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A Magical Day at the Beach with Christine’s Magical Garden Friends

November Newsletter 2024

A Magical Day at the Beach with Christine’s Magical Garden Friends Under the golden sunrise on Palm Beach, excitement buzzed among the friends of Christine’s Magical Garden: Buzzy Bee, Chompy Caterpillar, Chirpy Cricket, Busy Butterfly, and Lively Ladybird. With their colourful bags and bright beach umbrella, they prepared for a day of fun and adventure. […]

Lady Bird

Lady Bird Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home! Your house is on fire, your children all gone! All but one, and her name is Ann, Who crept under the pudding pan!  Did you know ladybirds are heroes of the garden? Farmers used to warn them to fly away before burning their fields because they help fight […]

Butterfly Evolution

Butterfly Evolution Akito Kawahara is a renowned entomologist and professor at the University of Florida, known for his groundbreaking research on butterfly evolution. Delias sambawana, a butterfly that hails from Indonesia, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Akito Kawahara’s childhood fascination with butterflies, nurtured by his father, On Kawara, led him to a significant […]

What is imaginative play

Imaginative play (also known as pretend play or role-play) is any kind of play that allows a child to explore the world from the perspective of others. Whether it is dressing-up as a doctor and wrapping dolls in bandages, riding the broom around the kitchen noisily shooting baddies, or simply sitting quietly and imagining a […]

Cricket fighting has been a popular pastime in China.

Cricket

DID YOU KNOW…. Cricket fighting has been a popular pastime in China for over a thousand years? Although its popularity has waned somewhat in recent years, the breeding and selling of fighting crickets remains a lucrative industry. There’s even an annual National Cricket Fighting Championship that follows tbe rules established in the 13th century, which […]

The Mystery of the Disappearing Bees

Bee

Colony Collapse Disorder: In recent years, a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has affected bee populations worldwide. CCD occurs when the majority of worker bees in a colony disappear, leaving behind the queen and a few nurse bees. The exact cause of CCD is still unknown, but factors such as pesticide use, habitat […]

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