Fruit factory and holiday vibes

 

 

The school holidays have begun, and the children’s village is buzzing with freshly returned children and teenagers. Here and there, joyful reunions can be seen, and it’s fun to watch the teenagers roaming through the village in groups. Whenever one of the older children sets foot on the grounds again for the first time after being away, it’s immediately noticeable by the cloud of dust rising behind the younger children, who rush toward the entrance gate as a welcoming squad. Once most of the children had arrived, the question naturally arose of how to make the best use of their time together. The children quickly had the answer ready: a movie night together!

 

So it was time to equip the projector with fresh batteries, make the playroom cozy, and enjoy an evening without school the next day! Another point the children all agreed on: snacks were, of course, a must! To make sure the movie night would be a success, we transformed the playroom into a small juice and fruit factory in the afternoon.

 

Fruits bought at the market and grown on the village’s own farm were processed – into liters and liters of juice! The biggest challenge was preparing the watermelon, as the children carefully wanted to remove every single seed before pressing it. Banana, passion fruit, pineapple, and papaya were then added to the red watermelon drink.

 

One special moment that first caused great alarm and then a chorus of children’s laughter was when one child switched on the filled blender without putting the lid on beforehand. Looking at this incident from a positive perspective, one could simply say that everyone got to taste a bit of juice a little earlier than planned.

 

After the juice had been created through teamwork, nothing stood in the way of a cozy movie night. A few toffee candies were also found, and so, on this first evening of the holidays, we were able to enjoy the beautiful sight of a content, crunching, juice-drinking group of movie-loving children.