Roslyn Bush Playcentre visit Thursday 8 February 2018
The Roslyn Bush Playcentre children and adults started their morning adventure walking through the apple orchard and vege gardens, stopping to check out the worms in the bath tub! Then it was a quick explore of the nature centre before heading out on a treasure hunt using our senses of touch, smell, look and hearing. We talked a lot about pests on the way around the pond, with many of the children already aware of what kind of pests we do not want in our forests – tumeke! We also potted up some kowhai seedlings, making sure the roots were down in the dark soil and the shoots were up. Scattering stones on the surface of the newly planted seedlings was fun and they knew that watering is needed to keep these precious seedlings alive. A bigger kowhai was taken back to the Roslyn Bush Playcentre to be planted – we look forward to hearing how well it grows!
Bronwyn
Posted: 15 February 2018