Where does oil come from?

In addition to lighting our oil menorah today, we also pressed some olives to remove the oil from them. All the children seemed to know that we would get oil as a result of this process. Maria brought in a mortar and pestle which she usually uses as a garlic press, to mash the olives. Teddy Fox in particular really wanted to do this activity and loved every minute of it. Mia remembered mashing grapes with her bare feet when she was a Unicorn! What a great connection Mia. We will explore the properties of oil some more as we continue to celebrate Chanukah over the next couple of weeks.