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Some ideas for family Home Time

Some ideas for children during your “home time”

While you are at home there are lots of fun family things you can do together in your garden to connect with nature. We have a range of resources you can download from our website then go outside and try them out!

https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/education-centre/activities/school-activities/. Below is a link to that page and the pdf documents you can print out or put on your phone – then start discovering!!

Learning Resources

https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/site/assets/files/1095/activity_cards_-_cover_-_scn.460x0-u0i1s1q90f1.jpgWe have developed a range of site-specific learning resources to help you get the most out of your visit. Download them as PDFs or use the hard-copies available at the Nature Education Centre.

Or do a garden bird survey – there is everything you need to know at this link - https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/birds/garden-bird-surveys

The official survey starts in June but why not have a practice now and keep a bird diary, noting each day what birds visit your garden!

Or have a cooking session using our new Southland Community Nursery Recipe book – it has lots of good recipes using locally grown produce (such as “what to do with Zucchini!) as well as tips for local foraging – you can download it at https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/how-the-nursery-works/. All recipes were donated by our volunteers and put together by Bronwyn. When you are cooking, think about the people who submitted the recipes – you are bound to know some of them! Printed copies the Recipe Book are available from the Nursery, but that may have to wait a while! You can still put your order in though.

We will be putting stories on our website soon about seed collecting and other subjects so watch this space https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/news-and-events/

Chris and Bronwyn