星期六早上很忙，忙著準備下午去台大植標館的教材，但忙的不只我一個，自從我們把下午茶視為活動的一部分，愛雪就得幫忙想菜單。這週六的菜單是南瓜豆漿，所以一早黃豆們就開始泡澡，漂亮的南瓜也等著就位。這幾週的主題是南瓜，因此阿長買的南瓜籽也派上用場，他們是孩子們的最愛。
Now I am as busy as a bee on Saturday mornings because I need to prepare the teaching materials for the workshop in the herbarium in the afternoon. However, I am not the only busy person. Since a few months ago, I have made afternoon tea an indispensable part of the lesson, I have thought up many snacks for the children. Starting from this month, Mom has become the chef. This month the featured plant is the pumpkin, so we've been eating various snacks made from pumpkins. This weekend the menu is pumpkin soy bean milk. Apart from that, Dad's pumpkin seeds are kids' favorite.
最大的功臣則是我家精良的食物處理機，把這些食材大變身！
But it's our Thermomix that does all the hard work and turns in the ingredients into different delicacies!
每週六下午有十個左右孩子來和我玩，經過半年的訓練之後，我可以一個人撐兩小時的場面了，這應該是今年最大的成長。也因為有兩個小時，我可以慢慢來。我對小朋友說：「在學校壓力很大喔！在這裡我們就放鬆地吃喝玩樂。」其實應該是我在對自己說吧！
Every Saturday there are no more than ten kids that come to play with me. After six-month training, I can now proudly say that I don't panic at all in giving a two-hour-long lesson on plants. In fact, this should be my biggest achievement this year. With sufficient time, I can take it slow. I often say to the kids, "I know you are under a lot of pressure at school. Here, I won't force you to do what you don't feel like doing. Just relax and have fun!" In fact, I am saying to myself.
通常一個下午會有好幾個單元，讓小朋友可以用各種方式體驗植物之美，香草植物是我的最愛之一。
Usually there are three to four parts in an afternoon for children to learn about plants in all sorts of ways. Herbs are a topic I like to cover.
之後再來杯綠薄荷紅茶或檸檬薄荷紅茶，昨天孩子說：「和外面買的一樣好喝！」但我們完全不加任何人工成份！
After smelling the leaves, we will have a cup of mint black tea. Yesterday the girls couldn't help exclaiming, "It's as good as the beverage sold in shops!" As a matter of fact, the tea kids drink is all natural without any artificial ingredients!
南瓜大展！
An amazing exhibition of pumpkins!
大家聚精會神地看影片介紹，我們只差一步就有博物館劇院了，接下來小朋友可以有舒服的視覺享受。
We are still fixing our museum theater device, but it will happen very soon. Before my dream comes true, everyone is focused despite the small screen of my laptop.
為了吃南瓜子，好多隻手都舉起來回答問題，這根本就是週六才會有的盛況啊！
To eat pumpkin seeds, the kids raise their hands high. Well, this is the phenomenon that can be witnessed only on Saturdays!
今天的客座昆蟲講師崇羽，介紹強大又可愛的蟑螂。
Our guest lecturer Chong-yu introduces the powerful yet lovely cockroaches!
加上游家的南瓜豆漿！
小朋友要走之前有點遺憾地說：「四點了啊？時間怎麼過得這麼快！」週六真是讓我來建設心靈用的啊！
With the exclusive pumpkin soy bean milk from the You family.
Before the kids leave, they still don't feel like going, "It's four o'clock already? How can time pass by that fast!"
What can I say? Saturdays are my fillips.
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