Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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• You may find it useful to look at the this graphical overview of the Themes and Topics.
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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
Growing food Caring for soil Help collecting home-made compost and placing it around plants to feed them.
Growing food Caring for soil Sing a song about compost, such as the one on the CiP website.
Growing food Caring for soil Listen to stories about the soil and the communities of minibeasts that live in it.
Growing food Caring for soil Find out that compost is good for plants and helps them grow.
Growing food Caring for soil Place mulch on the soil surface (to build a healthy soil), pretend the mulch is a blanket to keep the soil warm and damp.
Growing food Caring for soil Appreciate the abundance and diversity within soil whilst walking barefoot as slow as possible.
Growing food Caring for soil Have a compost party to celebrate the output from your compost.
Growing food Caring for soil Hear a story about how all of life as we know it depends on soil.
Growing food Caring for soil Find out that "weeds" are indicators of soil condition and can repair damaged soil (as they can establish quickly, protect and restore soil bare soil).
Growing food Caring for soil Discuss the importance of fertile soil and different ways of providing it (e.g. fertilisers, manure, nitrogen-fixing plants, compost).

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