Bowling Green Independent School District Rain Barrel Workshop

Parent marks size of hole for bucket
Parent marks size of hole for bucket

Parent cuts off bottom of bucket
Parent cuts off bottom of bucket

Parent cuts the hole out of the barrel to insert bucket.
Parent cuts the hole out of the barrel to insert bucket.

Parent cuts off bottom of bucket
Parent cuts off bottom of bucket

John Downing makes a demo of rain rain barrel
John marks the size of hole to cut for inserting the bucket

Use jig saw to cut out hole
Parent and child work together to cut hole out with jig saw.

Cutting out hole
Child uses both hands to guide the jig saw around the mark.

Cutting out the hole
Mom uses both hands to guide the jig saw around the mark.

Cutting out the hole
Cutting out the hole

Cutting out the hole
Mom uses both hands to guide the jig saw around the mark.

Fitting the screen over the bucket.
Child watches as Dad fits the lid over the screen to cover the bucket.

Cut out the center of the lid
Cut out the center of the lid so the screen will be visible

Fit the screen and lid over the bucket.
Family works as a team snapping the lid and screen onto the bucket.

Cutting excess screen off
Child helps cut off excess screen.

Snapping lid onto bucket
Father uses mallet to snap lid and screen onto the bucket.

Cutting out the center of the lid.
Mother cuts out the center of the lid.

Cutting excess screen off.
Child helps cut off excess screen.

Snapping lid onto bucket
Mother uses hammer to snap lid and screen onto the bucket.

Snapping lid onto bucket
Mother uses mallet to snap lid and screen onto the bucket.

Father drills hole for spigot.
Father drills hole for spigot.

Child inserts spigot into the hole.
Child inserts spigot into the hole.

Father helps insert spigot into the hole.
Father helps insert spigot into the hole.

Mother drills hole for spigot.
Mother drills hole for spigot.

Father inserts fitting for over flow valve.
Father inserts fitting for over flow valve.

Child drills hole for spigot.
Child drills hole for spigot.

Mother inserts the spigot.
Mother inserts the spigot.

Child helps insert spigot into the barrel.
Child helps insert spigot into the barrel.

Marking spot for spigot.
Father and Son work as a team marking the spot to cut for the spigot.

Inserting the spigot
Father inserts the spigot into the barrel.

Cutting excess screen off.
Mother cuts excess screen off.

Drilling hole for over flow valve.
Team work together Drilling hole for over flow valve.

Insert fitting for over flow.
Insert fitting for over flow.

Insert fitting for over flow.
Insert fitting for over flow.

Insert fitting for over flow.
Insert fitting for over flow.

Insert spigot
Insert spigot

Completed rain barrel
Completed rain barrel

Insert fitting for over flow.
Insert fitting for over flow.

Group photo
Group photo

Mike Wixs tells about new school.
Mike Wixs tells about new school.

Julie Brown from Uk extension office.
Julie Brown from Uk extension office.

Rodney Goodman from Habitat for Humanity
Goodman from Habitat for Humanity

Info about Habitat for Humanity
Group listens to information about Habitat for Humanity

Infrastructure at Durbin St.
Rodney tells about the new HfH Infrastructure State Wide Demostration site at Durbin St.

Gardening tips booklet
Parents received a booklet about gardening tips.

Gardening tips by Julie Brown
Gardening tips by Julie Brown

Child identifies seeds
Child identifies seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds


Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Families identify seeds
Families identify seeds

Completed worksheet
Completed worksheet

Julie demonstrates how to plant tomato seeds
Julie demonstrates how to plant tomato seeds

Child plants tomato seeds
Child plants tomato seeds

Planting tomato seeds
Planting tomato seeds

Planting tomato seeds
Planting tomato seeds

Planting tomato seeds
Planting tomato seeds

Completed rain barrel
Completed rain barrel

Second group
Second group
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