Each child was given two pieces of popcorn. They were asked to use their animal eyes and look carefully at their two pieces. They were asked not to speak. Next, they were asked to smell them. Choosing one they were not going to eat ( this was cute ), they were asked to place it by their ear and listen to it as they pinched it and moved it around in their fingers. |
The children were then asked to chew and swallow it slowly. We shared what we noticed. The children shared that they heard it, felt sharp edges, pieces getting stuck in their teeth, tasted salty, etc. One of the questions in their notebook was to think about how eating lunch mindfully in the cafeteria at school could be different if we ate more mindfully. Their answers were quieter, slower but no time for recess, no one would talk with their mouths full, neater, calmer, better. ;-) It would be nice to try mindful eating for even 5 minutes during lunch!