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Lunch Box Days
Every month we have lunch box days in our centre. In the Tuakana (Preschool Room) the tamariki make their own healthy sandwiches. Teaching each other how to create their own masterpieces, how to use the knives and spread the ingredients onto the bread. In the Teina room children bring a heart healthy lunchbox and sit with their peers to eat. Lunch box days encourage children to make healthy food choices, develop fine motor skills as they open and close their containers, learn from each other about the different types of foods each individual brings and also the fun of chatting about what they have got in their lunch. The skills each individual learns from this kai experience is learning what is a healthy choice, how to make their own lunch and developing each individuals independence as they negotiate their lunch boxes.