Healthy eating |
Description
Well it’s time to roll up your sleeves and fire up your imagination, because today you’re in charge of planting and growing your own sprouts.
Skill(s)
- Healthy eating knowledge
- Gardening skills
- Creativity
Suggested variant(s)
You can grow your sprouts on a tin plate too!
Goal(s)
- Encourage the consumption of fruits and vegetables.
- Introduce campers to nature and how it works.
- Develop knowledge of how plants grow.
- Educate about eating local.
Required material(s)
5-6 years old :
- Nylon stockings (1 per 8 children)
- Rubber bands (1 per child)
- Variety of containers
- Craft material
- Alfalfa seeds
- Seeding soil
- Scissors
7-8 and 9-12 years old :
- Various containers with lids (e.g., yoghurt pots, plastic cups)
- Seeds to sprout
- Craft material
- Seeding soil
- Scissors
13 years old + :
- Variety of organic sprouting seeds (see the counselor’s sheet)
- Bottom half of a plastic water bottle
- Popsicle sticks
- Seeding soil
- Spray bottle
- Scissors
- Felt
By clicking on the download button, you can access the explanation sheet for each age group and the sheets to help the counselor facilitate the activity.