Holiday fun in nature - July 2019
While the nursery operations (growing plants) side of the Southland Community Nursery is still closed for winter, there are still education happenings. Unlike the usual school and service groups that we have visit the nursery to learn and experience nature it was a new experience for us to have the Awarua Whanau Services and Stand Children’s Services holiday group visit the nursery. All this hardy group of tamariki wanted to do was go bush – fantastic to have such willingness to head out to explore! We headed bush, oblivious to the drizzle, along the way searching for different leaves of NZ native trees – to see which of the two groups could get the most points. While we didn’t find kōtukutuku leaves (they are one of the few NZ natives to lose their leaves) we did find kōtukutuku flowers! And the pīwakawaka found us! After some kai, looking at the resources in the education centre and puzzle fun we potted up some mānuka seedlings into bigger pots before heading out again. This time the sensory scavenger hunt had us not only looking, but touching, listening and smelling the wonders of nature. A great way to spend a winter holiday day.
Bronwyn
Posted: 19 July 2019