Don’t Miss Out! Food Revolution KW Day is Virtual this Year

We really missed hosting our Food Revolution KW event at the Kitchener Market last year.  This year the event is making a switch to virtual format and will include an interactive workshop. The cost for the workshop is $5 and it includes a kit that you can pick up the day before at the Kitchener Market.

Join us and the Kitchener Market online on Saturday, May 29 at 10 a.m. for a Food Revolution celebration! Learn about easy ways you can start to source your own food with a microgreen growing kit and online demonstration from Maison Verte, along with tips for healthy snacking from Chef Nicole. Register here for this kit!

The video can be found on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. 

Kits are available for pick up on Friday, May 28 from 4-6 p.m. at the curbside pick up location off of Eby St. Just pull up to the sign and a staff will assist you! 

UPDATE: KITS ARE NOW SOLD OUT but you can still join us online

Need more info? Visit https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-29-1000-Virtual-Food-Revolution-with-Microgreen-Growing-Ki

 

There are a limited number of kits available so grab yours before they are gone!

We think the whole family will enjoy this virtual event and you may see some FAMILIAR FACES on your screen too!

Here is the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://www.facebook.com/events/792439844742607

Want to learn more about Food Revolution KW?

Follow our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/FoodRevolutionKW

Need to know more about this healthy eating initiative? Watch the video below.

Want to learn more about FOOD REVOLUTION? Watch Jamie Oliver's Ted Talk

 

Star Wars Day, Farwell4Hire, Mother's Day, Food Revolution KW Day, Kitchener Market Classes and More Stuff to do in Kitchener Waterloo

 

As always, we suggest you go through the links now, as some activities require you to pre-register, and often the info will change without our knowledge.

If you are new to our list, the top part is ongoing activities and the eBlast portion further down has date specific events.  We have a great mix of outdoor and online suggestions for you.

ONGOING LIST

Looking for new things to do with your child? Do you think your child would enjoy participating in science? If your child is between the ages of 3-7, they are eligible to sign-up for an online study with researchers at the University of Waterloo. Participation is free and the studies are quite fun for children! Children get a certificate at the end and a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. A typical session involves a 25-minute Zoom video call with their researchers. If you would like to sign-up, please visit https://www.uwcoral.ca/sign-up. If you have any questions, please email developmentalonline@uwaterloo.ca

Early Years events on Zoom for registration info visit https://earlyyearsinfo.ca

KPL Calendar https://kplca.evanced.info/signup/

WPL Calendar http://calendar.wpl.ca/eventcalendar.asp?lib=all

Region of Waterloo Library Calendar https://www.rwlibrary.ca/en/programs-events/virtual-programs.aspx

Cambridge Libraries Calendar https://ideaexchange.org/programs-events 

https://www.facebook.com/TheGiggleMat

 

Come join us on our fourth episode release!

The Giggle Mat is a brand new children's show!

Come visit Dizzy, Mr. Purpleman, Miss Kate and Uncle PJ as they discover, explore and express themselves in the amazing world around them through stories, music, dance, crafts, juggling, magic, laughs and more!

Episode 4: Spring Has Sprung

The Giggle Mat friends discover what each other love about springtime!

"Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGiggleMat/​​​

Website: https://www.nuvoentertainment.com/the-giggle-mat

FARWELL4HIRE Campaign for May 2021 Info at https://www.facebook.com/farwell4hire

 

May 2021 eBlast

May 1-16 Storytelling Festival Online https://torontostorytellingfestival.ca/2021/events-schedule-2021

 

May 2-8

Lutherwood Steps for Kids https://www.lutherwood.ca/mentalhealth/events/2021/2021-steps-for-kids

 

May 4

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4^th be with You!

