Playscheme t 10am, quite a early start for me!
Today was a 'first'. I taught about waste, recycling, composting and invertebrates at a kids playscheme.
I got booked by Minster School to do a normal Professor Fiddlesticks show and workshop and whilst discussing what I could do, I let slip that I did talks on composting, and Jackie, the play-leader, said she'd love me to do that and I rashly agreed, not thinking how difficult it would actually be.
It was tough - age range 5 to 15. I had two hours to fill. I took samples of compost, different sorts of recyclable waste, pots of assorted 'minibeasts', a USB microscope and my laptop, and the rotasieve riddle and a bucket of unriddled compost.
I did one segment with all 30 or so kids, then after a break they were split into 4 groups by age. I had done some planning but was mostly 'winging it' as my normal composting talk was not appropriate - I teach adults who usually have a clear grasp of underlying principles of what things are made of, how plants grow, what bacteria and fungi are.... so I had to cover a wide range of basics.
I think it went well. It is another 'string to my bow' although it needs strengthening.
Finished at 12.30, popped in on Joy. Home for lunch. Put chilli vaseline on walnuts.
Sorted a lot of waste food I don't want hanging around.
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