gracie about the world, using all 5 senses.

    # 13 July 2009 at 1:42 am

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