Welcome to the Kids' Corner!
Meet Meredith Bunch
Meredith will be heading up the Kids' Corner at the conference. She has lots of great activities planned throughout the weekend. In addition to fun activities, the children will have the option to play at the playground and to participate in classes being taught by herbalists from the midwest and beyond. We believe children should have choices too and hope they will find the weekend as rewarding as their parents.
About Meredith:
Meredith Bunch is a nature-based, homeschooling mama, caretaker of more animals than she can count, and creator/leader of Ignite! Nature Club, a group dedicated to helping families reconnect with the outside world. She has always loved nature and for the past seven years has immersed herself into the fascinating world of herbal medicine. You can find her teaching her girls outside, working on her hobby farm in Virginia or curled up with a good book.
2017 Kids' Corner Class Descriptions
FRIDAY SESSIONS
Session 1
Herbal Mandala Sensorium
Mel Kasting
In this kid's class, we will use our senses to create mandalas using fresh and dried herbs, ollecting plants outside if weather allows. Kiddos will leave with a mandala and hopefully a deeper connection to plants.
Session 2
Herbarium making and Free Play
Celena Chavez
The first part of this session will consist of assembling herbariums for the kids to use in learning to identify plants. As they finish, free play will be offered to explore, play on the playground or just relax.
SATURDAY SESSIONS
Session 3
Tea Tasting Time
Rose Marie Nuffer
Together we will taste sips of children friendly herbs, one simple herb infusion at a time, and discuss how our senses give us information about the tea we are sipping on. Then we will talk about times when we can call on these herbs to help us. We will all give ideas on how we can use these plants in our daily lives and how we can combine them to make a super yummy medicinal tea.
Session 4
Creating Herbal Jewelry
Brooke Sackenheim
Keeping the connection of the plants close to your body can be done easily by creating your own plant jewelry. Using simple salt dough, we will explore the various ways we can adorn ourselves with herbs.
Session 5
Nature's Color Wheel
Samantha JoAnn Stolle
Let's find inspiration in nature together! We will explore the area looking for all of the beautiful color variations and subtle nuances that nature has to offer. Then, working as a team we will create a beautiful and colorful mandala from the natural items we collect.
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Session 6
Herbs for the Mouth
Leslie Alexander
Wouldn't it be great if we could make oral care exciting? And what might happen if we did? Young people's teeth just might last a lifetime. In this workshop, young people will make products that they enjoy.
Session 7
Friend or Foe Herb Walk
Tiffanie Jones
It is important that the next generation learns about the value of the plants around them. Dr Jones has experience teaching children about plants such as poison ivy, plantain, jewelweed, mullein, and others while a staff member for Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville, MO.
Session 1
Herbal Mandala Sensorium
Mel Kasting
In this kid's class, we will use our senses to create mandalas using fresh and dried herbs, ollecting plants outside if weather allows. Kiddos will leave with a mandala and hopefully a deeper connection to plants.
Session 2
Herbarium making and Free Play
Celena Chavez
The first part of this session will consist of assembling herbariums for the kids to use in learning to identify plants. As they finish, free play will be offered to explore, play on the playground or just relax.
SATURDAY SESSIONS
Session 3
Tea Tasting Time
Rose Marie Nuffer
Together we will taste sips of children friendly herbs, one simple herb infusion at a time, and discuss how our senses give us information about the tea we are sipping on. Then we will talk about times when we can call on these herbs to help us. We will all give ideas on how we can use these plants in our daily lives and how we can combine them to make a super yummy medicinal tea.
Session 4
Creating Herbal Jewelry
Brooke Sackenheim
Keeping the connection of the plants close to your body can be done easily by creating your own plant jewelry. Using simple salt dough, we will explore the various ways we can adorn ourselves with herbs.
Session 5
Nature's Color Wheel
Samantha JoAnn Stolle
Let's find inspiration in nature together! We will explore the area looking for all of the beautiful color variations and subtle nuances that nature has to offer. Then, working as a team we will create a beautiful and colorful mandala from the natural items we collect.
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Session 6
Herbs for the Mouth
Leslie Alexander
Wouldn't it be great if we could make oral care exciting? And what might happen if we did? Young people's teeth just might last a lifetime. In this workshop, young people will make products that they enjoy.
Session 7
Friend or Foe Herb Walk
Tiffanie Jones
It is important that the next generation learns about the value of the plants around them. Dr Jones has experience teaching children about plants such as poison ivy, plantain, jewelweed, mullein, and others while a staff member for Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville, MO.