Good Morning Honeybees. This weekend I brought all of our plants home to my porch to make it easier to take care of them. I think I’m going to have to put our big oak in a bigger pot, and our “forest” now has two trees…..another acorn has sprouted. Our basil is very tall, and my family had some on top of a pizza tonight. It tasted so good.
On Sunday I spent the day working in my garden and planting some grass seeds. It made me think of the forest makers and this story by Eric Carle.
I like to grow plants for many different reasons. Do you remember what plants breathe in? What do they breathe out? Plants make oxygen that is good for our bodies, but plants also make good food for us to eat. I started making some sprouts today in my kitchen. What are sprouts? Sprouts are seeds that are starting to grow, and they can be very tasty. In one jar I have chickpeas and lentils, and in the other jar I have mung beans, alfalfa, red clover, and fenugreek seeds. I soaked them in water for eight hours and then rinsed them. I’ll rinse them two times a day, and in a few days I’ll show you how they have started to grow. Do you have any seeds in your kitchen that you could sprout? You can use a mason jar and cover the top with a paper towel and a rubber band. They do sell some sprouting sets/tops at Eats, or you can use something like this from Amazon
I’m doing it again. Another Dan Zane song.
I think we need two because these days require a lot of dancing. Can you dance like a chicken?
I wanted to share an art project each day this week. Today I’m thinking about being outside with a mortar and pestle and making our own paints. Similarly, I like to find bright flowers and smash them into plain white fabric with a hammer. This is a perfect project for out on the deck today. I used this last summer on a rainy day of our Into the Wild Camp, and we used thick paper and hammered in flowers and leaves to make a cover for our nature journals. Small hammers and rubber mallets do well with younger children. I do remember saying “keep it low, keep it low.” I’m reminded of the Picasso quote, “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.”
