Insects- infinitely interesting

Here's what we found in the garden today. The dragon fly was drying out after a typical Malaysian downpour!

Garden Update

Basil Seedlings in a converted milk carton

Basil seedlings in an old sprite bottle

Zucchini seedlings in an old milk bottle

A few weeks ago I showed some reused items that I had created pots out of here. Above are some pictures of the seedlings that have sprouted. Proving that another mans junk truly can be another's treasure.

Self care-an important life skill

Part of the Montessori tradition is learning to take care of yourself and your surroundings. Its never to early to learn to tidy up and to help at home. Here are some pictures of Betty working in the garden! She enjoys working with her shovel and sweeping. If you want to have a go, remember to try and provide scaled down models of the items that you want your children to use.

Tomato's are a ripening

Today when we looked out of the window, Betty and I noticed that the tomatoes from a few weeks ago are almost ready... sadly we also have a terrible infestation of white ash fly... so the tomato plants will not be with us long I fear. All part of the circle of life... happy Wednesday!

Eat dirt!

Ahh Monday again and some time was spent in the garden this weekend as well as making gingerbread. Kids learn so much from the garden including what dirt tastes like! Getting an opportunity to work with the concrete items in the garden is an important learning experience that allows kids to develop an interest in the environment and an understanding of where their food comes from. So don't worry about the germs and the dirt and get out there!

Gingerbread

Its almost Christmas and time to start making those cookies or at least working ouit which recipe you would like to use. I found an excellent one at http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gingerbread_men_99096. So go on fill your house with the smell of ginger and happiness and make some today.

Pray Mantis' are cool.

Inside

Back in the garden

Having a garden is a great opportunity to study insect life. Today when I went outside to gather herbs I bought in a little friend on the basil... a baby Pray Mantis. Betty was not that impressed!