Food Fight!!!!
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I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?
Pamela in VA
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activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?
Pamela in VA
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Kathy
Pamela,
Not everything that looks fun is worth doing. Do you really want to
promote the wastefulness of a food fight? Many people have
difficulties being able to afford to buy food to eat, let alone to
use it as a toy. This might be a perfect opportunity to discuss
wastefulness, and perhaps even to encourage a charitable donation to
a hunger center with the very foods that may have been used in the
food fight. I may be a bit biased about this because of my
upbringing, but my parents lived throught the Second World War in
Europe and suffered from hunger, so from early on it was instilled in
me that we do not waste.
Kathy
Not everything that looks fun is worth doing. Do you really want to
promote the wastefulness of a food fight? Many people have
difficulties being able to afford to buy food to eat, let alone to
use it as a toy. This might be a perfect opportunity to discuss
wastefulness, and perhaps even to encourage a charitable donation to
a hunger center with the very foods that may have been used in the
food fight. I may be a bit biased about this because of my
upbringing, but my parents lived throught the Second World War in
Europe and suffered from hunger, so from early on it was instilled in
me that we do not waste.
Kathy
--- In [email protected], b229d655@c... wrote:
> I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested
such an
> activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but
has anyone
> ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to
help cook
> and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like
mashed potatoes,
> jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on
impact after
> being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He
said it looks fun.
> So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this
activity
> or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the
element of
> surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I
crazy? Any
> ideas?
>
> Pamela in VA
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Dawn Adams
Pamela writes:
I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?
Dawn (in NS)
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I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sounds cool to me but I would definately wait until picnic season. There is no way on earth I'd want to be cleaning up the mess indoors! :)
Dawn (in NS)
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Have a Nice Day!
Some thoughts on food fights:
Maybe make it easy stuff like a box of chex mix or something. I doesn't have to cost a lot, it doesn't stick to anything, and the birds can eat it.
I agree it would be best to do something like that outside!!! Have fun!
Kristen
Maybe make it easy stuff like a box of chex mix or something. I doesn't have to cost a lot, it doesn't stick to anything, and the birds can eat it.
I agree it would be best to do something like that outside!!! Have fun!
Kristen
----- Original Message -----
From: Dawn Adams
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Food Fight!!!!
Pamela writes:
I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Sounds cool to me but I would definately wait until picnic season. There is no way on earth I'd want to be cleaning up the mess indoors! :)
Dawn (in NS)
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Kathy wrote: Not everything that looks fun is worth doing. Do you really
want to
> promote the wastefulness of a food fight? Many people have
> difficulties being able to afford to buy food to eat, let alone to
> use it as a toy.
=================================
I can understand and appreciate the idealism in this response, but sometimes
fun needs to be fun. Pointing out the wastefulness of a food fight just
kinda sucks the life out being a kid, you know? But maybe talking about that
and providing some kind of balance like donating food to a local shelter
would be a great idea.
I'm thinking....
Have a food fight party this summer and ask each guest to bring a donation
of non-perishable foods for the local soup kitchen. That could be both fun
and socially aware--a chance to bring volunteerism and charity into your
lives in a meaningful way. Could be loads of fun and a useful life lesson.
--Danielle
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In a message dated 3/21/04 11:26:41 AM, Wishbone@... writes:
<< Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element
of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? >>
I think food fights only work when they're spontaneous, and at the table.
And they're never a really good thing. I've been involved in some light ones,
at medieval feasts. Not nice.
Taking it out and using food as the materials in the yard, as though it were
a planned snowball fight with a starting time wouldn't be classic "food
fight" but instant mashed potatoes and raw eggs are both pretty cheap. Oatmeal.
Jello. Maybe you could make some things like that and have a minor
demonstration foodfight.
The classic item is peas, launched with a fork. Those are cheap too.
