Activities
Dec 23rd, 2008 by garden
Get garden-based activities and project ideas.
Activities | Signature Projects | Signature Publications
This is the section in which we feature our work – our “signature” projects and publications. Check out this section for a quick and easy garden-based activity for the afternoon…or for a longer term project. Formats vary from one pagers to full length publications.
Featured GBL Activity
Turtle Sprouts – Join educators around New York State with this easy, introductory garden-based learning activity for children. Turtle sprouts are easy to make and to grow!
Featured GBL Project
Living Sculpture – Living Sculpture is art made with plants — a creative blend of both art and science. This website will introduce you to the art of living sculpture, through covering a wide range of topics such as topiary, woven branch art, sod sculpture, crop art and more.
Featured GBL Publication
The Three Sisters Exploring an Iroquois Garden – Gain a better view of Native American culture. Exploring the foods, customs, and stories that evolved from the planting of corn, beans, and squash–the Three Sisters–will help you understand the values that surround these crops. Includes legends, a call for diversity, uses of the Three Sisters, and planting facts… Adults will enjoy reading this as well as using it with youth!
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My kids at school have a favorite plant ..The TickleMe Plant.
This is the plant that closes its leaves and lowers its branches when tickled. I grow them with my students to teach them basic gardening skills, the requirements of plants and we do controlled scientific experiments. Years later the kids come back to say hi and ask if I have any plants they can tickle. You can learn more about this cool plant and get your own classroom supplies at http://www.ticklemeplant.com