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Fun, Responsibility and Gardening
As spring approaches now is a great time to think about planning
and planting a family garden. Gardens are a great way to involve
the whole family, from the selection of seeds and plants to be planted,
to the actual planting, watering, weeding and harvesting of the
garden. Preparing and caring for a garden can also help your child
understand how things grow and what is essential to make a garden
grow. By either visiting a gardening section of a retail store,
or by reviewing a gardening catalog take a moment to have your child
select some plants or seeds they would like in the garden.
By allowing your child to help you plan what will be grown they
will gain ownership of the garden. They will also be more interested
in caring for the garden as well as harvesting the end results.
Remember gardens can include annuals and/or perennials, and can
be vegetables: fruits and/or flowers… the choices are yours!
When planting the garden have your child be an active participant
in the planting. Let them till the soil with a hoe, help you plant
the seeds, bulbs, or plants, as well as water and weed the garden.
All of these tasks will help them to understand what it takes to
grow a garden. If dry weather is in the forecast have your child
help you water the garden during the evening hours. When weeds are
evident work together to hoe and pull out these unwanted guests.
Some of the greatest pleasures you and your child will receive
will be the joys of the first garden harvest. Whether it is a flower,
or peas, or perhaps the worlds largest zucchini, your child will
have great pride in knowing they helped to grow this beautiful product.
Prepared by Johnna Jennings, Unit Educator-Youth Development,
DeKalb Co. Unit
Camp Shaw
Cloverbud Day at Camp Shaw will be held Friday, June 21 or Saturday,
June 29 and is for Cloverbuds only. A parent or guardian must accompany
all Cloverbuds the entire day. Participants should wear closed-toed
shoes and be sure to bring your swimming suit and towel.
The day will go as follows:
Check-in - 9:30 to 9:50
Nature Hike - 9:50 to 10:30
Rec. Activity - 10:30 to 11:10
Barn Activity - 11:10 to 11:50
Lunch - 11:50 to 12:30
Craft Activity - 12:30 to 1:10
Pool - 1:10 to 3:00
Cost is $8.00 per person and lunch is provided. To register call
815-933-3011 or go to our web site at www.campshaw.org
and click on the Cloverbud link for a copy of the registration.
Prepared by Jeff Althoff, Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
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