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
Preparing food Helping to prepare food and eating together Learn how to read a recipe by practicing together.
Preparing food Helping to prepare food and eating together Plant a garden that will provide all of the vegetables needed to prepare a special meal (which the children cook) for parents some weeks later.
Growing food Helping to grow food Touch and compare different seeds, e.g. the seeds of sunflowers, beans, wheat, poppy, apricots.
Growing food Helping to grow food Harvest food from the garden.
Growing food Helping to grow food Use tools safely that are age appropriate e.g. trowels.
Growing food Helping to grow food Play games with sorting, grouping or matching seeds, fruits, nuts or vegetables by sizes, colours and shapes.
Growing food Helping to grow food Sing songs and give thanks to the earth or "mother nature" for the food it provides.
Growing food Helping to grow food Celebrate harvests with festivals or special meals.
Growing food Helping to grow food Use drama to show a plant growing from a small seed to a mature plant that produces new seeds.
Growing food Helping to grow food Find out where food comes from e.g. milk from cows, apples from a tree.

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