Today we spent some time looking at how to make bath bombs, lip balm and candles.
We also have a great website, that was recommended to us, where we can buy some of the ingredients that we are going to need.
Go Native
Lip Balm Recipe
Bath Bombs
Balloon Candles
Hopefully we will get some ingredients ordered and be able to make a couple of these next week.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Herbs and potions on a Friday
We had run out of time on Wednesday (and Mrs Hanlon cracked the egg yolk) so some of us decided that we would make the lavender breath fresheners on Discovery Day.
We followed the recipe and left them to set over the weekend. They didn't look quite like the pictures on the internet but they were certainly edible.
Some of us are not too sure about the taste - the lavender oil was very strong, and the bits of lavender aren't that nice. A couple of us want to have a go again at home, adding some honey and changing the lavender oil and flowers for mint.
Mrs Hanlon is looking forward to hearing how these experiments go.
Click here to make your own breath fresheners
We followed the recipe and left them to set over the weekend. They didn't look quite like the pictures on the internet but they were certainly edible.
Some of us are not too sure about the taste - the lavender oil was very strong, and the bits of lavender aren't that nice. A couple of us want to have a go again at home, adding some honey and changing the lavender oil and flowers for mint.
Mrs Hanlon is looking forward to hearing how these experiments go.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Wednesday 13th March
Today was a taste sensation.
Mrs Hanlon raided the herb garden and brought in a variety of different herbs that we were able to taste and smell.
We tasted Lemon Verbena, Apple Mint, Pineapple Sage, Rosemary, Sage, Stevia, Fennel, Lavender, Comfrey, Fenugreek, Cumin, Cardamon, and Liquorice Root.
Our next project today was to plant the herbs that Mrs Hanlon had brought. We used Meredyth's Gumboot planter and got this all set up. Hopefully we remember to water them and they will be there for others in the school to enjoy.
We also discussed how the drought is effecting the plants at the moment, and how this might make it hard for us to be able to find herbs to press for our herbals and our other options.
While we had also planned to make some Lavender Breath Fresheners, we ran out of time (and Mrs Hanlon broke the egg yolk into the white) so we are planning to have a go at making these on discovery Friday.
Another question that came up today was what is the difference between herbs and spices.
The words herb and spice are often used interchangeable. Both are obtained from plants and primarily used for adding flavour and aroma to food. While there are similarities, there are also some subtle differences between herbs and spices
Herbs come from the leave of herbaceous (Non-woody) plants.
Spices come from roots, flowers, fruits, seeds or bark.
Some plants are both herbs and spices. For example Coriander (cilantro) leaves are a herb, but the seeds from the plant are a spice.
Mrs Hanlon raided the herb garden and brought in a variety of different herbs that we were able to taste and smell.
We tasted Lemon Verbena, Apple Mint, Pineapple Sage, Rosemary, Sage, Stevia, Fennel, Lavender, Comfrey, Fenugreek, Cumin, Cardamon, and Liquorice Root.
Our next project today was to plant the herbs that Mrs Hanlon had brought. We used Meredyth's Gumboot planter and got this all set up. Hopefully we remember to water them and they will be there for others in the school to enjoy.
We also discussed how the drought is effecting the plants at the moment, and how this might make it hard for us to be able to find herbs to press for our herbals and our other options.
While we had also planned to make some Lavender Breath Fresheners, we ran out of time (and Mrs Hanlon broke the egg yolk into the white) so we are planning to have a go at making these on discovery Friday.
Another question that came up today was what is the difference between herbs and spices.
The words herb and spice are often used interchangeable. Both are obtained from plants and primarily used for adding flavour and aroma to food. While there are similarities, there are also some subtle differences between herbs and spices
Herbs come from the leave of herbaceous (Non-woody) plants.
Spices come from roots, flowers, fruits, seeds or bark.
Some plants are both herbs and spices. For example Coriander (cilantro) leaves are a herb, but the seeds from the plant are a spice.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Today was our first herbs and potions session - no we can't quite make polyjuice like Harry Potter, and no we haven't got the cauldron bubbling. But we do have a keen interest in making items using herbs and plants that we find in the gardens around us.
There was lots of talking and ideas shared today, sharing our knowledge and making plans for the next few weeks.
Mrs Hanlon brought in a herbal that she made when she was in year 6 (many, many years ago) we worked out her book must be nearly 30 years old!
A herbal is a book that has the names and descriptions of plants. It contains information about the plants properties, in particular how they might help your health, how to use them in cooking. Often there are legends and magical powers associated with the plants too.
Most of us would like to make one of these over the next few weeks as well as experimenting in making some of the ideas that we brainstormed together
There was lots of talking and ideas shared today, sharing our knowledge and making plans for the next few weeks.
Mrs Hanlon brought in a herbal that she made when she was in year 6 (many, many years ago) we worked out her book must be nearly 30 years old!
A herbal is a book that has the names and descriptions of plants. It contains information about the plants properties, in particular how they might help your health, how to use them in cooking. Often there are legends and magical powers associated with the plants too.
Most of us would like to make one of these over the next few weeks as well as experimenting in making some of the ideas that we brainstormed together
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