Watercolour Painting Class for Star Wars Day – event link and supply list at https://www.facebook.com/events/282477336828363

May 5^th

Virtual Aerial Truck Tour w/Kitchener Fire Dept. 1pm https://www.facebook.com/events/218774349602278

THEMUSEUM Canada’s New Golden Age of Dinosaur Discoveries with Palaeontologist David C. Evans 7pm

https://themuseum.ca/events/canadas-new-golden-age-of-dinosaur-discoveries-with-palaeontologist-david-c-evans/

May 6^th

Submit a photo of your art piece to manager@artshine.ca by May 6th, 2021 and tune into the Artshine youtube channel at 7pm on May 20th, 2021 to see your work!! https://www.facebook.com/artshine.ca/posts/1792057110964114

May 7

Kitchener Market Mom’s Grill Too 6:30pm

Join our professional chefs from the comfort of your own home as we present our virtual cooking class series. Chef Nicole will be presenting a demo on grilling tips and tricks - using a BBQ isn’t just for dads, everyone can use these handy tips to elevate their grill game! You can enjoy this video from your own kitchen! The video can be found on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. 

https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-07-1830-Moms-Grill-Too-Virtual-Cooking-Demo

May 8

Kitchener Market Virtual Kids in The Kitchen is an online version of our popular cooking classes that can be enjoyed by the whole family, right in your own home. Chef Nicole welcomes you into her kitchen every Saturday in May from 10-11 a.m. Watch the videos every Saturday on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-08-1000-Virtual-Kids-in-the-Kitchen

May 9

Happy Mother’s Day

Kitchener Market Mother’s Day Kit

Registration is OPEN for the Kitchener Market Mother’s Day Kit (Cost of $5)

Join the Kitchener Market for a special celebration of Mother's Day in the comfort of your own home! Each activity kit contains everything you need to make a special gift for mom using an Artshine craft, as well as some extra goodies that will make mom feel pampered and relaxed. Kits will also include ingredients for following along with a Mother's Day cooking video that will premiere at 10AM on May 9th. Make your mom a yummy treat to show her how special she is! 

Kits are available for pickup during two time slots. Please pick up kits on Friday, May 7th from 4 to 6 p.m. at the curbside pickup location off of Eby Street, or on Saturday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Localline Area on the upper level. *Participants will need to provide certain kitchen staples of their own for the cooking recipe, a supply list will be sent via email prior to the event.

Full Registration info can be found at https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-09-1000-Mothers-Day-Virtual-Celebration-and-Activity-Kit

Because this event kit is only $5 spots will fill fast, so register right away!

Virtual Tour of Bata Shoe Museum for Mother’s Day 11am https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sEv126SCSJ-oAJq3-XLJ5w

 

Mother’s Day DIY – Sock Cupcakes

Try making Sock Cupcakes with items around your house! Get all the instructions at http://thesunshineisin.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-to-make-sock-cupcake-with-demo.html

Make a game of it and see who can do it the quickest, or try it on zoom with someone you want to celebrate Mother’s Day at a distance with.

Get Outdoors with Mom – License Free Fishing

Mother’s Day weekend is a License-Free Family Fishing time! Get the info at https://www.ontario.ca/page/licence-free-family-fishing#:~:text=Four%20times%20a%20year%2C%20Canadian,May%208%2D9%2C%202021)

We hope these ideas help.  If you have a great idea for Mother’s Day, be sure to let us know about it in the comments!

May 12

Kitchener Market Scones at Home 6:30pm

Join our professional chefs from the comfort of your own home as we present our virtual cooking class series. Chef Nicole will be presenting a demo on making delicious scones at home. You can enjoy this video from your own kitchen! The video can be found on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-12-1830-Scones-at-Home-Virtual-Cooking-Class-Demo

 

May 15

Kitchener Market Virtual Kids in The Kitchen is an online version of our popular cooking classes that can be enjoyed by the whole family, right in your own home. Chef Nicole welcomes you into her kitchen every Saturday in May from 10-11 a.m. Watch the videos every Saturday on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-08-1000-Virtual-Kids-in-the-Kitchen

May 19

Kitchener Market Burgers 6:30pm

Join our professional chefs from the comfort of your own home as we present our virtual cooking class series. Chef Nicole will be presenting a demo on how to make the perfect, juicy burger. You can enjoy this video from your own kitchen! The video can be found on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-19-1830-Burgers-burgers-burgers-Virtual-Cooking-Class-Demo

