Healthy carbs at breakfast

Another key element of every breakfast is carbohydrates. Healthy carbs at breakfast give your body an energy boost, which it needs for the day. Here, at Schloss Leizen, you won’t get your carbs through the usual bread or muesli…

There’s a better way 🙂

             

       

             

 

Veggie burger recipe

This is our version of a veggie burger. Fresh, crisp and healthy. Our Anastasiya​ obviously had a lot of fun making it 🙂

Do you know what makes a veggie burger so delicious? The patty of course!

You will need 300g mushrooms, 1 garlic clove, ½ onion, salt, pepper, 2 organic eggs, rosemary, 4 tablespoons organic oatmeal, 2 teaspoons organic rice flour.

🍀 Dice mushrooms and the onion into cubes

🍀 Finely chop garlic and rosemary

🍀 Then add rice flour and oatmeal

🍀 Whisk eggs and mix them with all the above mentioned ingredients

🍀 Season it with salt and pepper and let the mix rest for at least 15 mins.

🍀 Form small burger patties, put them into a preheated pan and fry them until golden brown.

For a beetroot salad, which complements the mushroom patty especially well:

🌰 Peel and slice 1 beetroot

🌰 Season it with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon walnut oil, 1 teaspoon honey, some mustard and salt to taste

🌰 Marinate for 10 mins. and mix with lamb’s lettuce.

Here we go!

🍔 Cut a burger bun in half and toast both halves either in a pan or on a grill, cut-side down.

🍔 Spread a topping of your choice on the cut sides of the buns (we mixed sour cream with honey and mustard and added salt and pepper to taste).

🍔 Place a mushroom patty on the lower half of the bun, top in with some beetroot salad, lettuce and sauce.

🍔 Then cover with the top half of the burger bun.

Mmmh! Bon appetite!

 

P.S.

More burger recipes here.

Oh, and here is how you can make own burger buns 😋

Rubber band, oranges and apples

Can you make a solar system out of that?


Yes we can!!!

  

Last summer the kids discovered the Solar system and learned a lot of interesting facts about its makeup! At our reunion, we decided to brush up on our knowledge and reconstruct the Solar system.

  

  

Due to obvious safety concerns, we didn’t use rocks or gas as planet building materials, but chose colourful rubber bands, styrofoam balls, dried orange slices, and, of course, apples!

   

Our staff at Schloss Leizen creates an atmosphere that encourages kids to ask questions and find answers to them, share their knowledge and skill sets with others.  As usual when we meet up with kids on reunions, the evening ends in a themed quiz party. Take a look at the quiz question:

This planet got its name after Roman king of gods who was also the god of the sky and the thunder. IT is known for its (at least) 69 moons and a big red “eye”. What planet is it?  

Leave your answer in the comments below!

Baking with boys

Boys. Fun. Baking. How do the three go together?

Very Well is the answer!!!

Especially if you have two hours of intense excercise and football, followed by a delicious warm lunch – the kids couldn’t be happier to join Chef Maik to bake their own pastry for tea time.

Of course with apples !!!

                               

Here is the recipe:

🍕 Dissolve 1 tsp organic cane sugar in 240 ml lukewarm water.

🍕 Add 42 g of yeast, 500 g organic spelt flour, 1 pinch of salt and 80 ml of vegetable oil (we used safflower seed oil).

🍕 Mix everything thoroughly and knead until dough is smooth and elastic. It will make pizza airy and light.

🍕 Let the dough rise for 1 hour.

🍕 On a floured surface, roll out the dough and let it rest for another 20 minutes.

🍕 Add the toppings of your choice. For extra sweet pizza: slather the top of the pizza with jam or sour cream and add your favorite fruits (we used apples, of course J).

🍕 You can also sprinkle the flaked/sliced almonds, cane sugar or cinnamon over the top.

🍕 Bake at 200 ° C (fan oven) for about 15 minutes (depending on the size of the pizza and the thickness of the topping).

It’s time for pizza! 😋

 

One of our green gift ideas for moms

This weekend just gone we had our Reunion Summercamp and one of our favourite activities was – Brussel Sprouts Forever.

We may like or dislike eating Brussel sprouts. But we enjoyed finding out how they grow (thank you Farmer Huschke)…

… and then transforming this vegetable into beautiful floristic arrangement (thanks Nina Bania from Blüten Design for the wonderful help):

                  

Check out how easy it is to make a mind-blowing present for mommy!!! And, of course, decorate it with…

… APPLES! 🙂

Because we love apples and even explain our learning philosophy with it. Learn more

Summer Camp : but better and all year

summer camp group Germany For Kids Schloss LeizenThe summer camp experience is a highly valuable part of many young people’s formative years and there are many amazing camps throughout the world delivering quality programs and care. Here at Germany For Kids we deliver every aspect of a summer camp to the highest level possible and all year! Continue reading Summer Camp : but better and all year

A hike to the lake.

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Our local lake beach

Summer months are the best months, we all know that and our young guests too, there is so much to do around Schloss Leizen in the school holidays but one of the kids’ favourites is one of our simplest, a walk to the beach at our local lake. The journey is packed with fun and interesting places. Continue reading A hike to the lake.

Cycling adventures at Germany For Kids

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The segregated bike path from Germany For Kids to the next village.

Kids love bike-riding and the area immediately surrounding Schloss Leizen could not be better suited to cycling. Germany is famous for it’s segregated bike paths, allowing cyclists of all ages and abilities to travel to work or cycle for leisure along car-free routes that are sometimes more direct than roads themselves. Continue reading Cycling adventures at Germany For Kids

Our Forest : animals and activities

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Young Guests on a Nature Treasure Hunt in our forest

The home of Germany For Kids, Schloss Leizen sits in 50,000 square metres of forest and parklands. Our forest has two parts; the 300 year old  trees of various species that form part of the original landscaping of the house grounds and  Continue reading Our Forest : animals and activities

Ceramic and glass painting activity

Ceramic and glass painting Germany For Kids
Creating their own souvenirs of Germany For Kids

Ceramic and glass painting is a great introductory creative activity for all ages at Schloss Leizen.

Watch our creative expression teacher Aranka show how it’s done in this movie. Continue reading Ceramic and glass painting activity