Migration Station

Bird feeders

How’s your sense of direction? Birds, butterflies and other creatures travel thousands of miles each year without as much as a map. How do they do it? At this migration themed workshop we learnt about all the different ways migrant creatures navigate, made our own sundials and helped feed our tired new visitors.

We played a simplified version of the Migration Challenge STEM game from PBS.kids.org https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/educators/activities/pdf/MigrationChallenge_FAA_Eng_Span.pdf

Migration Game
Migration Game
Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses
Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses

Newted and booted!

Newt painting

We slipped on some boots and searched for newts! At a Brockwell Park workshop we learnt about their life cycle, their camouflage and how to spot the males with their crests. We made some leaf inspired newt artwork and played our camouflage challenge!

Sadly the newts were hiding from us but we did find some gorgeous tadpoles!

Making beautiful newts!
Making beautiful newts!
Tadpoles!
Gorgeous tadpoles

Storytime: Chandra and the Elephants

This mathematical folktale from India shows just how powerful a young girl with a head for numbers can be! When the foolish Raja underestimates her, Chandra uses exponential growth to teach him a lesson.

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Did you know trees can talk?

 

Did you know that trees can talk?

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This story is a brilliant way to spark kids’ interest in ecology. Best for ears aged 6 and over. An original story inspired by ecologist Suzanne Simard’s TED talk ‘How trees talk to each other’.

Incredible photography from Unsplash by: Lukasz Szmigiel, Sebastian Unrau, Steven Kamenar, Valeriy Andrushko, Gustav Gullstrand, Micah Hallahan, Dan Stark, Subtle Cinematics, Martin Sepion, John Tecuceanu, Johann Siemens, Camille Brodard, Tomas Tuma, Michael Hacker, Arnaud Mesureur, Matt Artz, Pine Watt, Johannes Plenio, Johannes Plenio, Sebastian Engler, Jan Huber, Gerrie van der Walt, Austin D, with two of my own images sneaked in.

Story stones: spark your storytelling creativity!

Looking for some easy activities for kids? Why not make these storytelling stones from the activity book, Show Me a Story? You can use paper, fabric or anything you have lying around!
 
If you have young children around, make sure the stones are too big to be a choking hazard.
 
1. Find some stones in warm water
 
2. Choose coloured paper, fabric or paints
 
3. Think of some fun animals, people, places or magical beings that could make a fun story
 
4. Stick your creations onto the stones with glue
 
5. Once dry, give them one last coat of a clear drying glue, like PVA
 
6. Leave them to dry
 
7. You’re ready to start making stories!

Some me a Story by by Emily K. NeuburgerStones in progress