Growing : Plant Pansies

Did you know Pansies are great winter flowers?

The best part is that they are cheap!

So, if they die (early)...no biggie!

Hehehe.

We took advantage of our last nice afternoon before we start hitting 50 degrees.

It is amazing how much children love to be outside and touch real living things.

My kids jump at the chance to plant, get dirty and make/do.

Even the babies love it.

We chose halloween colors. :)

Children are curious, they learn by doing, and most of them love playing in dirt.

Working, cultivating, and experiencing what comes with gardening, helps children learn about the satisfaction that comes from caring for something over time.

Gardening gives kids a chance to learn important life skills and teaches environmental awareness by exploration.

It is so fun, and anything outside is worth the time, in my book. :)

Earth Day Activity #1 - Planting Flowers

I am totally getting this idea from my friend CC who started me thinking about Earth Week...Every idea this week will be for Earth Week.

Today we planted flowers.

The kids got to pick what they wanted to plant.

My son made sure he had something masculine, no pink for him!

These shovels were $1 at Target

My husband took charge and explained to them why we mix up the dirt, why we add food to the dirt and why we dig holes.

The kids loved learning about this.

They also enjoyed getting dirty.

They also planted tomatoes, and talked about how some of the food we eat comes from the ground.

Watering can $1 at Target

They talked about root systems, and how we need to be gentle with the flowers and plants.

my baby just watched.  Rake $1 at Target.

The plants were all $2.50 at the local nursery so total monies for the day was $10!

Go play in the dirt today!