Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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 Theme:
A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Notice and feel the composition of the forest floor.
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Play with different types of seeds e.g. blow seed puffs, and play with burrs sticking in clothes
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Notice thorns and other ways that plants protect themselves.
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Find different kinds of seeds in a wild meadow or natural area
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Take care of a plant - e.g. a tree you have planted, by asking the children questions to help them connect to the plant's needs "Look at the plant, I wonder why it's leaves are drooping down. What can we do to make it feel better?"
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Invent a ceremony for planting that welcomes the plant in its new home, thanks it and offers it love and reassurance that you will take care of it. Use songs, poems and/or dance in the ceremony.
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Write your name on a stick then put it in the garden near plants you have planted or want to take care of. Go and visit those plants regularly, creating a sense of personal responsibility and connection.
Plants and trees Exploring and naming plants and trees Before touching a tree, close your Eyes and imagine love filling your Hands. Touch the tree with your loving Hands and try to listen to what the plant is telling through your Hands. Remember that trees don't have voices and ears but communicate through feelings. Can you feel the tree communicating?
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Sing and dance songs inspired from indigenous cultures about earth as a mother (e.g. "The Earth is Our Mother, we must take care of her").
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Listen to stories about earthworms, bacteria, fungi, insects and other creatures that keep the soil healthy and happy.

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