Fairy Gardens!

Last week kindergarteners and first graders worked together to create magical fairy houses in the garden. Fairy house building has been hands-down the most popular garden activity in my classes. Students use their class time to brainstorm and build a tiny home for fairies or other tiny creatures in the garden. They use their imaginations, team work, engineering skills, & communication skills while collecting natural objects, designing and building these elaborate and beautiful works of architectural marvel. There are always many students who want to work much longer than the 45 minute or hour-long class. They LOVE exploring the garden, finding soft leaves and sparkly rocks, beautiful flowers, spiky twigs and bark. And they have the most elaborate descriptions of arched entry ways, tiny doors, leaf beds, flower walkways, and rock tables. It's a special time in the garden & a wonderful opportunity to look closer, see things with new perspective and to let in more magic!

Winter harvest recipes

We are lucky to have a mild winter here in the Bay Area. With the combination of rainy and sunny days, our winter garden veggies are beautiful! Last week, Garden Club students harvested red cabbage, green onions, green garlic, cilantro, radishes and peas to make a delicious Crunchy Slaw. So many garden treats packed this yummy salad! Get the recipe at the bottom. It's delicious on it's own, in a whole wheat wrap, on tacos, on a sandwich... or? Lots of possibilities!