School Zone
Great Ideas for Rainy Days!
Date Posted: 01 April 2010
Every season has its rainy days and our gardens wouldn’t grow too well without them and a wet day doesn’t mean that all thoughts of gardening have to stop! Why not have a look at our indoor activity ideas, play some of our environmental games or have a go at our latest competition?
Design & Create a Gardening Poster
It’s the beginning of the gardening year and the perfect time to get the whole school community thinking about ways to get involved in this year's school gardening projects. So why not advertise your plans and recruit some support with colourful posters around the school and local community?
If you ask for ideas and practical help it’s surprising how much untapped expertise there might be amongst staff, parents, grandparents and carers. Plus it’s a great way of getting everyone involved early on in the year.
So as a classroom activity get everyone thinking about the type of help that will be needed to get this year's gardening activities off the ground.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Practical gardening help to get beds dug over, weeding done and raised beds assembled
- Expertise to help with plant selection, how to grow more tricky crops, etc.
- Volunteers to man a watering rota over the school holidays
- Fundraising ideas to help pay for equipment
Then in small groups, design and put together a few posters to display around and about the school and local area. And if there are one or two that you are particularly proud of, why not email a photograph into us and we’ll post it onto the website!
Fun & Games
Check out our Fun and Games section for lots more ideas and activities.