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Category: Sharing the Joy with Others | Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:24 pm

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I think the bug has bitten my daycare student named Jamie. Not only did she bring her banana peel to daycare (to be composted out back), but she and I single-handedly put the young sunflower plants into their proper places and set up our maze! Its simple, with basically only one L shaped leg and a secret "room" at the end, but it still took almost 30 plants. Its a good thing we love sunflower seeds! Hope the bunny will help us eat some...KNOW the birds will!

In my mind's eye I can see the kids frolicking and hiding amongst the towering plants with huge, bright flowers perched happily overhead. That's half the fun of gardening...anticipating what is to come. Now for the "layering". Next we'll plant edible amaranth all along the outside of the maze to help keep the boundaries well defined... We'll finally have some fun hide and seek places as well.

I'll be sure to take some pictures of the kids enjoying their maze this summer. It is proving to be an original, inexpensive, simple, relatively quick play yard project that I'm hoping will provide lots of hours of imaginative play. We'll soon see.




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daisybeans wrote on Tue May 19, 2009 7:48 pm:

That's going to be beautiful -- can't wait to see how it turns out. I've seen pics of sunflower houses with morning glories growing up the stalks. If you wanted to keep it edible, you could plant nasturtium instead. Those kids must LOVE you! Makes me wish I was a kid at your daycare!

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cajunbelle wrote on Tue May 19, 2009 8:07 pm:

Sounds awesome. Thank you for caring enough to show these kids skills they may well need to survive one day.I have almost 2 acres. If I ever get to retire I would love to have a program set up for inner city kids to learn to garden.

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glendann wrote on Tue May 19, 2009 9:11 pm:

That will end up so much fun.I will be watching for your photos.You are teaching kids how to raise an edible
garden .How great.

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gardengater wrote on Tue May 19, 2009 11:57 pm:

What a fantasy land that will be for the kids. It may influence their love for gardening for life.

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Droopy wrote on Wed May 20, 2009 7:52 am:

Sounds absolutely delightful! Do remember to photograph your maze and show us.

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SongofJoy57 wrote on Mon May 25, 2009 1:45 pm:

Sounds like fun! I hope you'll post pictures when it is ready for the children to frolic through!

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