We will head over to the Pantry and cook up a storm with local reknowned chef, Nadia Tommalieh for this wonderful class:

Cooking With Kids: The Falafel Stand

• • Palestinian-Style Hummus
  • Falafel with Tarator Sauce
  • Beef Shawarma
  • Homemade Pita Bread
  • Baklava
  • GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://thepantryseattle.com/class/cooking-with-kids-the-falafel-stand

• We will visit the Center for Wooden Boats and do a 2 1/2 hr workshop where we will make our own toy boats AND possibly go out on the water
• We will learn about how the Islamic/Arab World contributed to maritime science  You can view the slide show here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ss0nVGbyuILTC9oVvjDzIkD1JuXKasKs8FdOd-4W8tE/edit?usp=sharing

We:

• learned about agricultural practices from Mesopotamia (where Iraq is today) 2000BC
  • we watched a slideshow that had links to some fabulous videos and podcasts
  • we listened to a short podcast about Mespotamia and did a matching crossword puzzle
• we visited a Palestinian-owned farm in Washington State
  • we gathered chicken eggs
  • we fed and pet the baby chicks
  • we hung out with geese, turkeys and hens and gathered chicken eggs
  • we hung out with sheep
  • we found plants from the Levantine part of the world in the green house and around the farm!
• we ate lots of food including: kibbeh and Arabic salad, our foods that come from the land
• we ate the eggs we took home and they were delicious

We:

• learned about the usefulness of olive trees and harvesting season
• we listened to “These Olive Trees” by Aya Ghanameh
• we painted pots
• we planted oregano and olives into our pots
• we learned the chorus of an olive harvest song “ala daloona”

Here’s a link to our slide show (with talking points and sources for materials)

Here’s a link to the planning/agenda document

The total cost was around $850 which we split amongst 15 families.