We also celebrated in a much bigger way. With a heat wave headed our way, the boys helped me water the garden with water from our rain barrel. The rain barrel catches runoff from our roof and even with the drought last summer, we always had water. This will be a chore (a fun one!) we do together from April through October, hopefully every year.
(Don't worry, there was a bucket catching the water Alex missed! And the plastic cup held wheat plants they grew from seed at day care, so we're trying to reuse the cups.)An even bigger celebration was the very first harvest of the garden - a single strawberry. Strawberry season is about to hit North Carolina and we'll be taking the boys strawberry picking soon. But for now, they've watched this little strawberry grow from a flower into a green fruit and then ripen. I can't think of a better way to celebrate Earth Day.
4 comments:
Wohoo for first strawberry!
Happy Earth Day and that strawberry looks delicious!
Honestly, I think growing the Strawberry will have the biggest impact of all of the things you did yesterday. Modeling good environmental behavior is great, but teaching the next generation to appreciate the world is even better.
AWESOME!
What a wonderful way to celebrate Earth Day. I agree with Joanna, teaching the boys to grow their own veggies gives them a sense of pride and accomplishment as well as showing them where things come from. Sounds like a you had a lovely day!
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