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Summer Travel Unit Study - Morocco

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Our first summer-travel-virtual-trip was Morocco. The Netherlands has a high percentage of Moroccan expats, so it's not hard to find resources on the country. Pippin even said cheerfully, "And I have a new friend from Morocco that I met at the playground!" Books we got out from the library: We bought this 'Marokkaanse couscous' meal packet from the supermarket, and Ay helped with peeling vegetables, tasting apricots, and poking the courgette. He also helped me with the garlic crusher and giggled wildly. I didn't take a picture of the final meal, but was honestly surprised that all the kids enjoyed it, since the spice mix was very different than anything we usually use. The couscous was definitely a hit. Honestly, I think that the amount of raisins and apricots mixed in with the meat and steamed veggies was the persuasive factor for the kids. But for an easy, healthy meal with different flavors than usual, it's worth adding to our list.  We watched this vlo...