How can you visit the UK in 3 hours or less? Almost 40 people found out by attending our first Global Fieldtrip Night, featuring photos and stories from our time in the UK. With this being our first such event, we really didn’t know what to expect. It was wonderful to have a variety of people from different parts of our blogosphere join us, including friends, family, work colleagues and schoolmates.
As preparations got underway we had some critical questions to answer. What content and photos did we want to share in our presentation? How do we keep the presentation interesting and engaging?
And most importantly…what food and drink should we serve?!
How about Yorkshire Pudding from England?
Or a perfectly poured Guinness from Ireland?
Haggis from Scotland?
In addition to the Yorkshire puddings and haggis, we also served a variety of dishes from our travels, including cottage pie, Irish soda bread, blood pudding, sausage rolls, and Welsh meatballs. But where to find all of these treats and eats? We found success at our local Pickering Flea Market where there is a UK shop with all kinds of goodies – like Flake, Marmite and Lyle and Tate’s Golden Syrup. Just around the corner from our house there is a Scottish shop called “But ‘n Ben” – we went to check things out there, too. And would you believe we found that Walmart, of all places, has a “British” section?
The food was a huge success!
Almost everyone tried the haggis and blood pudding and the general consensus was “Hey, that’s a lot better than I thought it would be”!! Horizons expanded!
It was great to share our global learning with so many kids as well!
We converted our basement into the first ever Global Fieldtrip Theatre.
We tried to keep the show light with a break midway through with a British-inspired game of Pass the Parcel so everyone could stretch their legs.
And of course, you need to have dessert! Our selection of Millionaire’s Shortbread, scones with jam/marmalade and Devonshire Custard, and a variety of fruits were well received!
(N.B.Normally scones are served with clotted cream rather than Devonshire custard, however we learned that clotted cream is not readily available in Canada. This is because the main ingredient is unpasteurized milk which has too high a bacteria count for Canadian standards. New learning for us!)
Thanks so much to everyone who attended and helped to make our evening a success! Special thanks to Gail Lawlor for lending us her data projector which was key to making sure everyone could see the presentation!
Our next Global Fieldtrip Night will be on October 24th, when we will feature stories and images from “Engaging Europe”, including France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Keep your eyes on on our blog for more information!
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