Last week with the Children’s Garden and Exploring Toronto Programs was all about seeds as we spouted in jars and egg carton cups, scavenged for seeds in the garden and shook our seed shakers.  Ruth Heller’s book The Reason for a Flower was certainly a helpful tool with the colorful illustrations to guide us through the process.

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We had an exciting kick-off to spring at the H.O.P.E. Community Garden in Parkdale with outdoor nature activities for kids during March Break.  Children and parents biked, walked, took the TTC and in one case, drove all the way from Scarborough to join us on the blue tarp at Masaryk Park.  We had beautiful spring weather, minus the rain.  We stretched like seeds, matched animals with their marks, smelt, tasted and planted basil, built a magic forest and garden guardians, explored objects from nature blindfolded, filled musical bean shakers and created food art snacks.  At the start, everyone wondered if there was really anything alive in the garden, but after investigating with magnifying glasses, signs of spring were discovered peeking through the soil.

Thank you to Greenest City for hosting and Garden Jane for supporting our learning in organizing and facilitating this programming.  Special appreciation of Leah and Marilyn for working with the children in the garden.