Day 14 – Kid-friendly activities

This post is a part of the “15 Days of Green Tips for 15 years of Keep Carroll Beautiful” Virtual Birthday Celebration. Every day between April 8 and April 22, a member of KCB Board, Staff, or the public, will share their favorite tips on how to Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle!

Meet Christina Davis and her cute daughters – Ona (5) and Gillian (3). They love nature and dress up so today they are combining both with a flower-painting party!

Nature-crafts!

You do not need much to paint-with-nature – gather leaves and flowers, grab a canvas (a sheet of paper, cereal box, or a white paper plate), get the school glue out and start creating!

Also – check out the awesome painted-leaf-mobile created by the McKilligan Family for our 15 Day series: https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/painted-leaf-mobile/

Outdoor creatures

Christina and her daughters love spending time in their garden and sometimes they find little creatures – like caterpillars, that the girls can watch! With a small pop-up habitat (or an upcycled laundry basket…) and the right food, kids can watch caterpillars transform into butterflies! Even with the tiniest outdoor space, you can help your kids plant a pollinator garden and attract butterflies, bees, and birds!

Butterfly Habitat

Humming Bird Feeder

https://www.facebook.com/buzzfeedniftyoutdoors/videos/286032138540311/?v=286032138540311

• Caterpillar food: https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/Food/Food-for-Caterpillars
• Million Pollinator Gardens Challenge: http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/
• Georgia Bee Food: https://ugaurbanag.com/pollinator-plant-list/
• West Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society: https://wgawildflowers.org/

Junior Master Gardeners

Finally, if you want your kids to learn more about nature, check out the Carroll County Master Gardeners page and sign your kids up for the Junior Master Gardeners Club!

• Carroll County Master Gardeners Page: https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices/carroll/agriculture-and-natural-resources/junior-master-gardeners.html
• National Junior Master Gardeners: http://jmgkids.us/

Carrollton Center for the Arts

Every year, Carrollton Center for the Arts offers multiple camps for curious kids. In the summer, kids can participate in Arts in the Park camps for free! You can also check out their Garden Art Camp!