Davis Elementary School Garden: Fall in the Garden

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Fall in the Garden

Hello teachers and families!
We are moving forward on our garden and wanted to update you all. We have a group of 17 parents who have volunteered to help us weed the garden in preparation for the construction of our raised beds. Thank you all for getting on board before we can actually even do any planting!
We hope to see our cleaned out raised beds ready to plant before winter arrives. In the next few weeks teachers who are interested in having a bed in which to plant will let us know so we can make sure everyone who wants to plant with Davis kids will have a space. Then teachers will contact our volunteers and make a plan for what they hope to do with their classes.
We are all looking forward to gardening once again with our Davis kids!

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Today's Nature Idea-Make Huge Bubbles!

Ingredients

· 6 cups water (distilled is best but tap water is fine)

· 1/2 cup blue Dawn dish detergent I used “ultra concentrated”, but Dawn original is even better.

· 1/2 cup corn starch

· 1 tbsp baking powder (not baking soda)

· 1 tbsp Glycerine

You will also need a giant bubble wand.

HOMEMADE GIANT BUBBLE RECIPE

1. Dissolve Cornstarch-Dissolve cornstarch in the water, stirring really well.

2. Add Remaining Ingredients-Stir in the rest of the ingredients, being very careful not to create a lot of froth.

3. Let it Sit-Allow your bubble mixture to sit for at least an hour before using, stirring occasionally when you see the cornstarch settling to the bottom.

Note: Some of the cornstarch won’t dissolve completely and may even settle to the bottom when you’re using your bubble mixture, but it won’t affect the quality of your bubbles.

HOW TO MAKE A GIANT BUBBLE WAND:

I used two drinking straws, and a length of yarn that was 6 to 8 times longer than the length of one straw. Thread the yarn through the straws, tie a knot, and you’re good to go!