Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2012

Riccarton House and Bush Grounds, 16 Kahu Road

If dinnertime fussiness leaves your kids running on empty and drives you around the bend, then the Children's Food Festival is the answer! This weekend-long celebration of food and cooking is devoted to young people, and designed to turn fussies into foodies. Set in the grounds of Riccarton House, on offer will be a range of exciting and educational activities to get children interested and involved, including: the McCain Red Veggie Truck, Kids' Market Day, Cheeky Monkeys face painting, cooking demonstrations, Mitre 10 Mega bouncy castle and much more.

Children’s Activities/Classes

Thursday 9^th and Friday 10^th August

After school cooking class with chef Jamie Bennett. Children will then be able to sell the products made in the classes at the Farmers market on Saturday (3 children each day)

On the Menu: Chocolate and Beetroot Brownies with Homemade Yoghurt on Thursday and Leek and Potato Soup with Parsnip Soda Bread on Friday

Thursday Class - Limit 3

Friday Class - FULL

Saturday 11^th August - 9am – 12noon during the Christchurch Farmers' Market

McCain Schools Veggie Patch Programme - Red Veggie Truck– Free to attend

Children’s Farmers Market Stalls (no limit) - Food and produce only

Children’s vegetable seedling planting –potted into Bio Cups (no Limit)

Pasta Making Class  - FULL

Fresh Tomato Sauce Class (limit 4)

Macaroni and Cheese Class - FULL

Cupcakerie Cupcake Decorating (limit 8)

Children’s Baking Class (limit 8)

Sunday 12^th August - 10am – 2pm during the Sunday Artisan Market 

Children’s Market Stalls (no limit) - food, produce, arts, crafts, toys, books and clothing

Children’s vegetable seedling planting –potted into Bio Cups (no Limit)

Cooking Class - Sunday Brunch (limit 15)

Recycled Treasure Competition – get creative with rubbish! Bring along anything that you have made out of recycled materials or rubbish to the Sunday market and win a $50 market shopping voucher

Registration

To register for a class or a market day please contact us on 03 348 6190 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All classes/stalls cost $5 per child with proceeds donated to KidsCan – a charity supporting disadvantaged Kiwi children

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