by Fall Provisional Laurel Hensley

For our Provisional Project we hosted two Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen (KITK) Programs. The events took place at the Creative Discovery Museum on their Family Free Nights during the months of October and November. We hosted three cooking classes each night in the Museum’s new teaching kitchen. In keeping with the Association of Junior League’s International KITK national program, our goal was to motivate the children to make healthy lifestyle choices. We taught the children how to make healthy snacks and explained to them why it is important to eat these healthy foods.

The October theme was B: “Go Bananas!”. The kids were taught the importance of eating bananas and a new way to eat one as well: “a banana-mobile”. The November theme was C: “Colorful Caterpillars”. The focus for this session was to the show the participants the importance of introducing color into their diet to get a variety of nutrients. We had two very successful nights with about 150 children and their parents attending our sessions. This was a fun and exciting project for our Provisional class. It allowed us to be creative, work as a team to organize the event, and get to know each other better. Being a part of the League’s Kids in the Kitchen was a great introduction for us to experience one of the many programs that Junior League has to offer the community.