Growing in Science through Plant People

Day four of Cloverbud Day Camp was all about growing healthy. We started the day in the usual way coloring up a storm. Then we reviewed our schedule, who would be visiting, and what we would be doing before we voted on the games we would play. Then we got down to serious fun as we played Mother May I and the alarm game.

After our morning snack, which is always yummy and gives us a chance to chit chat, we got down to serious business with Mrs. Janice and Miss Shea Ann. With Mrs. Janice we got to use a sticky wall and put up all the things we learned about while cooking with her. We also got to make some more really yummy cookies that we will take home with us.

Miss Shea Ann had another science experiment for us that we will get to take home and try. We made our very own plant person. All plants needs sun, water, and food which they get from soil to grow. We recycled knee high pantyhose and placed grass seed in the toe and then added just enough soil to make a small, medium, or gigantic head. With the help of small hair bands we made noses, ears or other features. We added google eyes and with a sharpie we got a mouth and other features like eyelashes, eyebrows or even freckles. When we get home the tail will float in a jar of water and the head will be balanced on top where it can get light and within a week we should see 4-H green hair growing. It was all sorts of fun giving our plant people personality and we are looking forward to cutting their hair or styling it as it gets longer.

After we all had a chance to work with Mrs. Janice and Miss Shea Ann it was time for lunch with Mrs. Penny. One of the 4-H volunteers brought us a special treat for lunch, watermelon. We enjoyed digging our teeth into the juicy melon which is fun to eat and good for us.

After lunch Mrs. Jane joined us we we got to play with foam art. We made nameplates, and door hangers that we decorated ourselves. Chris and Megan helped us pick out the letters for our names so that we could put our names on them. It was really lots of fun playing with the squishy art stuff and lots of glue.

After we got done working with Mrs. Jane it was time to spend time with Mrs. Tameka and Professor popcorn. We got to do a little movement exercise today and then it was time to make our afternoon snack. Today we made the most beautiful yogurt parfaits. They had vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and granola crunchies. They were really pretty and simple enough that we can go home and make them for dessert with our families.

We have had fun all week and Miss Shea Ann said there is a big surprise in store for us tomorrow. We can't wait to see what it is.