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Wonderful worms invade local library
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Neighbors | Elise McKeown Skolnick.Peggy Flynn, Mahohing County Green Team eduator, taught children about vermicomposting at the Boardman Library July 3.
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Neighbors | Elise McKeown Skolnick.Eileen Polkovitch (right) helped her grandsons, Dominic (left) and Vincent Polkovitch make worms in compost bins at the Boardman Library.
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Neighbors | Elise McKeown Skolnick.Peggy Flynn, Mahoning County Green Team educator, read "Diary of a Worm" to children at the Boardman library's Wonderful Worms program.
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Neighbors | Elise McKeown Skolnick.Children had the chance to hold red worms at the Wonderful Worms program at Boardman Library July 3.
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Neighbors | Elise McKeown Skolnick.Dominic Polkovitch (center) held a red worm at the Wonderful Worms program at Boardman Library July 3.
By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK
Children learned how worms can help with recycling at the “Wonderful Worms Will Invade the Library” program July 3 at the Boardman library.
Peggy Flynn, Mahoning County Green Team educator, read Doreen Cronin’s “Diary of a Worm” to the children and taught them about vermicomposting.
Worms help out with recycling when people compost vegetable scraps, leaves, grass clippings, tea bags, eggshells and similar items. Worms, sowbugs and more turn those items into rich dirt; in other words recycling. The dirt can be used for gardening with no need for fertilizer.
“Worms like egg shells, lettuce leaves and banana peels as much as you like ice cream,” Flynn told the participants.
Following the story, the children made a worm craft and had the opportunity to hold red worms. Flynn told the children that worms won’t hurt people.
“They make you giggle, because they tickle your hand,” Flynn said.
Eileen Polkovitch of Boardman brought her grandsons to the event.
“They wanted to know about worms,” Polkovitch said. “They’re typical boys.”
Both Dominic and Vincent Polkovitch of Canfield said they like worms.
“I like that they can move around without legs,” Dominic said.
Participants made worms in compost bins using old film canisters, pom poms and craft eyes.
Each child in attendance received an activity book and information on earthworms.