Children’s Workshops

Little hands meet the soil. At schools and at Şifa Köyü we sow heirloom seeds, plant seedlings, make candles and play with nature.

What do we do in the workshop?

First we get to know the seed: we hold it, smell it, guess which vegetable it belongs to. Then we fill the trays with soil, sow the heirloom seeds one by one and grow our own seedlings.

At schools with a garden we plant the seedlings in the ground together. The children follow their own seedling week by week, and the teachers are left with a story they can carry into the classroom.

The programme changes with the age group. With kindergarten and primary classes it is play, stories and seed sowing; with middle and high school students we plant in the garden, do a hands-on session in the kitchen and talk about natural living.

• Heirloom seed sowing and seedling planting
• Candle making workshop
• Games about soil, compost and the cycle of nature
• A short breathing and awareness practice for children

Where do we do it?

I come to your school; a garden or a classroom is enough, and I bring the materials. If you like, you bring the class to Şifa Köyü in Şile: we walk through the greenhouse, sow seeds, draw under the pergola and rest with a short meditation.

Book readings and signing days

Book readings and signing days are also part of my work with children. With the Şifa Köyü book series I meet them at schools and bookshops, we read together, and then the seed trays and vegetables come out on the table: a seed sowing workshop and painting with vegetables. Because the characters in the books are the real people and vegetables of the farm, the children take the story into their own hands right away.

Write to me with your school, number of classes and age group; we plan the length and content together.