May 20

Artshine Young Art 7pm on YouTube https://www.facebook.com/artshine.ca/posts/1792057110964114

 

May 22

Kitchener Market Virtual Kids in The Kitchen is an online version of our popular cooking classes that can be enjoyed by the whole family, right in your own home. Chef Nicole welcomes you into her kitchen every Saturday in May from 10-11 a.m. Watch the videos every Saturday on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page. https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-08-1000-Virtual-Kids-in-the-Kitchen

May 26

Kitchener Market Vegetarian 6:30pm

Join our professional chefs from the comfort of your own home as we present our virtual cooking class series. Chef Nicole will be presenting a demo on refreshing vegetarian dishes for the summer. You can enjoy this video from your own kitchen! The video can be found on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2021-05-26-1830-Refreshingly-Vegetarian-Virtual-Cooking-Class-Demo

 

May 29

FOOD REVOLUTION KW DAY - VIRTUAL EVENT

Info at https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2021/05/dont-miss-out-food-revolution-kw-day-is.html

 Here's the facebook event page for it https://www.facebook.com/events/792439844742607 

Get the VIP Treatment when Mary Berg Visits the Kitchener Market - Enter to Win

We'll start with the Disclaimer - Yes, we did receive complimentary passes to this event, but this just means we're able to offer you a chance to win a pair of VIP PASSES TOO! Enter the contest at the end of this post

Get the VIP Treatment when Mary Berg Visits the Kitchener Market

Mary Berg first graced our television screens during Season 3 of MasterChef Canada and became their first female winner.

Since then she has taken Canada by storm with several television appearances and now a show of her own, Mary’s Kitchen Crush,

but did you know that she has a connection to Kitchener Waterloo?

Mary Berg is a Wilfrid Laurier University graduate!

This February Mary Berg returns to the region to celebrate the launch of her book Kitchen Party and that is exactly what will happen when she arrives at the Kitchener Market on February 8, 2020!

Mary's visit to the Market will include a cooking demo and talk as well as book signing. Copies of 'Kitchen Party' will be for sale on site through Indigo Kitchener. 

Tickets for the event are only $5 and will sell out fast so be sure to get yours at

https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Detail/2020-02-08-1100-Mary-Bergs-Kitchen-Party

See you on Feb 8^th at 11am!

 

Enter to Win

We are so excited that Mary Berg will be at the Kitchener Market and one of our lucky readers will receive the VIP treatment!  The winner will receive a pair of tickets to attend the event with us in the front row, along with a signed book!

Enter the rafflecopter contest below (it may take a minute to load) and be sure to tell us why you deserve the VIP treatment (it works best if you are logged into your google account when commenting). It may just win you a pair of tickets to attend the event as a VIP

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Kids Cooking from Scratch Cookbook

Many of our readers know that we encourage family cooking through our Food Revolution KW events.  It is a great way to connect with one another while keeping tabs on the food choices your family members are making.  Sometimes it can be difficult to find recipes that are age-appropriate for everyone at your house, so that is where Kids Cooking from Scratch comes in.

Kids Cooking from Scratch

The Kids Cooking from Scratch cookbook contains recipes by kids.  They are healthy ideas that your family can enjoy preparing together.  This culinary creations by kids can be fun ways to explore new foods together and encourage nutritious choices.

Start off 2020 Fresh by Encouraging Home Cooking

We think that there are lots of ways to encourage kids to get cooking.  Every household is different so try a few to see what works.

1.       Watch CHOPPED JR on the Food Network

2.       Attend Kids in the Kitchen classes at Kitchener Market

3.       Follow our Food Revolution KW page on Facebook

4.       Get a copy of Kids Cooking from Scratch and try some of the recipes

We want to know how you encourage healthy eating at your home.  It may just win you a copy of Kids Cooking from Scratch.

To celebrate a new healthy start in 2020 we are giving away a copy of the Kids Cooking from Scratch cookbook as part of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways.

Enter to Win

Enter the rafflecopter contest below (it may take a minute to load) and be sure to tell us how you encourage healthy eating (it works best if you are logged into your google account when commenting). It may just win you a copy of the cookbook.

