Today was world apple day! For this we gathered a variety of apples from Tacon's farm shop and displayed them in a trug basket. The test was to see how many different varieties we could than identify. The smell and colour made it easy for some varieties, but others were more difficult. Another activity was making an apple sponge pudding [...]
World food day happened to be on a Friday. Fridays happen to be our main quiz day, so what better way to recognise the event by holding a food themed quiz. It was such a lovely lunchtime. Chris had written the main quiz and it followed the autumn theme, and certainly got our brains thinking. After a short break the [...]
We couldn't let October go bye with out holding an Octoberfest! The preparations began with the making of some Gluhwein (a mulled wine). Once that was bubbling away in the slow cooker, our attentions turned to preparing a black forest gateaux! With everything ready, everyone sat down to enjoy a traditional German meal of: Pretzels and German cheese for starters. [...]