The Travelling Fruit & Vegetable Show
PLAY BASED VEGETABLE AND FRUIT INCURSIONS FOR EARLY LEARNING CENTRES
LETTUCE EXPLAIN
Carrots & Co was sprouted with the aim and hope of every child being able to identify, name and familiarise themselves with all the spectacular vegetables and fruit that Australia has to offer. By helping to make fruit and vegetables as cool as a cucumber through songs, puppet shows, movement and dance, interactive games and drama, this will in turn help to increase their uptake and intake of fresh produce.
Our program tackles that age-old challenge for parents: getting the kids to munch on more fruit and veg! By showcasing fresh produce in a super fun, engaging and positive way, hopefully this sparks their curiosity and encourages the children to go home and fill their plates with colourful produce! Good habits and smart food choices start early, and here at Carrots & Co, we feel honoured to inspire children on this exciting and important journey.
THE PROGRAM IN A
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WHY IS THIS THE PICK OF THE BUNCH?
Carrots and Co’s Travelling Fruit and Vegetable Show runs throughout the year following the school terms, taking the kids on a super exciting adventure all the way through the alphabet of fruits and veggies! We leave no fruit, veg or herb unexplored – celeriac, turnips, pak choi, dill… if you can name it, we’ve got it covered!
We pack in spud loads of fun with puppet shows, our own original songs, drama, movement & dancing, interactive games and heaps of fascinating facts – everything designed to celebrate fruits and vegetables in the most joyful way.
Each week we explore a new letter, from Asparagus to Zucchini and Swedes to Broccolini – we really do cover the lot! By keeping the focus on pure fun (without banging on about “eat them because they’re good for you”), we help break down barriers and gently encourage children to feel happier and more curious about fruit and veg.
WE TURNIP THE BEET!
Carrots and Co’s Travelling Fruit and Vegetable Show brings fresh seasonal produce straight into each classroom, giving children that vital hands-on experience to explore and get familiar with real fruits and veggies. Is it prickly? Is it smooth? What colour is it? Does it have seeds inside? Oh, and did we mention we love to dance? Who’s ready to dance the Mango Tango or the Cucumber Samba? How about we play the game Floor is Guava?!
POTATOES IN SPACE!
Our weekly classes feature exciting themes such as space and dinosaurs, all cleverly tied to fruits and vegetables! We share heaps of fun facts too… Did you know avocados were once called alligator pears? Fennel tastes just like licorice!! You can actually watch asparagus grow right before your eyes, it can shoot up 20–25 cm in a single day! And monkeys don’t peel bananas the way we do!
BOOK A SESSION
Carrots & Co offers two program types:
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One-Off Incursion
Providing a summarised version of the term program, the one off incursion brings the fun of the term into a single 45 min session.
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​Term-Length Incursion
The weekly incursions run during school terms all year round, and take the children on a wonderful journey right through the A-Z of Vegetables & Fruit. Our engaging play-based program uses original songs, drama, puppet shows, movement & dance, fun facts and interactive games to shine a light on these super food heroes! ​​
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