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Change starts small
We had two of our grandchildren to stay over the weekend and we were asked to have a screen-free visit. I showed the how to make a basic loaf of bread. They are 10 and six and were completely blown away by the whole experience: the way the dough changes and evolves, they kept saying things like ‘but it’s now smooth and stretch, how did that happen?’ ‘wow it’s, grown so much, how?’ ‘Look how jiggly it is’ They learned the window-pane test. I deliberately started to test two early so they could see the gradual change to the dough passing the test. ‘Grandad, that oven is really hot, won’t it burn?’ Why are you putting steam in there?’ all the right questions.
When their bread emerged from the oven,I have never see two such proud children. They loved every second and today was spent with them looking for reasons to eat more bread. They took photos throughout and the older girl is going todo a short presentation at school tomorrow on how they made some real bread. They were both bubbling over with excitement, and no iPads in sight for once.
Change will be slow but I really enjoyed watching their fascination and joy in the process. This weekend really felt like the start of a quiet revolution. Just two children with their eyes open, but it’s a small step forward. I have already been booked to do it again next weekend!
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