Hello, I'm Charlie.
Hello, I'm Justin.
And today we're eating our lunch outside.
Have you ever done that before, eating your lunch outside?
Maybe at a park, or the beach, or perhaps
even your own backyard.
I love spending time outdoors, especially when
I have such yummy food to eat.
What are you eating today, Charlie?
Well, I have an apple, and I have some sultanas,
and I also have some sandwiches, and they all
have different shapes.
So this one here, let's see, it has one, two, three, four,
sides, so that one must be a square.
And this next one has one, two, three sides,
so that one must be a triangle.
Now this third one is a bit tricky.
It's got one side that goes all the way around.
What do you think that shape is?
That's right, it's a circle.
Looks delicious, and not just to me,
I think some of the other birds around us
are also interested in your lunch, Charlie.
Oh no.
Don't worry, don't worry.
I've got an idea.
Let's make a bird feeder.
You can make one at home yourself
if you'd like to as well.
All you need is a toilet roll, a length of twine,
some peanut butter, and a handful of birdseed.
To start, get your toilet roll and spread some peanut butter
over it.
If you don't like peanut butter, or perhaps are allergic to it,
you can also use sunflower or soy butter instead.
Once you've covered up all the spaces, all you need to do
is spread your seeds like so, and then
roll, roll, roll your toilet roll, just like that.
Done.
That looks great.
It looks awesome, Justin.
How about we now tie it to maybe that tree over there, Charlie.
Yeah, let's go.
Fantastic.
Wow, that looks great.
It does look good, doesn't it?
How about we leave it here for a little while and maybe
the birds will come.
Yeah, good idea.
Shall we go to the forest gallery?
Sounds good.
I forget how amazing this place is,
I mean it's a forest in the Melbourne Museum.
I know, it must take such hard work
to grow something like this.
Look at the size of that tree over there.
Wow, that's a native eucalypt species.
It can grow to be hundreds of years old.
Did you say hundreds of years old?
I did.
And to think that grew from a tiny little seed
that could fit right in the palm of your hand.
I guess I couldn't grow one in my backyard then.
Probably not.
But that doesn't mean you can't grow something
amazing in your own garden.
Let me show you how.
Wow, this is a really great place to do some gardening.
It is, Charlie.
But it's really important before we begin that we first
put on our gloves.
I've got on mine, how about you?
I'm ready.
What do we do?
It's really quite simple.
The first thing you need to do is dig a hole here,
dig a hole there, making a garden we can all share.
Dig a hole here, dig a hole there.
Making a garden we can all share.
Ah, well done.
I can say that you have dug one, two, three, four,
five, six holes in the soil.
That's right.
And I'm guessing this is because we
are going to be planting something in those holes.
Exactly.
I'm going to take some of the seeds
that we used from our bird feeder before,
and I'm going to plant them right in the soil.
Shall we sing together as we do?
Yeah.
Plant a seed here, plant a seed there, making a garden
we can all share.
Plant a seed here, plant a seed there, making a garden
we can all share.
Fantastic.
We're doing such a good job.
We've dug a hole, we've planted our seed,
now there's only one more step and it's probably
the most important.
I think I can guess what it is.
Go for it.
Do we now need to water our garden?
We do.
Water is so important.
In nature, plants get their water, of course,
from the rain.
But at home, it's always nice to lend a helping hand.
You can use a cup or a bowl, or you may even
have a watering can at home.
And if you like, for the next part of our song,
you can pretend to be a watering can.
Water it here, water it there, making a garden
and we can all share.
Water it here, water it there, making a garden
we can all share.
Wow, they must have been really thirsty, all the water's gone.
I wonder if they'll grow.
I think so, I think with a little bit of water,
and some light from the sun, our seeds will eventually sprout.
Let's hope so.
I'd really like to see them grow, and grow,
and grow, and push through the soil and pop.
Shall we do that again?
Yeah.
You can do it as well.
Nice and quiet, like a little sleepy seed
and grow, and grow, and grow, and push
through the soil and pop.
Just like that.
That's how all of these plants started, Justin,
from tiny little seeds.
Some started growing yesterday and some many, many years ago.
Wow, plants are really important.
They clean our air and provide homes for many, many animals
you see around you.
They also provide food for you and I to enjoy.
We'd like to see some of the plants
that you have in your own garden.
Maybe you could take a photo and share it
with us using our museum hashtags.
You could also include the bird feeder
that you make in your photos.
Until then, we'll see you next time at Melbourne Museum.
Goodbye.
See you later.