Monday marked the midway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Most people know this as Groundhog's Day, but it also goes by Imbolc/Brigid/Candlemas. It is a time to celebrate the return of light(as the days begin to grow longer) as well as to prepare for spring's upcoming arrival. We were able to celebrate this day with our homeschool co-op. We started our time together with our usual circle song, talked briefly about what this time means and listened to a story about a girl's efforts to make bread. We then followed the story with our own bread making session.
For some reason these pictures are out of order and I cannot move them, but you get the point!
Shaping their little loaves. Parker ended up flattening his like a pancake, Jacob molded his into a round boat like shape and pinched the tops together and Blake shaped his into a bowl.
Literally punching the dough! The kids enjoy this part the best.
More bread shaping (notice Jacob taking a little taste).
Working hard.
Waiting for their dough.
Shaping their little loaves. Parker ended up flattening his like a pancake, Jacob molded his into a round boat like shape and pinched the tops together and Blake shaped his into a bowl.
Literally punching the dough! The kids enjoy this part the best.
More bread shaping (notice Jacob taking a little taste).
Working hard.
Waiting for their dough.
After they finished shaping their dough, we then moved on to making butter! We took some raw heavy cream and put it in a mason jar with some marbles and shook away. The kids really enjoyed this part and I had to make sure Jacob didn't get too crazy with it! This was the first time we made butter from scratch and both Parker and Jacob couldn't wait to taste it. While they waited for their bread to rise and bake, we all headed outside for some outdoor play. It was a great afternoon and the kids came home tired and happy (with tummies full of fresh bread and butter). It was a great way to celebrate this day!
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