If you live near an egg farm you can get B-grade eggs very inexpensively if
they want to throw eggs. Tell them NOT to throw eggs ever ever at cars
(because of damage to the paint job) or windows (because they can break) or anything
that needs to smell good later. Back cinder-block walls, dirt roads,
driveways... my kids have thrown eggs in those places when they wanted to see what
it was like to break an egg with force.
But it would hurt to throw eggs at people, so that's better for target stuff
or just the heck of it.
Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.
Sandra
<< Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element
of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? >>
I think food fights only work when they're spontaneous, and at the table.
And they're never a really good thing. I've been involved in some light ones,
at medieval feasts. Not nice.
Taking it out and using food as the materials in the yard, as though it were
a planned snowball fight with a starting time wouldn't be classic "food
fight" but instant mashed potatoes and raw eggs are both pretty cheap. Oatmeal.
Jello. Maybe you could make some things like that and have a minor
demonstration foodfight.
The classic item is peas, launched with a fork. Those are cheap too.
If you live near an egg farm you can get B-grade eggs very inexpensively if
they want to throw eggs. Tell them NOT to throw eggs ever ever at cars
(because of damage to the paint job) or windows (because they can break) or anything
that needs to smell good later. Back cinder-block walls, dirt roads,
driveways... my kids have thrown eggs in those places when they wanted to see what
it was like to break an egg with force.
But it would hurt to throw eggs at people, so that's better for target stuff
or just the heck of it.
Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.
Sandra
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In a message dated 3/21/2004 4:07:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
quite human :0)
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.Good ideas. Thanks. BTW, my hubby eats limas, we always joke that he's not
>
quite human :0)
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J. Stauffer
<<<< Do you really want to
helps retain water for the plants....the insects get a meal....it may just
decompose and feed the plants.
I have a hang-up about wasting stuff too. So I work to look at things
differently to see if things are REALLY being wasted from a global
perspective.
Julie S.---who promotes the "circle of life" wherever possible <grin>
> promote the wastefulness of a food fight? >>>>As long as the food is going into the yard, it isn't wasteful. The biomass
helps retain water for the plants....the insects get a meal....it may just
decompose and feed the plants.
I have a hang-up about wasting stuff too. So I work to look at things
differently to see if things are REALLY being wasted from a global
perspective.
Julie S.---who promotes the "circle of life" wherever possible <grin>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy" <KathysTMPJ@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re: Food Fight!!!!
> Pamela,
>
> Not everything that looks fun is worth doing. Do you really want to
> promote the wastefulness of a food fight? Many people have
> difficulties being able to afford to buy food to eat, let alone to
> use it as a toy. This might be a perfect opportunity to discuss
> wastefulness, and perhaps even to encourage a charitable donation to
> a hunger center with the very foods that may have been used in the
> food fight. I may be a bit biased about this because of my
> upbringing, but my parents lived throught the Second World War in
> Europe and suffered from hunger, so from early on it was instilled in
> me that we do not waste.
>
> Kathy
>
>
> --- In [email protected], b229d655@c... wrote:
> > I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested
> such an
> > activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but
> has anyone
> > ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to
> help cook
> > and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like
> mashed potatoes,
> > jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on
> impact after
> > being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He
> said it looks fun.
> > So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this
> activity
> > or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the
> element of
> > surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I
> crazy? Any
> > ideas?
> >
> > Pamela in VA
> >
> >
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Joylyn
> In a message dated 3/21/2004 4:07:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,Lexie LOVES Lima beans. Absolutely loves them. I do too, actually.
> SandraDodd@... writes:
> > Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.
> >
> Good ideas. Thanks. BTW, my hubby eats limas, we always joke that
> he's not
> quite human :0)
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In a message dated 3/21/2004 4:07:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.<<<<
You're OBVIOUSLY not from the South. Staple food here! <g>
~Kelly
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SandraDodd@... writes:
Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.<<<<
You're OBVIOUSLY not from the South. Staple food here! <g>
~Kelly
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pam sorooshian
On Mar 21, 2004, at 1:06 PM, SandraDodd@... wrote:
<<Lima beans. Few humans actually eat lima beans.>>
Basmati rice steamed with butter, lots of dill, and lima beans.
