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Comment on Support Your Local Farmers Market by Marghanita

Marghanita — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:45:18 +0000

Oh Jenny, how absolutely delightful. Gardening is one of the most rewarding activities you can do to connect kids with nature. Your doing some amazing things with your preschool. I only wish more would follow your example. There is far too much emphasis on academics. I love what your doing.

Comment on Support Your Local Farmers Market by jenny @ let the children play

jenny @ let the children play — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:32:57 +0000

I love our local farmers markets – yours looks pretty terrific too We grow veggies with the kids at preschool, and it warms the cockles of your heart to see kids so involved in growing, harvesting and cooking with home-grown veggies. The best comment I heard after the first harvest was from a 4 year old who said “I never used to like celery, but now I LOVE celery”.

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Support Your Local Farmers Market — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:08:58 +0000

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Comment on Kids Need Nature – Build a (Butterfly Girl) Fairy House by Marghanita

Marghanita — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:00:13 +0000

Thanks Suz. There’s nothing more rewarding than working to help others.

Comment on Kids Need Nature – Build a (Butterfly Girl) Fairy House by Marghanita

Marghanita — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:08 +0000

Thanks Jenny. Sounds like the bamboo tepee may have been a little too small. I do hope you try again, I would love to see how you get on. It’s such a wonderful structure for kids to make and add their very own magic. Jasmine-from natureswhispers, a felt maker, just suggested I make a felt covering for the tepee structure which I think is a marvelous idea. Can you imagine how creative the kids could be interweaving their own art work into the felt. I guess you could also have kids decorate an old sheet and use as a covering. Good luck with your next try and please do share.

Comment on Kids Need Nature – Build a (Butterfly Girl) Fairy House by Marghanita

Marghanita — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:51:31 +0000

HI Jasmine, love the idea of making a felt covering for the tepee. This would mean the kids could play in it all year round. The y could even add their own art work detail into the felt. How exciting. Thank you for a wonderful idea. My head is buzzing with ideas now…..

Comment on Kids Need Nature – Build a (Butterfly Girl) Fairy House by jenny @ let the children play

jenny @ let the children play — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:03 +0000

What lucky lucky girls they are to have such a wonderful experience. And well done you for such a magnificent teepee. I’ve been admiring your lashing technique Tried to build a teepee at preschool yesterday (on a smaller scale using bamboo) but we weren’t that successful – the bamboo sticks kept lifting out of the ground when the kids hopped in – I’m thinking that it was too small, and the sticks weren’t dug in enough. You’ve inspired me to give it another go!

Comment on Kids Need Nature – Build a (Butterfly Girl) Fairy House by jasmine

jasmine — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:36:28 +0000

This is so amazing, what a magical experience and memory you are offering to these children. Maybe the next step would be to create a felted cover for the wigwam like structure? Wool does not sell anymore, so maybe next year local farmers would donate fleece to you? If you need any guidance on making felt I am happy to help xxJ

Comment on Eating Outdoors – Fresh From the Garden by crystal figurine

crystal figurine — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:05:30 +0000

Yummy! Peaches are really good for your health and I totally agree that they can avoid you cancer. My kids growing some veggies like carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and some onions too. They love most to pick the tomatoes because it’s big and reddish.