Summer 2015 Garden
Fri, May 29, 2015Harvest spring garden. Plant summer garden. more...
Find wildflowers and identify them. Look for nearby wildlife. more...
Create a critter container from a plastic container and screen. more...
Learn about plants and wildlife with illustrated, detailed, pocket size books. more...
Use Laminated Central Texas Nature Guides to identify plants and wildlife! more...
Plant seeds or transplants. Paint a rock to mark your spot. more...
Make a paintbrush with horsehair or donkey hair. Paint with it! more...
Shred paper. Mix in water. Blend it. Add seeds. Dry paper. Plant it! more...
Harvest January garden. What is living, non-living or has never been alive? more...
Bury food, toys & trash in the ground. Dig up 2 months later. What do you see? more...
Compare vegetables from your garden to those from the store. How do they look, feel, smell and taste? more...
Build a teepee with sticks. Tie it together with string. Wrap it in a blanket. more...
Look for parts of plants, in our garden, that have been eaten. What ate it? more...
Collect acorns. Divide acorns up by those that sink or float. Leave acorns alone for a week. Have worms burrowed out? more...
Wrap objects in plastic netting bags. Bury them. Dig them up two months later. What happened to the objects? more...
Carve out a potato. Hide it outside, overnight. Check on it the next day. What is inside? more...
Plant seeds or transplants. Paint a rock with your name on it, to mark your spot. more...
Go to the Colorado River at Shaffer's Bend in Marble Falls. Hike and swim! more...
Go to Chalk Ridge Falls State Park. Hike to the creek, climb under the cliff and cross the rope bridge. more...
Go to the Austin Nature Center. Check out the wildlife exhibits, creek, dino pit and Trade Counter. more...
Cut a flower of paper. Fold petals inward. Float flower in water. Can you see the petals unfold? more...
Hike half a mile up the South San Gabriel River and find Acrocanthosaurus tracks! more...
Soak the stems of celery or carnations in colored water. Do the plants change color? more...
Go to bridge at IH35/McNeil at 8pm. Look for bats. Listen to them. Watch them fly away. more...
Place beans against wet paper towel and leave them in sunlight. How do they change over time? more...
Partially submerge root vegetables in water, for a few weeks. Do they sprout leaves? more...
