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Welcome to Grandma's Cottage

Step into grandma's kitchen where we make memories

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Tucked at the edge of the village, where the kettle is always warm and stories linger in the air, sits Grandma’s Cottage.

 

Here, time slows down. Recipes are remembered, not just followed, and every shared moment becomes part of something bigger.

 

Through food and storytelling, students don’t just learn… they listen, connect, and carry stories forward.

Aunty Louise
The Whisk

"Recipes can be written down. Stories need people."

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The Recipe Tin

A collection of well-loved recipes, passed down, shared, and made to be remembered.
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The Best Whipped Shortbread Recipe

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5 Generation Gingerbread Recipe

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Celebrate Mac & Cheese Day at Grandma's Cottage

From the Rocking Chair

Stories, reflections, and quiet moments that remind us what really matters.

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4 Generations of Cooking Love

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7 Cozy Cheeses to add to your charcuterie board

Kitchen Table

Simple, meaningful learning experiences built around food, stories, and connection.

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1940's Mock Apple Pie Lesson Grades 2-6

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Olden Day Scone Recipe Lesson Grade 3-6

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Prompts for conversations with grandma

Grandma's Time Capsule

Little tips and traditions from another time, simple, resourceful, and  relevant today.

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The Cottage Kitchen

Step inside and watch the moments, recipes, stories, and shared experiences come to life.

Olden Day Scone Recipe

Grandma’s Radio

Simple, nostalgic songs that fill the cottage when cooking with grandma.

Great Grandma TroutLittle Chewz Records
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The Cottage Exchange

Where stories, skills, and wisdom are shared, across generations and beyond the cottage walls. Rooted in research on belonging, empathy, and real-world connection.

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3 Joyful Benefits of Cooking With Grandparents

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Literacy connections through food storytelling

Research continues to show that experiences like these support whole-child development in powerful ways.

Service Learning:
Students learn from grandparents in a real world setting and have the opportunity to apply these concepts to their daily lives.

Serve & Return:
Grandparents offer skills through storytelling & heritage cooking and students can offer skills needed by seniors such as multimedia tasks.

Connection & Purpose:
Knowing that the stories will carry over to the next generation, there will be a sense of purpose and fulfillment. The connection between grandparent and child can continue to grow after Covid loss.

Restoration:
Restoring recipes and stories of the past and paving a way for future sustainability.

Literacy Developement:
A program that is hands-on and multi-generational builds language skills and "soft skills" such as teamwork.

Life Long Skills:
Students who participate in programs such as these increase their independence skills in cooking and taking care of themselves.

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