This week our playgroup traveled to Durham to visit the Mad Hatter Bake Shop. We met with Dorian, the head pastry chef, for a ‘backstage’ tour of their kitchen. After seeing the prep areas for the meals and the coffee bar, Dorian showed us the areas where she works the most. We saw the ovens,… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Mad Hatter Bake Shop
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Field Work Friday – Lumpy’s Ice Cream Lab
This week we took the most amazing field trip – to Lumpy’s Ice Cream Lab in Wake Forest, NC! Lumpy’s is run by Buck, a chef from Vermont and now ice cream expert. He planned Lumpy’s around solid business practices, with lots of food experience, and with good stewardship in mind. … Continue reading Field Work Friday – Lumpy’s Ice Cream Lab
Field Work Friday – Korea
This week we had a special guest – a friend of mine who has taken two trips to Korea. She gave us the scoop about Korean culture. This is the Korean flag. Korea is a republic whose government is set up much like ours. The outfit on the right is a traditional young boy’s outfit,… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Korea
Field Work Friday – The Culture of India
This week we continued our world tour with a stop in India. A local pastor, Philip Chryst, of Warren’s Grove UMC, came to share with us about his experiences in India as a missionary. Reverend Chryst brought along this bamboo painting to use as a springboard. He showed the children the style… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Culture of India
Field Work Friday – How Old Is That Tree?
We’re a part of a botany co-op this year, and we’ve begun to study trees – their parts, what they do, and their part in our natural world. We decided that this would be the perfect time to take a field trip back to see Park Ranger Mike DiFabio at Little River… Continue reading Field Work Friday – How Old Is That Tree?
Field Work Friday – How to Write a Story
This week we met at our local library to learn about story writing. Children’s Librarian Amanda Weaver started out by reading a Toot and Puddle book, and then she shared a story that she had written as a child. Next she talked with the children about the important parts of a… Continue reading Field Work Friday – How to Write a Story
Field Work Friday – Golfin’ Buddies
This week, our activity was a bit different from the usual … my men went off on a golf date. I realize that might not sound very educational, but I beg to differ. Not because golfing is chock full of physics – though it is – or because the best players are very… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Golfin’ Buddies
Field Work Friday – Playing the Guitar
Musical instruments are exciting. Hard to play, perhaps not exciting to practice, but always exciting to be able to hang out, make music, and bring people together. Pastor Jason, a Duke seminary student interning at Warren’s Grove UMC this summer, is a great guitarist. He’s also wonderful with children, and so he agreed to give… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Playing the Guitar
Field Work Friday – The Fire Station
The fire station has been, in my opinion, one of our most informative visits so far. Maybe that’s because one of their main goals is to educate so that they aren’t needed – but at any rate, the firefighters who visited with us were wonderful. The fire fighters took us back to their training… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Fire Station
Field Work Friday – Ethiopia
This week we had a very special guest – a local man who has made several mission trips to Ethiopia – and is planning his next one. Jason began by telling us a bit about himself and how God has led him to Ethiopia. From there we learned about its location and climate.… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Ethiopia
