Parent-child cooking event (Board of Education) Cooking strengthens parent-child bonds [Hokuryu Town Board of Education]

Thursday, March 2, 2023

A "Parent-Child Cooking" event was held on Sunday, February 26th from 10:00am in the kitchen of Hokuryu Town Community Center.

Parent and Child Cooking

  • Organizer:Hokuryu Town Board of Education
  • cooperation:Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteer

A total of 11 people, ranging from fifth grade elementary school students to junior high school students and their parents, participated in the cooking class and enjoyed it.

Lecturers: Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers Chiaki Nakano and Yasuhide Nishijima

The lecturers were two Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers, Chiaki Nakano and Yasuhide Nishijima.

Two members of the Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers (left: Nakano Chiaki, right: Nishijima Yasuhide)
Two Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers (left: Nakano Chiaki, right: Nishijima Yasuhide)

Parents and children try French cuisine

This time, parents and children will try their hand at French cuisine.
The dishes they will be making are "Diavola-style pasta" and "Minestrone."

Nishijima's example

First, the instructor demonstrates how to do it. Nishijima shows the participants how to do it.

Nishijima showing the participants how to do it
Nishijima showing the participants how to do it

Participants listening to cooking instructions and advice

Participants listening to cooking instructions and advice
Participants listening to cooking instructions and advice

The instructor's manual is complete!

The instructor's manual is complete!
The instructor's manual is complete!

Let's try it out!

This time, parents and children participating in groups of three shared one cooking table, while parents and children participating in groups of two paired up with another parent and child and shared one cooking table.

Let's try it out!
Let's try it out!
Cooking in pairs
Cooking in pairs

Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants

Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants

Maybe just a little more...?

Maybe just a little more...?
Maybe just a little more...?

Completed!

Completed!
It looks delicious...!
Everyone seems to have enjoyed it ♪

Finished! Looks delicious!
Finished! Looks delicious!

The children who tried it exclaimed, "It's delicious!"
Everyone seemed to enjoy the food♪

Commemorative photo

Finally, we took a commemorative photo with the two instructors.

Commemorative photo with the two instructors
Commemorative photo with the two instructors

This time, we had two members of the local revitalization cooperation team as lecturers.
It would be great if this kind of connection between local people and children could grow.
 

◇ Interview, photography, and writing: Naoki Kishi, Social Education Officer (Social Education Specialist), Hokuryu Town Board of Education