The Great Garden Detectives!

At this week's KidsGrow!, we had a wonderful time looking around our garden and seeing how much it has changed in the past few weeks. Carrots, broccoli, squash plants and radishes all looked nearly unrecognizable when compared to the tiny seeds they had once been. Some of the kids couldn't believe that such huge plants could have sprouted from the tiny seeds!

After checking on our garden, we all drew some pictures of what we hoped we would find in our garden; some kids hoped to find rainbows and ladybugs, others hoped for airplanes and some new friends! After we finished our drawings, we read 'Roberto: The Insect Architect' by Nina Laden, a wonderful story about a little termite who learns about the importance of believing in yourself and celebrating creativity.

Next, we all put on our thinking caps and pulled out our (imaginary) magnifying glasses as we started our scavenger hunt! All the participants got a checklist of things to look for, including; ants, beetles, rhubarb, trees, tomato plants, and butterflies, as well as some strange items, like a pig with earrings and a ken doll doing the splits! Everyone set out on a hunt for all the items on our checklists. The most important thing that everyone found, however, was the importance of working together when finding all the items on our lists. When we teamed up and looked for things together, the hunt was made much easier!

Working together to find all the items!

Is there a worm in our garden?

 After we found all the items on our checklist, we had a yummy snack of grapes and baby carrots, and watered our thirsty garden to help it grow some more! We then headed out to the field to play a few games of Magic Garden.

It was a wonderful day of games and gardening. We hope you join us next week!