The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply.  If we do not hear from the winner within the 48 hour time period, a new winner will be chosen.

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Food Revolution Day @ #KitchenerMarket May 25, 2019

The news is out! This year's date for Food Revolution Day in Kitchener Waterloo is May 25, 2019.  Once again, we will be partnering with the Kitchener Market for a FREE family friendly event! Food Revolution Day happens worldwide.  Most countries celebrate the week before, but since that is our Victoria Day weekend, we choose to have it the week after on May 25.

Food Revolution KW Day @ #KitchenerMarket
May 25, 2019

10am-Noon
Upper Marketplace Kitchen Area
FREE Event Activities Include
Kids In The Kitchen with a Kitchener Market Chef
Sportco Source for Sports Colouring Area
Colour Paradise Greenhouses Planting Area
Artshine-Arts4all Arts and Crafts
Facepaint by Bre Creative
EarlyON Waterloo Region Activities
Nutrition for Learning Info
Gary’s Lens Photo Booth

Good Food Real Fast with Melissa
Meet City of Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic 

🍎

Facebook.com/FoodRevolutionKW

Keep watch of our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for more updates about this FREE EVENT!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1005483836312400

Want to learn more about FOOD REVOLUTION? Watch Jamie Oliver's Ted Talk

Toasted Sunflower Seed and Chick Pea Hummus Recipe

This is how a make a great tasting hummus with my pantry staples. While I cooked most of the ingredients in this recipe, I am sure they will be fine raw too.  The toasting makes everything more flavourful.

Ingredients

·        2 cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans) with the liquid reserved from one can

·        2 cloves of garlic, peeled & sliced

·        1 cup of raw sunflower seeds

·        2 tablespoons of olive oil

·        ¼ teaspoon of rice wine vinegar (optional)

You will also need a large frying pan and a high-speed blender (like a Vitamix or similar)

1.     Keep the liquid of one can of chick peas aside, but then rinse & drain the chick peas from both cans.

2.     Begin by warming 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan (the 2^nd tablespoon will be used later) on your stovetop. I suggest medium high.  Now comes the tricky part, this is a method of taking the frying pan on and off the burner so that none of the ingredients burn.

3.     While on the burner add the garlic to the fry pan but as the one side begins to brown, take the frying pan off the burner and turn over the pieces (either with a silicone spatula or tongs). The hot oil will continue to cook the other side. Then stir so that the garlic is now flavoring the oil.

4.     Return the frying pan to the burner & ad the sunflower seeds, constantly stirring for about a minute and then take the frying pan off the burner but keep stirring until the seeds have stopped cooking.  Now your kitchen should smell delicious with the smell of toasted sesame seeds and garlic.

5.     Add the drained chick peas to the pan and return to the heat, but keep stirring the sesame/garlic mixture up from the bottom of the pan.  Do this for about 2 minutes.  This won’t toast the chick peas, but it will get rid of the raw flavour.  Again, remove from the heat and keep stirring until the pan is no longer cooking the items.

6.     Next carefully ladle the mixture into the blender, as the ingredients will be very warm.  Then pour the reserved liquid from the can of chick peas into the blender.

7.     Begin to mix on low and gradually increase the speed.  You may have to turn the blender off and tamper it a bit (or push down the ingredients with a spatula).  I do this with the blender off to be on the safe side.

8.     Once it is combined, add the remaining olive oil and rice wine vinegar.  Blend on high until desired consistency.

9.     Remove lid from blender and allow to cool for about 10 mins before putting it into containers for refrigerating or freezing.

RECIPE TIP

Did you know you can freeze hummus? It won’t have the same zing as your fresh batch, but it’s great to have it ready to go for your lunch.  When thawing frozen hummus, stir it really well as it will be a little watery on the top.

