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mummiez & daddiez magazine May - June Issue 2013

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cation<br />

willing learners and learn by example<br />

from their parents and caregivers.<br />

Growing their own food is also<br />

something that children love, if you<br />

have a garden or access to a council/<br />

private allotment encourage them to<br />

work with you and choose and plant<br />

their own vegetables and flowers. If<br />

you don’t have a garden, many<br />

vegetables can be grown in plant<br />

pots, wooden boxes, buckets or<br />

window boxes. A very good site for<br />

simple instructions on growing<br />

vegetables on your windownsill is<br />

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/digin/<br />

your_space/windowsill.shtml<br />

Visiting local parks, forests, beaches<br />

can also help children appreciate<br />

their local environment. Taking a<br />

book on native wildlife and plants (the<br />

local library may have some) will help<br />

them identify the animals and plants<br />

that live and grow in their local area.<br />

It can be a fun game.<br />

The children of today can help<br />

preserve and protect their<br />

environment for them, their families<br />

and for generations to come.<br />

Meg Sullivan

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