When I'm preparing dinner, the girls sometimes play among themselves, especially if the weather is conducive to them being outside. Sometimes, though, they like to be with me in the kitchen. With the older two, I usually give them age-appropriate jobs to do - the 7-year-old can measure, peel, and mix quite competently, while the 5-year-old is great at gathering up ingredients and adding seasoning.
Sometimes, though, they just want to be creative, unwind, chat, and play. And that's OK too.
That's when they make their vegetable art with the peelings.
They make faces, and shapes, and pyramids.
I think it's beautiful, in its own way.
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That is fantastic creative use of the peelings :)
ReplyDeleteHow creative! Great pictures!!
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent idea! I see veggie-scrap art in our future too.
ReplyDeleteand I thought peelings were just there to feed my worms and add to my compost! Might see if this entices Princess back into the kitchen as she seems a little disinterested in it at the moment :(
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! My 6-year-old would love this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see nothing going to waste, lol! I love how kids find inspiration in the most unusual places
ReplyDeletegreat idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are letting your girls help at such an early age. People do not give young children enough credit as to how many ways they can help around the home which frees the parent to do important things like read to the children, play a game or go on a walk. The veggie art was fun and very creative. Thanks for your post today. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are definitely beautiful! My son loves to make pictures with his food, even on his dinner plate!
ReplyDeleteOh man! This is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteWe will have to try this with our peelings, as maybe it would make my boys enjoy veggies more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Hope that you will stop over at my blog.I popped by yours via the We Play Link ups.
Colleen:)
You just saved our last Friday evening of school holidays from going to the pack! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to have two great kitchen helpers, and so creative too :)
ReplyDeleteit shows you what one can do with a bit of imagination...
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