Summer Learning - 12-01-18

Summer Learning Journey 2018

Day Ten: Coming to an End
12-01-18

Activity 1: VE Day!
World War Two had finally come to its conclusion in 1945, after six years of violence. In Europe, and especially New Zealand, huge parties were thrown to celebrate VE Day (Victory in Europe).

If I were to throw a VE Party, it would include:

• A big backyard barbecue with my family and friends
• As well as traditional bbq food, we would also have Kiwiana food including: sausage rolls, fish'n'chips, lamb, paua, crayfish, and oysters.
• Some kiwi sweet treats including pavlova, chocolate fish, pineapple lumps, and hokey pokey ice cream.
• Playing some backyard cricket and shooting some hoops.
• Swimming in the pool.

Activity 2: Making a Fashion Statement

After the war was over, thing starting returning to normal in New Zealand. When soldiers had come home and settled back in, regular life had returned and national sports teams starting playing again, including the cricket team. Men and woman would dress up and go to watch these games.

The clothing worn back then was quite different to the clothing we wear now. Back in the 40's, fashion was quite formal with bland colours, and woman wore dresses, hats, and gloves, while men wore suits and hats. Now, there is much more of a variety in clothing choice, with ranges from comfy sweatpants, jeans, and hoodies, to fancy gowns and suits. Clothing is much more colourful and vibrant now. Although I like the vintage, fancy clothes from the past, I like being able to be comfortable in today's clothes.

   

   


Bonus Activity: Sweet Tooth

When the war ended, many families from Europe moved to New Zealand for a calmer and safer environment. They brought with them many new foods and recipes, including pizza, hamburgers, and many more.

My favourite sweet treats are orange chocolate chip muffins.

Here is a recipe:

Makes: 12 muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 3/4 cup mini-chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200 degrees C. Coat the bottoms of 12 muffin cups or line with muffin-cup liners.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a medium sized bowl, whisk eggs, milk, juice, sugar, oil and zest, and stir in 1/2 cup of the chips. Make a well in the flour mixture, then pour in egg mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.

4. Spoon 1/4 cup of batter into each muffin cup. Sprinkle the remaining chips on top. Bake in a 200 degree oven for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

5. Remove pans to wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool completely on wire rack.