medicine making for children

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I'm doing a herb walk and medicine making field trip with a bunch of school

children ranging from 8-12 years old in the middle of April.

I would love to hear ideas from anyone who has done anything similar. I want

to use easily identifiable plants that will be available to them throughout

their lives. I'm liking the daisy thread and thinking that might be a good

idea.

I also thought of a calendula salve to make on the day, something with

plantain, bogbean decoction- just to see their little faces, and maybe a

chamomile tea tasting

I know some of you work a lot with children and if i could plagiarise any of

your stories and anecdotes I'd be most grateful!

cheers

niamh.

[Guest guest]

Hi Niamh

A year or two ago there was an article in Herbal Thymes on just this subject. I

think it was Caroline Galloway (but if I've got that wrong then hopefully the

real author will forgive me).

Article was about spending time in a school doing more or less what you have in

mind.

Hayley might be able to tell you who it was and you could contact her.

My guess is these days you'd have problems with tasting - not just that they'd

hate cham tea, but you might need to get permission from their parents. Maybe

produce a consent form?

I also recall nne Last doing something in a school but that would have been

ages ago.

good luck

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm doing a herb walk and medicine making field trip with a bunch of school

> children ranging from 8-12 years old in the middle of April.

>

> I would love to hear ideas from anyone who has done anything similar. I want

> to use easily identifiable plants that will be available to them throughout

> their lives. I'm liking the daisy thread and thinking that might be a good

> idea.

>

> I also thought of a calendula salve to make on the day, something with

> plantain, bogbean decoction- just to see their little faces, and maybe a

> chamomile tea tasting

>

> I know some of you work a lot with children and if i could plagiarise any of

> your stories and anecdotes I'd be most grateful!

>

> cheers

> niamh.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I believe it was caroline drew, kent herbalist. Didn't fiona burns do a workshop

at conference a few years back?

Hayley

- Re: medicine making for children

Sent: 17 Mar 2010 23:33

  Hi Niamh A year or two ago there was an article in Herbal Thymes on just this

subject. I think it was Caroline Galloway (but if I've got that wrong then

hopefully the real author will forgive me). Article was about spending time in a

school doing more or less what you have in mind. Hayley might be able to

tell you who it was and you could contact her. My guess is these days you'd have

problems with tasting - not just that they'd hate cham tea, but you might need

to get permission from their parents. Maybe produce a consent form? I also

recall nne Last doing something in a school but that would have been ages

ago. good luck > > Hi all, > > I'm doing a herb walk and medicine

making field trip with a bunch of school > children ranging from 8-12 years old

in the middle of April. > > I would love to hear ideas from anyone who has done

anything similar. I want > to use easily identifiable plants that will be

available to them throughout > their lives. I'm liking the daisy thread and

thinking that might be a good > idea. > > I also thought of a calendula salve to

make on the day, something with > plantain, bogbean decoction- just to see their

little faces, and maybe a > chamomile tea tasting > > I know some of you work a

lot with children and if i could plagiarise any of > your stories and anecdotes

I'd be most grateful! > > cheers > niamh. > > > [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed] >