Planting and Plant Curiosity - Roslyn Bush Playcentre 27 May 2022
I joined the tamariki and whānau at Roslyn Bush Playcentre and worked alongside them as we planted some NZ native plants at their place of learning. We planted broadleaf, red tussock, cabbage tree, Pittosporum and mingimingi. The children carried the plants and the spades to the planting area behind the big tree - what great helpers. I showed them how to dig a hole big enough for the plant to fit in, and how to test that our hole was indeed big enough, and then showed how to take the bag off, put the plant in, replace the soil and stomp to give the plant a new home. The children persisted with the hole digging, and were amazed to see the roots the plants have once the bags were removed. There was great careful stomping around the base of the plants once they were in the ground. All of the tamariki were interested in what was going on at their place and there was great teamwork and helping of each other. Tumeke!
Posted: 28 May 2022