Dish garden

This month we talked about eggs and seeds. We made a dish garden for our bird toys but you can add any bug or plastic animal. It is so easy. Add soil and birdseed to a tray, spray with water, and cover with plastic wrap or damp paper towel. In a few days... It grows! The children love to play in it. Your child can water it with a spray bottle and trim the grass with scissors. This is great for creativity, small motor skills and science.

Sensory Fun: This
month put some birdseed in a large Tupperware container, dish tub, or large
bowl. (I like the dish tubs you can get at the Dollar Store.) Add some saved recyclable containers, plastic
eggs, and/or spoons for scooping then sit down with a magazine because they
will be busy for awhile! Don’t worry about mess- you can clean it up quickly
with the vacuum!! For Babies you can
fill the bin with plastic Easter eggs instead of birdseed and hide things in
the eggs SKILLS: sensory
development, science, math, creativity, fine motor development, hand eye
coordination
Growing birdseed in a dish- Gather an old plastic or glass dinner plate (the bigger the better)
and cover the bottom with soil. Have your child sprinkle birdseed all over the
top of the soil. Next add a little more soil to just barely cover the seed and
water with a squirt bottle. Cover the
dish with plastic wrap and water a bit everyday without drowning it or letting
it dry out. You should see sprouts shortly and then you can keep it uncovered.
When the grass grows you can add some small plastic animals or people and let
the children use their imagination as they play. SKILLS: science, creativity, small motor development, math,
cognitive development

Tools!

Children ove real tools and if given proper direction and supervision can use them carefully!