Kid's Kitchen Herbal Walk and Tea!

Yesterday, 10 Kids Kitchen participants learned all about herbs! Our special guest was Mr. Greg, who works at Pogue’s Run. Mr. Greg is also an herbalist and he grows his very own plants and herbs. He came to the LYN House to teach us about herbs and to take us on a walk to show what kind of plants we can eat and use to cook with that are in our own community. Before we began the herbal experience we discussed as a group what kind of abilities herbs have and had a devotion. Kids shared how some plants can heal cuts, some herbs can be made into teas, and some help with our sunburns. This led us into our devotion about how Jesus is a healer. Kids listened to a few stories from Matthew 8 about how Jesus healed a leper and Peter’s mother-in-law from a terrible fever. Herbs and teas may help us feel better, but Jesus is the true healer. He can perform miracles, he makes us feel better when we are ill, and we makes us feel very special.

                Next, it was time for the herbal walk! Mr. Greg took us to our own community garden. He pointed our numerous herbs that were growing wild in and around our garden. He also explained how each herb can help us. Some of them could be used as lotion, another herb is eaten because it helps the brain, and others are good for keeping our bodies healthy. During our walk kids recorded the different types of herbs and drew what they looked like in their journals. After we made our way through the garden it was time to head back inside and make some tea. Mr. Greg took some herbs that he found outside in our community and also from his herbal farm. He chopped the herbs, placed them in hot water, let them soak, and then poured the tea over ice to make cold tea. Everyone got to try the cold tea. While we drank the tea we enjoyed some tasty English biscuits and the kids recorded their thoughts and ideas in their journals.

Today the kids learned that herbs may have the ability to make us feel better and enhance our health, but that Jesus is the one and only healer who loves us, performs miracles, and saves us from our sins.