Edible Playground
Trees for cities
In December 2022 Trees for Cities began construction of our Edible Playground. By the start of the new term in January 2023, we were ready for our training and couldn’t wait to get growing!
Edible Playgrounds offer a lively, engaging, multi-sensory way to teach children about growing and eating healthy food. Aside from the physical health benefits that eating well brings, learning in an outdoor environment combats Nature Deficit Disorder and has been shown to increase mental health by boosting mood, confidence and self-esteem. Furthermore, allowing the children to connect with nature develops attentiveness and self-reliance in the pupils, leading to more sustainable behaviours in the long term.
Staff Training on how to maintain the garden
The installation of our Edible Playground was completed in December 2022
Staff Training on planting
Planting our first few plants
We all had a go!
Staff Training on which plants/herbs to plant when
The children love to spend time planting, maintaining and harvesting their crops which then go in to our Big Bocs Bwyd for parents and friends to use.
Staff training on where to find the bank of resources
A lovely day to be out in the garden
Ali from Trees for Cities helping our children learn about gardening
In the potting shed
Composting
Planting seeds
