Handbook of Ideas for Remembering our Child | tcf.org.uk 8 Remembering through food and drink Enjoying our child’s favourite food, their favourite snack in their packed lunch, or their favourite recipe to cook, can help us feel closer to them. Preparing our child’s favourite dish or walking past a food place they loved can help reinforce the memory of them as a living person. We could: • Cook dishes where we combine what our child enjoyed with what we like. • Spell out our child’s name using the food we are preparing (such as when baking cakes) or make a sandwich in the shape of an animal they loved. • Occasionally visit our child’s favourite coffee shop or restaurant, where the smells, sights and tastes can evoke happy memories. • Bake a cake with different layers, representing the different aspects of our child’s life-story or identity. • Create a simple recipe book based on meals or foods that our child enjoyed eating or preparing. • Offer friends or family a particular dish or snack that our child enjoyed, and let them know why this is special. This gets other people involved in our remembering. Remembering in creative ways Getting involved with what our child used to do. We could: • Finish off something our child started such as a piece of art or a community project. Even continuing a collection they had started, such as a stamp collection or coin collection. • Continue their hobbies, such as sport or gardening, or even just watching this sport on TV or a gardening show. • Learn more about the job they did and find out what drew them to it. Or we could get an insight into the course they studied at university and find out what they enjoyed about it. Useful Links maxphoto.co.uk - has helpful advice how to make a recipe book in 8 easy steps. buzzfeed.com - search for Melissa Harrison on cooking with kids for recipes we could try with our child’s siblings or friends.
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