With Anzac day fast approaching, we’ve taken some time with our nanny children to introduce more in-depth conversations. As I typed the words “we will remember them” earlier this week whilst putting together the Anzac Day Paper Poppy Wreath DIY, tears ran down my face.
The weight and significance of those words have real meaning to me. Because of this, I’m able to understand and acknowledge that these feelings can weigh down hard on our children. And if we’re not able to explain the events, the reasoning, and the emotions properly, our kids are at risk of feeling all kinds of emotion they don’t really know how to handle.
Conversations about events such as Anzac Day can be tough for most of us to have, but it’s a special reminder to broach these topics mindfully with our children. As superstar nanny Olivia demonstrated, she used first the Anzac Day paper craft and then the process of making Anzac Biscuits as activities to do with the kids to provide opportunity to discuss Anzac Day without it being too heavy for our children.
And then well, because we can’t go past a classic, we thought we’d share these yummy classic Anzac Biscuits with you. If the kids are pulling up stools to help (we highly recommend they do), just be careful when mixing the wet ingredients. The bi-card can fizzle and sizzle and splatter if little helping hands are mixing too fervently.
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To Make: Anzac Biscuits
Makes 25
You’ll Need:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
½ cup coconut
125g butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 tablespoon water
½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
To Make:
1. Preheat oven to 180°, fan forced.
2. Combine oats, sifted flour, sugar and coconut in a bowl.
3. Combine butter, golden syrup and water in a small saucepan, stir constantly over medium heat until butter is melted.
4. Stir in soda.
5. Stir mixture into dry ingredients.
6. Place rounded tablespoons of mixture 5cm apart onto baking paper covered oven trays.
7. Bake in oven for 20 mins, cool on trays.
*Recipe from “The Australian Women’s Weekly Basic Cookbook”
>>> Are you making Anzac biscuits with the kids this year?
See you on Saturday morning for the dawn service!
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Olivia is a career nanny of 5 years and craft extraordinaire. Having travelled Australia working with many families, Olivia now resides in Sydney and cares for 7 children aged 15 months to 1o years old. Craft + diy activities feature prominently in their daily schedule. You can follow Olivia on instagram {@oliviasfoster} for crafty ideas and activities.
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