Children in Herefordshire are being encouraged to use healthy food to create art in libraries this half term.
Herefordshire libraries will be running fantastic arts activities during the May half term (May 26-30) which will help children think about healthy food choices and recycling.
Children aged five to twelve are being invited to work with artists to use clean used food packaging to create a series of huge plates of food. Workshops will be taking place at libraries across the county (see below), and the finished works of art will be displayed in the libraries for everyone to enjoy.
The project is a partnership between Herefordshire Council's Healthy Schools, Libraries and Learning Team, and one of the aims is to encourage children to think about the eat well plate.
The eat well plate is a picture of food used regularly in health promotions which makes healthy eating easier to understand. It shows the types and proportions of foods needed for a well balanced diet.
Healthy Schools Co-ordinator Tess Boyes said: "As well as helping parents make sure their children eat a balanced diet, it's important that children themselves become more aware of what's good for them and think about the food choices that they make every day.
"Children will have great fun participating in these arts workshops, as well as learning more about healthy eating in a creative and exciting way."
Tickets for these two hour workshops are £2 to cover costs, and are likely to sell out fast. To find out more, contact your local library, or check out the Herefordshire Libraries website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/libraries