That is part of a traditional Persian New Year's dinner - which we had
this weekend. My kids all LOVE lima beans, they only get them on
holidays and they think of them as a special treat! The only question
is which are better, the baby limas or the big Fordhams.
Funny, huh?
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From: "pam sorooshian" <pamsoroosh@...>
<< That is part of a traditional Persian New Year's dinner - which we had
this weekend. My kids all LOVE lima beans, they only get them on
holidays and they think of them as a special treat! The only question
is which are better, the baby limas or the big Fordhams.>>
Not quite sure as I'm no lima bean expert, but I think you meant to say
Fordhook. I love lima beans and are especially partial to the baby limas.
They are my favorite veggie. Joe loves them too and so does Alyssa (3) She
gobbles up almost as much as I can. In fact we just had them twice last
week. Alyssa loves them more than broccoli!!
Mary B
<< That is part of a traditional Persian New Year's dinner - which we had
this weekend. My kids all LOVE lima beans, they only get them on
holidays and they think of them as a special treat! The only question
is which are better, the baby limas or the big Fordhams.>>
Not quite sure as I'm no lima bean expert, but I think you meant to say
Fordhook. I love lima beans and are especially partial to the baby limas.
They are my favorite veggie. Joe loves them too and so does Alyssa (3) She
gobbles up almost as much as I can. In fact we just had them twice last
week. Alyssa loves them more than broccoli!!
Mary B
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In a message dated 3/22/2004 12:35:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pamsoroosh@... writes:
them most but I will have to try this. Thanks.
WOW, who-da thunk it, an unschooling list for support and a recipe too-what
more can I ask for :0))
Pamela
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pamsoroosh@... writes:
> Basmati rice steamed with butter, lots of dill, and lima beans.Sounds wonderful. We don't eat limas that much and dh is the one who likes
>
them most but I will have to try this. Thanks.
WOW, who-da thunk it, an unschooling list for support and a recipe too-what
more can I ask for :0))
Pamela
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In a message dated 3/22/2004 12:41:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mummy124@... writes:
I'm no expert either, all I know is, is that I find those BIG white beans
(butter beans maybe?) rather ikky. And broccoli is a food group all on it's
own in my house!
Pamela
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mummy124@... writes:
> Not quite sure as I'm no lima bean expert, but I think you meant to sayAlyssa loves them more than broccoli!!
> Fordhook...
I'm no expert either, all I know is, is that I find those BIG white beans
(butter beans maybe?) rather ikky. And broccoli is a food group all on it's
own in my house!
Pamela
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In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:44:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
b229d655@... writes:
I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed
potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks
fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element
of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?<<<<<<<<<<<<<
WE had a "Dress for Mess" party for Cameron when he was eight. ALL the kids
showed up in their bathing suits. He had a big table set up outside with all
sorts of messy things to do. For each child, we had:
watermelons with seed-spitting afterwards
"mud-pies" (chocolate pudding in cheap graham cracker shells with whipped
cream on top) or tossing
canisters of whipped cream
canned cherries
I can't remember what else, maybe:
shaving cream canisters
silly string
Mashed potatoes might be fun.
When they were done, we hosed them off and let them swim.
It was a really fun party. The pictures are hysterical!
~Kelly
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b229d655@... writes:
I am just curious about food fights. My ds Andrew, 6 has requested such an
activity after watching a couple in movies and I'm all for it but has anyone
ever done it? I am thinking outdoors and garden hose. He likes to help cook
and we talked about making things for this "adventure". Like mashed
potatoes,
jello, and other relatively soft things so they don't hurt on impact after
being launched at someone. I asked why he'd like to do it. He said it looks
fun.
