Vegetable soup

What better time than winter to make a pot of vegetable soup especially with it occurring around Matariki  (Maori New Year). The morning children were really keen to help cut the vegetables and it wasn't an easy task with the knives being a bit blunt.  They talked about who had  celery in their lunch and eating vegetables raw. There was a comment about it being tough to cut the vegetables.Kua mahi kahakoe -you have worked hard. The vegetables were put into the slow cooker and it started to send of a lovely aroma.
The comments were when they tried the soup that it was yummy and there were comparisons from children about liking food that was raw but not when it was cooked. It also brought up a chance to bring links in from home, with one parent saying that she went home and made some for their tea.
Families were invited to have a cup of soup at lunch time.
Innes told his Mum that she had to try some and when the children had been released form the mat he went over to her and said 'Don't hurry.'
The afternoon children were also keen to help cut some vegetables up and Riley spent over an hour there taking on the role of the ako (teacher) as he showed some of the children what to do.