Activity 1-VE Day!
Yay! We have made it to the end of the week. For today's activity 1 I read about how after the 6 long years of war people all over New Zealand and even probably over the world had huge parties and celebrations. This was for the celebration of VE day or Victory in Europe day. If I had to imagine throwing one of these parties I would most definitely invite my family and my closest friends to all have a potluck lunch and have pavlova for dessert! We would all be chatting and be playing some sports in my backyard to celebrate this achievement.
Activity 2-Making a fashion statement
After World War 2 had ended things shaped back into place in New Zealand and life started to go back to normal. I was shown two pictures of clothing that they wore back in about 65 years ago and my activity was to compare them to now-a-day clothing in 2017. Here is what I would say are the differences between them:
I would say that I do prefer modern clothing in 2017 as they seem to have more freedom to wear rather than having all those gloves, hats, skirt, cardigan etc. I think the clothing that children used to have still seem slightly similar but back then it was more formal and business shirt like. I think in 65 years from now people will wear a different texture of clothing like it may even be made out of plastic or metal! In the future, we may have really lightweight clothing or maybe even an all in one suit, the possibilities are endless!
Bonus Activity-Sweet Tooth
For today's bonus activity I read about how after the war had ended people from Europe would come to New Zealand looking for a quiet and safe place to raise families and to live. Along with coming, they brought their recipes from back home including the likes of Pizza and juicy hamburgers! My favourite sweet treat/dessert would be cheesecake because of its creamy op and crumbly base. Here is the recipe I have found on how to make it:
- To make the base crush biscuits, melt butter in saucepan, take off heat and stir in brown sugar and biscuit crumbs
- Press into an 8 inch loose bottomed cake tin, chill in fridge while making the topping
- Beat together the cream cheese, castor sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth and creamy
- Spread over the base and chill for a couple of hours
- Enjoy!!
Hey there Cameron, my name is Billy and I am from the Summer Learning Journey. It's great to see you have been putting in heaps of effort and adding lots of detail to your posts.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as though you have a great party planned for the completion and victory of the second world war. I was wondering if you could tell me a bit more about this potluck dinner. What sort of things do you expect your friends might make and bring? What will you make and serve?
I've really enjoyed reading your comments on today's fashion comparing it with fashion of the past. It certainly is much more enjoyable now because we are so much more free with what we wear. It must have been frustrating for those young kids having to dress like adults in the olden days, not to mention hot!
Yum lemon cheesecake sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing the recipe too. What sort of sweet foods did you have on Christmas Day?
Thanks, Billy