My 7-year-old says that humans are part of nature because we drink the same water as animals and plants. We eat and drink and wee and poo like animals. We grow our food in nature (and sometimes animals and birds eat it too). And we evolved from a common ancestor – a very simple creature that lived millions of years ago.
So what is ‘nature’? How are humans a part of nature? And what can we do to look after our natural world?
Some people feel embarrassed to talk about going to the toilet but all animals, including humans, wee and poo – it’s a very normal and natural part of being a living creature. Our cat, FishFingers, buries his poos and wees in the garden, whilst the humans in our family do their ‘business’ in the toilet and flush it away.
But have you ever wondered how a toilet works? Where does the water come from to flush the wee and poo away? And where does it all go?
Apples are one of my family’s favourite fruits. My daughters particularly enjoy picking apples from the trees in the community orchard in the Autumn time (as you can see in the photo). But they have been wondering whether they could grow their own apples at home and, if so, what would they need?
Chicken pox has been doing the rounds at my 3-year-old’s kindergarten over the past few weeks. It’s a common illness and many people get it when they are children. My 3-year-old caught it from her best friend and wasn’t very pleased about it. She felt very poorly for a few days and didn’t like her itchy spots. She looked at me with a sad face and asked, where do chicken pox come from?
