"F" Based Activity - Food & Friends (Sushi Making Session)

This was a chance for Sophie to mingle with other children in an unfamiliar (play date) setting. Clearly, she was not quite sure what to do during the session (story time) when Auntie Annie wanted the children to raise their hands before answering questions. She had very little clue what was happening but she absorbed everything anyway. She was also not used to playing with other children so she just played with the toys on her own mostly.



I was impressed that Auntie Annie took a rather professional approach to the sushi making session. She read two stories for “tuning in” and she was able to capture the attention of very young children. Not easy at all.



Then came the sushi making demonstration. Although Sophie is a little too young to read words, I appreciate how Auntie Annie introduced the ingredients (words) one at a time to the children.

The session was rather engaging, even for Sophie. She did not really like to eat the sushi but she could remember the procedure and ingredients.

Back home, I used the craft kit (follow-up activity) provided by Auntie Annie to reinforce the lesson. Actually, I was not very sure how to do it.

I was glad that nowadays Sophie can tear off double-sided tape on her own and stick pretty well. She also knew what we were making and how to do it properly.

Sophie kept on sticking th pieces onto the "sushi" until all of them were used. Unfortunately, my memory stick ran out of space so I could not capture her reaction when she was done.

The end product was endearing to her. She would look at it occasionally and name the ingredients. All in all, she had a good session at Auntie Annie's place. Many thanks for the effort, Auntie Annie!