Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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Holistic Planning

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 Identify edible plants growing locally.
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 Climb a tree without harming it
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 Find different kinds of seeds in a wild meadow or natural area
Plants and trees Bushcraft Walk barefoot in a forest.
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 Bushcraft Use a potato peeler to remove the bark of a green stick, e.g. to make dough sticks on the campfire.
Plants and trees Bushcraft Visit a museum which shows artifacts from the local area and invite the children to tell stories about how they think it may have been used.
Plants and trees Bushcraft Decorate a talking stick and use it in a listening circle.

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