it's a bit rainy today. but i see the flowers are popping their little heads through the earth. soon enough... we plan on planting a garden in the nyack community garden again this year. so we have been thinking about what we would like to plant and planning a layout. here is a photo from a previous year at the garden.
the nyack community garden is a special place. there will be many more posts about it as the seemingly bare soil blossoms into a scene from "the secret garden"....
eden's class is learning all about the different types and parts of plantlife, photosynthesis, etc. i found this lovely book to go along with her learning. it is called "sow & grow - a gardening book for children" by tina davis (stewart, tabori & chang). the entire book consists of beautiful antique and retro illustrations. half of the book teaches all about plantlife and the second half gives monthly planting projects that are easy to do with even a preschooler. i love this book. it's a perfect book to introduce in preschool as well as grade school to teach your child about their relationship with nature and how it can also be creative. children love seeing the results of their work in a garden. although it takes what seems like forever to them to grow a tomato, it teaches them patience and gratitude when they see that it is finally ripe. it's wonderful to listen as they proudly tell someone, "i grew this!"
in this society we live in, it is so important to teach our kids how to connect with nature and for some of us moms, how to reconnect. nature deficit, although it sounds like another made up term, actually makes sense. we need to come back to earth. my house included with our nintendo wii and my best friend mac... being out in nature makes us feel good - calm - connected to ourselves somehow and it reminds us of what is real (literally) and what matters.
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