Spin, Spun and old fashion Fun
on the Taste History: Three Senses Field Trip
held for 6 and 7 year-olds in the Trinity Lutheran Summer Camp
that traveled to Los Trompos (Giant Spin Tops) in Downtown West Palm Beach
plus Three-Chocolate tasting at Hoffman’s Chocolates in Downtown Lake Worth
Palm Beach County, Florida (West Palm Beach and Lake Worth) – – – On Monday, June 6, 2016, Trinity Lutheran’s Sun Fun Summer Camp kicked-off with nearly twenty 6 and 7 year olds heading to the Great Lawn in Downtown West Palm Beach to take a spin on Los Trompos which are giant interactive spin tops. The 6 and 7 year-olds in the summer camp were hosted on the Taste History: Three Senses Field Trip. The program features the senses of sight, touch and taste. The sense of sight was the multi-hued fabric-woven spin tops designed by contemporary Mexican designers Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena. For the sense of touch, the summer campers decorated three-dimensional wooden toy spin tops provided by Taste History. Plus, there was storybook reading at the Mandel Library in Downtown West Palm Beach. For the sense of taste, the field trip traveled to Hoffman’s Chocolates in Downtown Lake Worth for a three-chocolate tasting, the history of chocolate and some ice cream.
“The Three Senses Field Trip hosted for the Trinity Lutheran summer campers was multi-sensory with old fashion fun and play filled with education,” says Lori J. Durante of Taste History Culinary Tours who developed the tour and field trip.
Trinity Lutheran was established in 1948 by early settlers to Delray Beach who arrived in 1895. It is the oldest Lutheran school in Florida.
The Taste History: Three Senses Field Trip supports the S.T.E.M curriculum. S.T.E.M is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The other educational components are art, history and physical education.
The field trip and art activity have been organized by the non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours. Sponsors include Macy’s.
The Three Senses Field Trip began in 2016 and is a children’s outreach program conducted by the non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours. The Taste History Culinary Tours began in 2011 and are offered year-round featuring food tastings at family-owned bakeries, eateries, juice bars, tea bars and markets. There are also trips to historic buildings, cultural centers or art shops. Tour guests meet the restaurant owners and chefs; and directors and artists of the cultural centers and art galleries. Florida history is narrated by a guide.
Effective January 1, 2015, Taste History rates changed to $45 to $60 per person; free for children under age 14 (accompanied by a paid adult family member). Tickets can be purchased at tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Pre-payment is required. For information, call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277 E-mail tour@tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Private group and team building tours are also available. The food tours board at Macy’s (Outside at the East Entrance) located at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL