Spring and summer is a perfect time to teach a preschool garden theme. Even with school out, these activities and ideas are fun for summer camps or at home. The hard part is deciding which one to try first, in my opinion.
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Activities for a Preschool Garden Theme
Merge science and art with these beautiful coffee filter flowers. We probably made thousands of these during the last months of school – they were that much of a hit!
Set up a pretend play garden and farm stand. My preschoolers always love a great dramatic play set up in our home center!
Use flowers to paint! Let children explore different textures and designs as they get creative with flowers and paint.
Challenge kiddos to make flowers using cupcake liners. It’s always fun to see the different ways children can create with simple materials.
Try out some flower yoga poses. I think this sounds like a fun way to integrate movement into a garden theme.
Grab some seeds and make a homemade sound matching game. It’s interesting to see which children can differentiate the different sounds. Plus, the game doubles as homemade musical instruments.
Do an experiment to show how leaves breath. My son’s been into the concept of photosynthesis this month, so I know he’ll enjoy trying this experiment soon.
Set up a gardening sensory bin for the preschoolers. The kids can literally get their hands dirty as they learn more about gardens!
Dissect a bean seed with the kids. What a great way to explore the beginnings of a plant!
Use old flower petals as part of an early Montessori lesson. Young children will love touching and transferring the petals!
Preschool Garden Lesson Plans
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Originally published May 30, 2015
Ana Rodriguez says
June 16, 2016 at 1:51 pmDo you have any examples of the coffee filter flowers!!
Mary Catherine says
July 23, 2016 at 5:36 pmHere’s the link to our coffee filter flowers — https://fun-a-day.com/colorful-science-and-art-experiment-for-spring/. I’ve made them with various kiddos, always with great success!
Jennifer Grossi says
April 30, 2018 at 3:46 amThank you for including our flower yoga post! I just love how that flower window looks!
Mary Catherine says
May 2, 2018 at 4:52 pmThat yoga is just plain fun! Thank you — the flower window is still a favorite activity with the kids. 🙂