Shabbat is coming! In honor of our school Shabbat Dinner, we chose a dish to prepare where our little toddler hands would be able to complete every step of the process. In one of our slots with Morah Jessica, we went out to our herb garden to pick some fresh herbs. Plucking the herbs from the stem was a great fine motor skill and sensory experience! We felt the different textures of the herbs in our hands and smelled their individual scents.
Together with Morah Jessica we wrapped bunches in wire and hung them upside down to dry out.
When they were dry, we used a real mortar and pestle to grind the herbs into fine pieces. The marble pestle was heavy!
Then we were ready to prep our potatoes. We chose fingerling potatoes so they would be ready to go without any peeling or chopping necessary. We scrubbed our potatoes clean with sponges and water.
When they dried we took turns adding different ingredients to flavor our potatoes. We poured oil using a small measuring cup and sprinkled on different spices, including our picked herbs.
Delicious and homemade! Natural life-cycle activities are filled with opportunities for skill development. They also encourage independence and confidence as children feel successful in their endeavors and gain mastery over new abilities.
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