Hi!
It's newsletter time
again! Can you believe it is autumn already? I
have had to put an extra blanket on my bed in my
treehut because it is getting rather cold at
night and all the leaves are turning beautiful
colours. This edition is packed full of
goodies and our 'hero herb' is extra special
as it helps you not to get sick!
Yay!
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Elfredo's Herb Hero -
Echinacea
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Here at the herb farm we have some very pretty
purple flowers that grow all over the garden and they are
called echinacea.
We use it in one of our special healing creams which helps
to stop your skin being itchy and dry. We also use it in a
special tincture made by picking the
flowers. If you start feeling a bit under the weather
(like you are getting a cold) Mum or Dad may give you a
few drops in your drink and then it will help to make
you feel all better again!
When you take Echinacea it works as a boost to your immune
system which is a part of your body which
helps to fight germs and sickness. You only want to
take it when you're just starting to feel sick though, if you
take it all the time, it won't help your body to fight off the
sickness very well.
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Try these tricky word
jumbles!
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trheawe (hint - I am on the news every
night)
lafl (hint - another name for
autumn)
reet (hint - I can grow really
tall or really small)
nowrb (hint - a colour that you
see a lot of at autumn time)
felrode (hint - I live in a
tree and I have lots of friends at the herb
farm)
efal (hint - I grow on trees and
I can be lots of different colours, but green most of the
time)
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You can do so much
with dried
leaves.....
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Dried leaves that fall from the trees
at autumn time are so useful. I decorate my treehut with
them every year so I have written down my instructions on
how to make some awesome art with any kind of leaves
you like.
Leaf printing - Make sure you put down some
newspaper first as this needs paint. Just paint one side of
your dried leaf any colour you like, than simply press it on
to a blank piece of paper. Then you have a pretty
print of your leaf and you can do lot's of different colours on
the same page.
Leaf stencil - Get two pieces of blank
paper and put your leaf in between them. Then get one of
your crayons and hold it sideways then colour over the leaf.
Your stencil will look awesome. Try and use a really big
leaf or lots of little leaves all over the page.
Leaf collage - One more thing I love to
do with the dried leaves I collect is to glue them all on
a piece of paper and make a collage. The ornages and
yellows and browns look so cool against a really bright
piece of
paper.
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I hope you
have enjoyed my newsletter and had a go at all those
fun activites. Zeke, Marli and I are off to gather
fire wood to use in my hut in the winter time (I am
getting prepared early). I hope to see you out at the
herb farm soon. I know there are school holidays
coming up so you will definitely have time to
visit.
Love
Elfredo
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Did you know Autumn is a great time
to plant vegetables in your
garden?
Broccoli is best when planted in cooler
months, just keep an eye out for those
slugs and snails.
Cabbage is so yummy and can be used in lots
of different meals, plant them in a sunny
area.
Silverbeet is another one of my favourites
that is easy to plant and easy to look
after. It grows at almost any time of the
year.
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FACT:You can save water simply by
turning off the tap while you're brushing
your teeth, then turn it back on when
you're ready to rinse.
FACT: If you
live close to your school. How about asking mum
or dad if you can walk to school? It will save
petrol and the enviroment and there is nothing
like a morning walk to get you energised.
FACT: Another way you can help the
environment is to make a 'no junk mail'
sign. Ask your mum or dad first to see if
it is ok, then you could make your own
colourful sign and stick it on the
letterbox and then you won't get mail
that isn't important and you will help
with stopping so many trees being cut
down.
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Check out my word
find
game!
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Check out my fun
recycling 'word find' game on our
website - print it out and see how many
words you can find. You could time yourself or
have a race with friends or your brother or
sister too! Even challenge Mum and Dad - it's
always fun to beat
them.
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Magical Coupon just
for
you
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This magical coupon entitles the bearer
to a FREE family
garden walk! Don't forget to pick up
your kids garden quiz at the herb farm
shop.
*A family garden
walk is up to two adults and two
children.
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Elfredo's
Easter Chicken
Hunt
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I'm running my awesome
'Easter Chicken Hunt' - this is FREE
and lots of fun! Pick up a quiz and hunt in
the gardens for the hiding chickens - AND
you get a 'Elfredo Goodie Bag' once you
have finished.
As a added bonus the garden walk is FREE
for everyone this Easter only!
Friday the 6th - Monday 9th April
2012.
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