Celebrating MLK Jr.!

Such an important part of our history.  I really wanted to do something other than just read a few books and do a craft.  We did those things, but we also headed downtown for a celebration. We enjoyed a MLK marade. Yes, marade (march/parade).  What a fun day!

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963

Here is a link for a MLK Jr. Printable Book that we used.  On the way downtown, the kiddos read and colored in this book.

We also watched a video on History.com MLK Jr. .

Brigit

Vermicomposting….What? Why Worms??

In a continuing effort to live more of an earth friendly life, we are vermicomposting.   We have a traditional composter in the backyard which is great, but to speed up the process we are moving to worms for help.  After some research online as well as books from the library, we have begun our endeavor. 

This great website/tutorial helped us get started… Red Worm Composting - Getting Started

This entire project was less than $20 and was fun, educational and will hopefully produce an amazing garden this coming year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           Drilling holes for ventilation

 

 

 

 

 

       The Reservoir Bin                                                                  Bins stacked….

 

 

 

 

 

    Worms love shredded cardboard!                                                     Wetting it all down

 

 

 

 

 

         Some food scraps                                                                       Of course the worms!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last step, top on!  Of course we feed them and check on them regularly.

Now when Crew or Goose are asked if they have any pets ,they say “Yes, a bunny and worms”.  Boy do we get some interesting looks!

More pictures to come with the books, science and art we are working on too =)