Global Action Days 2026! Kindergarten of Dispilio Kastoria -Greece

 

Kindergarten of Dispilio Kastoria -Greece   Ευσεβεία Ασβεστά-Κωνσταντινίδου with Despoina Tsakiri and Matina Pitouli

 From 22 April to 6 May 2026, the 2026 Global Days of Action are mobilizing individuals and organizations in more than 150 countries, drawing global attention to the critical link between climate change and access to safe, nutritious and sustainable food.

We are also participating in these activities.

 ACTIVITY 1: The Palette of Plenty

“The rainbow on my plate”

The children know the colors of healthy foods. We discussed that the more colors, the healthier the dish.The children learned about the food pyramid and the food rainbow.

 

 Activity 2

  Legume Legends

Our own activities
We plant beans in cotton or soil. The children observe the growth day by day.We read a fairy tale, planted beans, learned about the life cycle of the bean plant. We cook bean soup and the children give the food a fun name - "Fasoladitsa or Porditsa" and lentils.

Activity 3

  Recipes with Roots

 Our own activity

The children wrote a traditional Kastoria recipe for the classic Kastoria bean soup and about the life cycle of the apple since we have apple production in our area.

"My family's recipe"

Recipe for the classic Kastoria bean soup:
Ingredients
1/2 kilo of Plake Megalosperma beans
2/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 tea cup of fresh tomato sauce
1 medium dried onion
2 carrots
1 bunch of celery
salt, red pepper
Instructions
Wash the beans well and let them soak for 8 to 12 hours.
In a saucepan, boil the beans with water, approximately 1 bean to 3 water.
Add the onion (grated), the carrots (cut into rings), only 4 to 5 celery stalks and the tomato sauce.
Boil until the beans are soft but not melted, check the water. Towards the end, add the pepper and salt and the remaining chopped celery.
Let the soup boil for about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and add the olive oil.
To thicken the soup, boil it in an open pot, adding the appropriate amount of water.
Also, the children learn the "Life cycle the apple" and draw it since we have apple production in our area.

 

 Activity 4

Mapping My Meal

 
The children learn about the banana and draw "The journey of the banana" to our plate.
Accordingly, we collected our local fruit, the apple. We dramatized "the journey of the apple" from the field - factory - supermarket - to our table.

  

Activity 5

  Label it Right

We don't need to put our snack in packaging, we make it art and eat it fresh