Mulching on the playscape

Today several groups of children went to the playscape to mulch around the garden areas that needed tending.  They had to work together to use the wheelbarrows, shovel, and spread the mulch.  We discovered that new mulch stinks and old mulch doesn't.  We also found roots in the new mulch and a lot of tree bark.  Some of the girls discovered that their shoes were not the best for gardening.  E said she has garden shoes that are old tennis shoes.  So next time she may wear those.  It was a messy job but they really enjoyed it!