We are a 'Healthy School' so we already promote healthy eating with the children and their families and have many food-related activities. Staff find that participating in cooking activities is a great way for the children to access all the areas of learning (see box), so we bake together each week.
When we were approached by one of the parents to become part of her intergenerational project for Age Concern, using the medium of food and diet, it seemed the perfect way to extend the children's learning even further and develop the nursery's links with our families and the local community.
Kendal Nursery School was one of the pilot early years settings to take part in 'The Way We Were' food project. We ran workshop activities over half a term. We wrote to parents outlining the project and explaining that children would be invited to join in many interesting activities including food-themed play, baking and, of course, tasting what we make. There would also be opportunities for creative work inspired by the varied activities.
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