HPSC: Week 7, Herbology

Week seven:  July 10-14

This week we tap into our inner Neville Longbottom as we explore Herbology.

Day 1

Before we got started with Herbology, Bug-a-Boo completed Step #3 of the Girls Scout Junior Scribe badge by writing a short one-page skit/script about our fun weekend in Nashville.  She wrote a very silly reenactment of when we met Arrow star, Stephen Amell.

Then we went for a walk and picked some wildflowers in order to make a craft tomorrow.

Next we completed Step 2 of the Girl Scout Junior Gardening Badge.  We created our dream gardens by cutting out pictures of flowers, trees and other plants from magazines and making a collage out of them.  We had so much fun doing this activity.

My dream garden

Bug-a-Boo's dream garden

Day 2

The first thing we did today was we created our very own magical plant using our Herbology Class worksheet.

Next we used another Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Spells & Potions Science Kit.  This one was Herbology & Other Plant Sciences.  Today we did the Hairy Plant activity, which was basically a DIY Chia Head plant.  We had fun making it.

We also went to Oakland Nursery to buy some plants in order to complete Step #3 of the Girl Scouts Juniors Garden Badge.  We had to buy 2 seeds and 2 bulbs and then plant them.

We also made a craft from the flowers that we picked yesterday which completed Step#4 of the Girl Scouts Juniors Flowers Badge.  We dried the flowers in the microwave between 2 ceramic tiles and then used Mod Podge to adhere them to a painted canvas.

Day 3

Today we learned about the meaning of flowers and then went to our local florist to buy some flowers and make an arrangement as a gift which completed Step #5 of the Girl Scout Juniors Flower badge.

We also were going to go to the Franklin Park Conservatory for our Herbology Field Trip.

Day 4

We continued with the activities in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Spells & Potions Science Kit.  Today we did Floating Plants and the A-maze-ing activity.

We also got some pots and planted the seeds we bought earlier in the week which completed Step #4 & 5 of the Girl Scout Juniors Garden Badge.

Day 5

We were supposed to go to Toledo this weekend for the Mudhens celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter.  We had tickets, hotel and everything, however, with everything that has been going on with my dad we were all so exhausted that we decided not to go.  We were a little bummed out but in the long run we needed the rest more and more importantly we needed to be in town to support my mom.

Next week...Defense Against the Dark Arts