Salutations and gentle tidings fellow readers of the blog! Here is another blog instalment written by the Allergy Brigade!
Yesterday was our summer solstice party! We had a wonderful day of crafts and food! We were joined by 4 local day care groups where the children participated in several activities. As the groups arrived we gave them a tour around the garden showing them the plants and animals that live in and around the garden. They enjoyed spotting slugs, picking raspberries and learning about the plants. Next they cycled through the following activities: bookmark making, natural dye painting, rock painting, colour matching, and they were read a story (Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor). They all had a wonderful time and were very engaged. We ended the morning with a lovely visit and speech delivered by Dr. Samson Nashon, Department Head of Curriculum & Pedagogy here at UBC. Susan also played us some lovely tunes on her accordion throughout, which brought a lovely feel to the day!
We have enjoyed a lovely bread and pastry donation from a Bread Affair in Granville island. Thank you for your incredibly generous donation, your food is truly delicious!
During the second part of the day several other people joined for the “adult” portion of the event where they made pressed flower book marks, made witches brooms out of flowers, and painted with the natural dyes.
This was a lovely event that brought together the local community in a special place!
Until we post again,
The Allergy Brigade
(Post by Alex and Danielle)
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