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2025-12-10 07:36 UTC
@beandreams@friendhole.social I assume such a thing is rare because people fear the danger of kids getting interested in experimenting with dangerous plants or erring while trying to ID.
As Ash has found, assembling educational materials may be the only way (the kid's reading level also figures in to what may be available). There are probably also materials available in Scouting (more "Boys" than "Girls" because it can still be pretty sexist in who they think needs field education, IME). https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/safety-moments/poisonous-plants/
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@ml@ecoevo.social 2025-12-10 07:43
@beandreams@friendhole.social There are gardens that are dedicated to toxic plants like The Poison Garden in Alnwick, UK, or The Toxic Plant Garden on the UC Davis Campus (from a veterinarian POV). https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/toxic-plant-garden Such gardens are likely to have displays and handouts that could be useful. While I didn't see anything age-appropriate on The Poison Garden's website, I do think it's likely they have kid-focused materials on site. Andy Brunning @compoundchem@mstdn.social has done some graphics that while they are not