Some time ago we approached a contact within the Science Centre with the proposition of organising a short, fun, and educational children's programme. And so it was that proposals were drawn up and flyers designed and scripts drafted, all culminating in a two-or-so hour programme held on the 16th of June and attended by a group of about fifteen children and their parents.
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| Poster on display. |
The programme, titled Playing on Wings, is part of the 'Public Outreach' bit of our CmPS project. The whole point of the programme was to educate young audiences about (1) butterflies in general and (2) the threat urban development poses to butterfly populations in Singapore.
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| Lesson time! |
We started with a short talk introducing butterflies and general information about them, which was followed by a 'Spot The Butterfly!' camouflage game, a skit, and hands-on activities, in that order.
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| Enthusiastic responses from participants during the Spot The Butterfly! camouflage game |
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| Creating butterfly origami |
At the end of the day, the children left the place each with their own cups of seeds Aristolochia tagala, Stachytarpheta mutabilis(Pink snakeweed), or Crotalaria retusa (Rattlebox). Hopefully, this will not just stop there and they might actually start their own mini butterfly gardens at home!
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| Wang You instructing the young participants in the illustration of a simple butterfly |
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| A participant planting her Rattlebox seeds in her cup of soil |
We would like to thank the Singapore Science Centre for giving us this oppurtunity to spread awareness about butterflies in Singapore. We look forward to returning in December with a more polished programme.
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