Today, Food Day is commemorated around the world. This celebration was proclaimed by the United Nations Organization in 1979 to make the world aware of the problem of food in many parts of the planet. The basis of this day is to remember that there is an active fight to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and food poverty.
The children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow, the education that children receive will lay the foundations for their behavior, their solidarity and their struggle tomorrow. For this and many other reasons, it is essential that children receive an education based on solidarity and equality. That they grow up with a social conscience, learning to recycle and take care of the planet and the resources available to them.
Learn playing
Through play you can teach your children all kinds of lessons, since through playful activities it is how children learn best. Below you will find some proposals for activities to do with children and help them understand the problem of eating worldwide.
A story with a social conscience
Literature is essential for children's learning and development. There is no better way to help you understand anything, books and stories are the best weapons. You can look for specific stories that deal with the topic of food and read it with your children. But a much more entertaining activity that will affect the little ones is, creating your own story.
Organize an afternoon of crafts with the little ones and create a story, in the link you will find the steps that will help you to do it. The message of the story must be based on the importance of valuing what children have, against many others who unfortunately do not receive the necessary food. Find the best way to get the message across to them, taking into account your children's age and understanding.
Plant a small garden
One of the messages of the Food Day refers to the importance of agriculture. On the one hand, it is intended to improve the productivity of farmers. On the other, take agriculture and all technical tools to countries where there is a shortage of food.
Teaching children what agriculture consists of, how plantations work, the different ways of watering, etc., will help them to value an important source of food. As an activity you can create a small home garden, where you plant a seasonal vegetable. The child will learn to water and take care of his garden, in addition to enjoying watching the seeds that he planted one day grow.
Food collection
Food poverty is not limited to developing countries, unfortunately more and more people are at risk of social exclusion. Many families from your environment, from your own community or from the school, may be going through a difficult situation. Helping close people is also necessary And it is much simpler, in this way the children will also be more aware.
Organize a food drive around the neighborhood with the children. Create an eye-catching slogan and put together a banner that you can use as a visual appeal. You can organize different types of food collection, in the street choosing a day and notifying all the neighbors through some notes that you will leave days before in the mailboxes.
You can leave the donations obtained in the food bank in your area, in a soup kitchen, in the parish or if you know a family with needs, you can hand them everything.
The food pyramid
Another point that is discussed on Food Day is the serious problem of overweight and poor diet affecting more people even those that are in a state of malnutrition. It is necessary to acquire healthy lifestyle habits and a good diet to live a healthy life.
La food pyramid it has recently been modified and modernized. A good activity for children to learn to eat well is by creating a food pyramid at home. With a white cardboard and some paintings you will be able to create your pyramid in a short time. Later it will serve you so that the children check if they have complied with the recommendations that are indicated in it.