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Thread #82710 Message #1515849
Posted By: MBSLynne
06-Jul-05 - 03:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: Children's games with plants
Subject: BS: Children's games with plants
I've just been involved in a discussion on the "Herb Society" forum, to which I belong. The discussion started about how ignorant most people are about the plants that grow wild all around them. I give guided walks talking about the plants found growing along the way and what they can be used for. We thought that it would be a good idea to teach children a bit more about this sort of thing by taking it into schools. In my Mother's childhood, and to a lesser extent mine, there were a lot of ordinary plants which were used for games and toys, most of which don't seem to be known any more. Conkers remain but not much else. I know kids used to make whistles out of elder and to play a game a bit like conkers with plantain, but I don't know how it was done. Does anyone know
A Any games with plants, or toys made with plants in the past
B How?
Love Lynne