Nomad Dinner

Last week in history we talked about the “earliest people*,” the “nomads.” We discussed foods they ate (plants, roots, berries, meat, fish, wild honey, etc.). After reading about it Ryan and I had this “great” idea to make a dinner of foods the nomads ate. He got REALLY into it and couldn’t wait to show/tell Jared all about the things he’d learned.

First we decorated the dining room with some “cave art.”

Then we talked about what we could make, made lists and a menu, and went shopping.

Then we set the table.

On our menu:

• Meat (hamburger patties)
• Fish (tilapia filets)
• Grain (long grain and wild rice pilaf)
• Nuts (almonds)
• Berries (raspberries)
• Roots (roasted carrots with garlic)
• Leaves (Spring Mix salad)
• Snakes (crescent roll dough rolled into “snakes”)
• Honey

The best part about it? I don’t think we’ll forget a nomad’s diet any time soon! In fact, Ryan’s been telling everyone he sees about it. I think the grocery store cashier thought we were kind of weird, but whatev.

So anyway…

It’s all great and fun and cute and everything, and will be fab in my scrapbook, but what if you don’t follow the Story of the World curriculum, don’t homeschool, or aren’t even sure who or what the nomads are? Create a meal planned around a theme you love!

(*Side note, our family reviewed the story of Adam and Eve as the absolute “earliest” people before this history lesson.)