So my questions are: Will the fun be lost in the planning of this activity
or should we just do it one day without his knowledge to retain the element
of
surprise? What other food ideas? Has anyone done this, am I crazy? Any
ideas?<<<<<<<<<<<<<
WE had a "Dress for Mess" party for Cameron when he was eight. ALL the kids
showed up in their bathing suits. He had a big table set up outside with all
sorts of messy things to do. For each child, we had:
watermelons with seed-spitting afterwards
"mud-pies" (chocolate pudding in cheap graham cracker shells with whipped
cream on top) or tossing
canisters of whipped cream
canned cherries
I can't remember what else, maybe:
shaving cream canisters
silly string
Mashed potatoes might be fun.
When they were done, we hosed them off and let them swim.
It was a really fun party. The pictures are hysterical!
~Kelly
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soggyboysmom
---most definitely need canned early peas - they fly well when flung
from the fork or spoon and then stick where they hit and kind of
mush. We used to do that when mom & dad would go out to get burgers
off the grill, leaving the 3 of us in the kitchen with a plate of
peas and mashed potatoes. They'd come back in, the peas would be
about half gone and there'd be green freckles on the walls, ceiling,
kids,...
Might also add food coloring to the mashed taters (use the instant
kind in big quantities and powdered milk and water to mix them with)
for a "Hook" style food fight (that's our favorite scene in that
movie - where Robin Williams rediscovers his imagination and they
have a technicolor food fight).
One time, we were over at the IL's back before DH and I got married
and we were having a lovely dinner - then SIL#1 put a wedge of
tomato on her fork and mimed flinging it at MIL. DH happened to be
passing behind SIL at the time and he "triggered" the release so the
tomato flew across the table and hit MIL in the forehead. We all
just broke up laughing!
--Bugsmom
from the fork or spoon and then stick where they hit and kind of
mush. We used to do that when mom & dad would go out to get burgers
off the grill, leaving the 3 of us in the kitchen with a plate of
peas and mashed potatoes. They'd come back in, the peas would be
about half gone and there'd be green freckles on the walls, ceiling,
kids,...
Might also add food coloring to the mashed taters (use the instant
kind in big quantities and powdered milk and water to mix them with)
for a "Hook" style food fight (that's our favorite scene in that
movie - where Robin Williams rediscovers his imagination and they
have a technicolor food fight).
One time, we were over at the IL's back before DH and I got married
and we were having a lovely dinner - then SIL#1 put a wedge of
tomato on her fork and mimed flinging it at MIL. DH happened to be
passing behind SIL at the time and he "triggered" the release so the
tomato flew across the table and hit MIL in the forehead. We all
just broke up laughing!
--Bugsmom
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If you have a day-old breadstore, get several big loaves of French bread for
them to break chunks off and throw, or to make breadballs (little balls of
wadded up bread).
Watermelon cut into little cubes?
Green beans and corn (not corn on the cob, but kernels off) would make it
colorful.
After (I'm assuming this is outside picnic style somewhere) you could gather
up ground-food to feed to birds at your house later (unless it is at your
house) or rats (if you have pet rats) or to put in the compost. Thinking of my
own house, I think I'd wait until the stuff dried up some and put most of it in
the compost pile. If you picnic near a river, you could throw the food in
the water for fish and whoever all in there to have. Or throw it to ducks!
A foodfight where ducks are, though, might turn into the ducks taking over.
Sandra
Sandra
them to break chunks off and throw, or to make breadballs (little balls of
wadded up bread).
Watermelon cut into little cubes?
Green beans and corn (not corn on the cob, but kernels off) would make it
colorful.
After (I'm assuming this is outside picnic style somewhere) you could gather
up ground-food to feed to birds at your house later (unless it is at your
house) or rats (if you have pet rats) or to put in the compost. Thinking of my
own house, I think I'd wait until the stuff dried up some and put most of it in
the compost pile. If you picnic near a river, you could throw the food in
the water for fish and whoever all in there to have. Or throw it to ducks!
A foodfight where ducks are, though, might turn into the ducks taking over.
Sandra
Sandra