Children can learn from a variety of components including how to make their own healing balm, natural lip-balm, make natural soap and even how to cook a healthy meal from the garden.
We use only natural products and ingredients, teaching kids how to make things they can all use without needing chemicals.
What are the aims of the workshop? To provide an environment where students can learn how to make their own products using natural ingredients, the aim is to give the child a sense of self empowerment through creating products that they can use for themselves and their family and friends. The sense of achievement is the foremost aim for the program and we endeavor to work with each child so that they feel proud of what they have created at the end of the program
Learning how to make Kawakawa balm (without chemicals)
Learning how and when to pick kawakawa
Learning how to make natural lip-balms
Learning how to cook a healthy meal
Making melt and pour soap to my own design
Measuring ingredients
Following instructions
Working with hot elements, and care with equipment and ingredients
Respecting the tutors and other students
Meeting new people
Everybody working together
Self empowerment through creating my own products
Having and enjoyable time
Feeling really good about what I created and feeling confident to make more
Your Testimonials & Feedback
How effective was the tutors planning and delivery in achieving the aims of the event? everything was achieved to the high standard very good. tutors were helpful, supportive, friendly and cared for us really well, loved the food and catering really good plenty of adults to help very good, they were good, really good we go to do lots of stuff
Are there any other things you would have liked to learn, or not learn or have spent more time learning? no, the right time for each activity no would have loved to make more balms loved doing the clay flutes
What was the best part of the program? (if any) all of it loved it all!! koauau clay flutes because i like sculptures and learning to play it amazing sound for just a tube getting to take home products we can use at home we were given really yummy food, really liked making lip-balms and soap and clay flute and kawakawa balm...oh everything!! everything (x) making the flutes the food and the people
What was the worst part of the program? (if any) nothing/none (from all students) waiting to get started in the morning...i couldn't wait to get started bit of a squish with cars doing drop off and pick up times
What were some things that the tutors did that you thought were really good? (if any) talking and keeping the group entertained looking after us making learning fun, teaching us preparation( well prepared), organisation and instruction - thoroughly engaged, clear and easy to follow they explained everything really well. everyone could see easily and participate (mixing stirring etc) they made things easy to understand everything how they explained it all, focus on healthy snacks was appreciated
Any other comments regarding this event or the tutors? i wish there were more holiday programs like this where children are taught new skills (relevant to life) in a safe and nurturing environment. it was REAL learning, REAL creating and REAL life fun!!! thank you so much my child had a ball the tutors were friendly and were fun. they worked well together as a team. they were clear in their teaching methods and i learnt alot. they taught us how to help ourselves and others with remedies and balms without the use of chemicals it was cool
