Makarewa Playcentre Visit – 21 November 2016
A gloomy rainy day didn’t deter Makarewa Playcentre families explore the SCN. Walking through the orchard and past the vegetable gardens highlighted the different foods that can be grown. The worm farm was really interesting with some children also seeing a black beetle and slaters. After some kai and exploration of the education centre, it was off around the track using our different senses to notice. Some trees were prickly while others were smooth. Everything was wet! Of particular interest were the pest traps, so we talked about how we want to keep our native forests free of pests like rats, stoats and possums, so that our native birds can grow and sing. The Makarewa Playcentre is going to be planting native trees around their centre so it was great to see what some of these look like. We potted up some seedlings, helping them grow big and strong. Bronwyn
Posted: 6 December 2016