Last Wednesday Chloe and I had a smoothie making session at the Family Centre. Chloe showed a group of parents and children how to make some healthy smoothies - the parents helped with the peeling and chopping, while the children helped with putting fruit into the smoothie maker, pouring of juices or milk and ladling of yoghurt. While they were doing this, I was able to show another small group how to use a digital camera. I then told them to take loads of pictures of the session and that it didn't matter if they made a mistake while taking a picture. Everyone had a chance of taking pictures as the cameras were passed round the group as a whole. The smoothies were very popular - three were made, the last one being a mixture made up by the group and described as being "lush" - and it was! The children really enjoyed the smoothies and Chloe made the point that it was a great way of getting involved with cooking and also great for raising their fruit intake. While they were tidying up the kitchen, I was able to show my group how to view shots taken on the cameras and how to delete unwanted shots. Then we downloaded and viewed them on the computer. Everyone agreed that it was a fairly easy thing to do.
The session was a great start for the Family Centre and we're all looking forward to the next session when we'll be making easy soups.
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