Today we focused on awareness of plants. Rested from our adventure of yesterday, we had a circle and told the story of NoahÂ’s Ark because we were learning about rainbows for our camper rainbow.
We drew a picture of the comfrey plant. This medicinal plant is not to be eaten or drunk as a tea, but in an herb pack, it can be used to heal skin conditions and bruises.
We spent time at our campsite, found sit spots in the woods, and spent time exploring them. One camper found the plant that grows the burrs we have seen on the dogs. We told the story of Jumping Mouse, which we had all heard before but loved dearly, and discussed the story at length.
We learned about the hackberry tree, whose wood is good for cheap furniture and boxes.
Burdock in front of my house.
We drew a picture of the burdock plant and spent time examining the leaves closely, learning how the plant changes throughout its life. We learned the basic mechanics of how to see the energy fields of plants and identify them by their energy fields. There was some success at this.
We built a maze of string in heavy brush and then walked through it blindfolded to practice walking through plant growth in the dark. We practiced our songs, and one of our campers practiced writing down every word he/she (which is it?) could think of (with some spelling prompting).
Other plants discussed today:
Catnip
Pokeweed
Honeysuckle
Black garlic mustard (first year)
Various domestic herbs
Hackberry tree
Box elder tree
Peace
Eric Wolf
P.S.: We made a magical map of camp. To get a copy of the map in PDF format, click here.
P.P.S.: Ask your camper these questions:
Easy – What is the name of the large-leafed plant that lies low to the ground and that the Chinese love to cook with?
Easy – What is the plant that stings you, but is tasty when cooked?
Hard – What is comfrey used for medicinally, and why is it so dangerous to eat?
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