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If you are down the country, talk to your child about how a lot of our food and clothing comes from farms. Find out what's growing in the fields, what our vegetables look like in the ground, what animals give us dairy foods, and so on. 

Three videos will help you to do this. The first is about sheep shearing, including what we use wool for. The second is about how wheat is grown and harvested. Don't forget that your bread starts as wheat. And of course, farming is often about big efficient machines these days - find out about some farm machinery here. It's mucky work!

Perhaps you could bring your child to visit an open farm? Most cost around €7 per person, but there are usually family deals. See a list of Irish open farms on the yellow activity link below.