A great way to introduce the art of composting to children is to take a look at the bug life happening in the bin because it’s like a huge bug hotel of the most productive kind.
Dig out some samples of compost and put them on a sheet or on a plastic tray. Have some magnifiers and wooden lolly sticks on hand and take a look through the compost and see what creatures there are and if you recognised them. Use the lolly sticks to push the compost away and the magnifiers to get a really good look at those little creatures.
You can draw pictures of what you see or make notes – use our Composting safari sheet to help you.
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However caution must be applied too as these are soft bodied creatures which need very careful handling, no prodding allowed and then when the activity is over put the creatures and compost either back in the bin or on the soil.
