07/09/2026
Dear Families,
To help us celebrate the beginning of Spring, our Sustainability Challenge for September is to "Grow Our Own Greenhouses” 🌱🌱🌱
This is a great opportunity for you and your child to creatively reuse common household items to create your very own mini greenhouse.
Here are a couple of simple ideas you could try at home with your child:
Plastic Bottle Greenhouse 🌱
Cut a clean plastic drink bottle in half. Add soil and seeds to the bottom section, then place the top half back over it like a lid. Put it somewhere sunny and watch for the first shoots to appear.
Strawberry/Punnet Greenhouse 🍓
Reuse a clear plastic strawberry, blueberry or tomato punnet. Add a small amount of soil or place small pots inside, plant your seeds and close the clear lid. The container becomes a ready-made mini greenhouse!
Egg Carton Greenhouse 🌿
Use an old egg carton as your seed tray. Add a little soil and a seed to each section, then reuse a clear plastic container, cake container or produce container as a cover. Children can plant different seeds in each section and compare which ones grow the fastest.
We can’t wait to see how creative you can get! There are so many different ways you could create your greenhouse, so feel free to come up with your own ideas using recycled or reusable materials you already have at home.
We would LOVE to see photos of your child participating in our Sustainability Challenge. You can post your photos on our page under the Sustainability Challenge post, send them to us through OWNA, or simply reply to this email. We will be so excited to share your creations with your child’s class and see all the different greenhouses our families come up with!
Our monthly Sustainability Challenges are a simple and fun way for our children, families and educators to work together to develop sustainable habits and help make a greener footprint for our children’s future. 🌏🌱
Thank you so much for your continued support and participation. We can’t wait to watch your little greenhouses grow!
Kind regards,
Wiggles and Giggles Educators