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Simple Flower Activities for Kids

There are so many ways to explore flowers with kids. These simple flower activities for kids will help them explore science, language, fine motor skills, and more!One of my son’s friends knows me as “the flower lady.”  “Can we pick a bouquet for me to bring home?” she asks on every visit. I give her a big smile and nod. “Of course,” is always my reply. She buckles up for the car ride home holding purple flowers spouting out of a water bottle vase.Although many people don’t want kids to ruin ... Read more...

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Garden Art Flowers – Painting with Flowers

Gardening is a great way to inspire learning and art exploration. Colors abound in the vast tones of colors in leaves and flowers that can be found by children in a garden. Have you ever painted with plants? Today, Nicolette, shares her "spin" on painting with flowers and using seeds and petals to create a multi-dimensional, multi-medium art project. Did you know that Nicolette is from Ecuador, South America? I personally find gardening a great connection between people from ... Read more...

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Gardening With Kids and the Flowers We Plant

Explore the best flowers to use for kids to experience in your garden. These flowers provide opportunities for picking, inviting wildlife, seed collecting and more. Our family really enjoys vegetable gardening. We started adding vegetable gardens and fruit trees and bushes. Next came the flowers. In fact, these are our top 10 favorite flowers to grow with kids. The Reason to Grow Flowers for Kids in Your Garden The rule in our house is that if you ask first, then you can pick it. We garden FOR ... Read more...

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LEGO Garden Preschool Math

Work on number recognition and number sense with this fun hands-on LEGO Garden Preschool Math Game with LEGO Flowers! Beginning reading and math skills are a big part of our daily playful preschool activities. In fact, we often start by playing and end up learning and discussing. LEGO Garden Preschool Math with Flowers Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.Just this morning we brought the giant bucket of LEGO bricks outside and dumped them out on the deck. My one-year-old ... Read more...

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Super Sensory Invitations to Play | Calming Lavender Playdough

Senses matter. They open up a whole world of possibilities for play and learning. This super sensory invitation to play with calming lavender play dough was a hit with all the of my kids, ages 3, 5, and 9.I remember reading in college about a research project where children were given different flavored jolly ranchers while doing homework and practicing for upcoming subject area tests.The children who had a consistent flavor candy during spelling practice were then given the same flavor to ... Read more...

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Painted Flower Craft for Kids – A Book Activity Inspired by The Tiny Seed

Create this easy and colorful painted flower craft for kids using a few recycled items around your home to create a keepsake hanging flower for someone special. This book activity was inspired by the popular Eric Carle book The Tiny Seed.Here's how to make your own Hanging Painted Flower Craft This post contains affiliate links to Amazon where we get a small commission when you make a purchase.  All opinions expressed are my own. This week's featured book activity is focused ... Read more...

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Creating an Edible Sensory Garden for Children with Herbs

Simple tips for how to create an edible sensory garden for kids. Tips for how to gather a variety of herbs with different colors, textures, smells, and tastes for your child to experience. Let's make an edible sensory garden!It is finally that time of year when we can spend more time outdoors due to the cooler weather. This means that is it a perfect time for gardening.Edible Sensory Garden for KidsThis year, I am working on creating a sensory garden for our family. What is a sensory garden? A ... Read more...

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Art in the Garden: Herb Painting Activity

Explore art in the garden with this herb painting with kids craft idea, a simple but creative garden themed preschool activity. With just paint and herbs your child will create colorful art and a love of herbs in the garden.It's the perfect garden art project for kids to add to our  Kids in the Garden Series.I’m am beyond thrilled to share today on the Educators Spin On It, and to be included in this fabulous “Kids in the Garden” series. ~Melissa of Mama MissArt in the ... Read more...

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The Best Herbs to Grow with Children

Gardening with kids can be a learning AND sensory experience. Children learn best with they activate their sense of sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste. Adding an herb garden can be the easiest way to start gardening with your kids.I am excited to introduce you to Victoria a talented mom with education schooling and experience in organizing local mom groups. She shares her parenting journey and kid activities at Squiggles and Bubbles.The Best Herbs to Grow with ChildrenI'm so ... Read more...

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Tips for Starting a School Garden

Creating a school garden with Preschoolers with 10 Easy Steps. Read how to set up your preschool garden for opportunities for learning outdoors with kids.Gardens are a great way to integrate social and academic learning into practical life, and everyday activity. There is so much potential in a garden classroom. Affiliate Links included in this post. Guest Post: Dayna is here as a guest writer to showcase some of these school garden learning activities and advice for starting up and maintaining ... Read more...

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