Want to know how to incorporate it into a healthy lunch? Check out my BENTO BOX idea post at https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2018/12/start-2019-with-healthy-lunches-thanks.html

So enjoy your HUMmus with these 30 songs with HUMMING in them

Get Kids Baking – Guest Post by Author Alice Kuipers – Enter To Win

As the mom of four kids, I’m always trying to think of fun things to do with them. Baking

together is something I’ve learned over the years to make fun and (nearly) stress free. And at the

end, we have a snack ready for us all. My children are all under the age of nine, so these hard

won tips to make baking actually successful are, I hope, helpful for you as you embark on your

next baking adventure.

1: Don’t stress.

I know, easier said than done. But it’s worth starting out with simple baking plans and low

expectations for the end result. Sometimes, we make the most fantastic and delicious baked

goods. Sometimes we make mediocre little rock/bun/almost edibles. The kids eat them just the

same.

2: It’s messy—plan to clean up together after, not during.

This goes back to the first tip. There is going to be flour on the floor. They are going to knock

over the bowl half way through. They are going to stick their fingers in and it will drive you

crazy. If you clean up while baking, then the actual activity is just going to feel like work, work,

work.

For clean up, we set ourselves a play list of four songs (one song per kid: my youngest

likes It’s Raining Tacos…) and during the songs, we sort the mess in the kitchen (and the living

room too if I’m lucky!)

3: Let the kids do stuff.

Yup. Messy. Eggs get on the floor sometimes. But all my kids (even the two year old) can crack

an egg into a bowl now. Puffs of flour fill the air. But all of them can tip a cup of flour into the

mix and stir. Figure out with your kids what they can handle—turning on the oven is okay for all

of mine, but my little two can’t help put the muffins in, for example. Sharp knives need lots of

attention, etc, you know what your kids can manage, so try not to do it all yourself.

4: Incorporate math/language arts/art

I ask math questions as we bake (so how many cups is that in total?), I get the kids to read the

recipes out loud to me, I ask them to draw pictures of the final result while we wait for them to

cook. It turns out it’s fun to use what they’re learning at school in practical ways like this.

5: Treat Yourself

Bake something that you want to eat at the end of it! That cup of tea and a muffin is exactly

what you deserve after attempting baking with kids. Despite these tips hopefully making it

easier for you, it’s still a bit of a mission to deal with kids in the kitchen – so relax and enjoy once

everything is made (and cleaned up?) I’d love to see any photos of your final results – tag me

on Instagram @alicekuiperswritingprompts

 

Thanks to Alice Kuipers For Guest Posting! We would like to introduce you to her wonderful character POLLY DIAMOND!

 

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Want to see more POLLY DIAMOND?

We have a copy of Alice Kuipers latest book

POLLY DIAMOND AND THE MAGIC BOOK to giveaway to a lucky reader!

 

Enter To Win 

Enter the rafflecopter contest below (it may take a minute to load) and tell us what your family likes to bake together in the comments at the bottom. It may just win you a copy of the book!

 

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Food Revolution Day @ #KitchenerMarket May 26, 2018

The news is out! This year's date for Food Revolution Day in Kitchener Waterloo is May 26, 2018.  Once again, we will be partnering with the Kitchener Market for a FREE family friendly event! Food Revolution Day happens worldwide.  Most countries celebrate the week before, but since that is our Victoria Day weekend, we choose to have it the week after on May 26.

Food Revolution KW Day @ #KitchenerMarket
May 26, 2018

10am-Noon
Upper Marketplace Kitchen Area
FREE Event Activities Include
Kids In The Kitchen w/Chef Cassie of 100 Days
Special Guest KW Titans Mascot Titus The Titan
Sportco Source for Sports Colouring Area
Crestview Community Garden Planting Area
Artshine-Arts4all Arts and Crafts
Facepaint by Bre Creative
Our Place Family Resource and Early Years Centre Activities
Nutrition for Learning Info
Healthy Kids Cooking from Scratch Cookbook Creator Krista Harrison, RHN, RRPr, Culinary Nutrition Expert
Gary’s Lens Photo Booth
Landmark Cinemas Waterloo Prizes

More Information at

Facebook.com/FoodRevolutionKW

Keep watch of our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for more updates about this FREE EVENT!

Want to learn more about FOOD REVOLUTION? Watch Jamie Oliver's Ted Talk