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Showing the love on Red Day
Recently we had Red Day at BestStart Waikite Valley Kindy to raise awareness and fundraise for Heart Foundation NZ and it was a huge success! We raised money for a great cause, we were able to learn lots about making healthy food choices and we got to dress up.
The part of the day that the children enjoyed the most was preparing and assembling their own lunch. We were able to harvest fresh vegetables from our garden that we have been tirelessly working to grow over the spring and summer. This has been a great way to really convey our vision statement “Together we learn and grow in nature”.
This time also gave the children the opportunity to develop their self-help, turn-taking and also decision making skills when choosing from the different options for their lunch. A perfect moment to talk with them about being mindful with what they are eating and for them to be able to take on the responsibility of choosing healthy food for their lunches.
During lunch there were a lot of conversations started about “what foods are good for our body?” and “what happens to food when we eat it?" I think we may need to explore this further.