Kids are having fun learning at Eston’s museum
By Joan Janzen
ESTON - The first Farm to Table event for kids ages 5 to 11 was held on Friday, July 4th at Eston’s museum. Sixteen kids registered for the full day of events running from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon.
Jenny Pittman is organizing the series of events which are scheduled every Friday throughout the summer months, and the Eston museum is the perfect place to host the day camps. She is assisted by two young helpers, Kalie and Zoe.
The museum received a grant which pays for all the supplies needed, as well as payment for the two young assistants. Every week campers learn different fun facts about farm life, creating meals from the garden, learning the important role of bees, learning to how make butter and growing their own garden.
The first week’s activity had the children painting and decorating flower pots before they filled them with dirt and planted a strawberry, tomato or flower plant. They had a whole lot of fun and finished the day by playing games.
As one child exclaimed, “Oh my goodness! This is amazing!” The kids love hanging out at the museum!
Kids spent the day at the Eston Museum on Friday, July 4th where they painted flower pots - outside, inside and even the bottom. And when they were done, some kids were decorating their flip flops with stickers. Then they filled the pots with dirt and strawberry, tomato or flower plants. Every Friday throughout the summer children will come to the museum to learn different fun facts about farming.
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