This afternoon I had an extra little girl to look after. She is four and the daughter of dear friends of ours from Darwin. She gets along beautifully with both Goosey and Tiger, so I needed an activity to keep the girls and the boy entertained. They had a lot of fun making little pond gardens.
I gave them each a plastic plate and they got busy.
They collected dirt, rocks, twigs, leaves, weeds and moss.
The moss was a lucky find hidden under weeds on our clay soil!
It was fun to observe how and where each of them chose to place their items.
I made the ponds using a peanut butter lid (as a mould) and aluminium foil. We added a few drops of food colouring to the water.
Sometime after I took these photos, we cut flat leaves into lilly pad shapes and put them on the water.
It turned out to be a really fun afternoon activity.
Many thanks to Jess and Anna for having me today.
What a fantastic idea! Will definitely be giving this one a go soon. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks Rhianna x
DeleteI remember doing this when I was little with tiny dinosaurs :)
ReplyDeleteMy boy is dinosaur mad! I'll put the idea to him, something tells me we'll be adding some :)
DeleteWhat a great idea to use dinosaurs too!
DeleteThis is a great idea! My kids would love doing something like this! Thanks for linking such a great idea!
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DeleteI used to make gardens in small wooden boxes on the verandah of my great aunt's house during the school holidays :) I loved them and spent so much time thinking up new ways to decorate them.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful :)
Sounds fun Natalie. I think we'll be doing these again too.
DeleteWhat an awesome idea, I have to remember this one for when our boys are a little older.
ReplyDeleteRonnie xo
Yes depending on their own personality, and with a little more direction, a two year old might just manage this x
DeleteThis is beautiful! What a great idea. Love the pictures. Looks very life-like. Saw your post on the Imagination Tree.
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Ana, I didn't realise I'd been featured until your comment. Thanks so much x
DeleteThis looks really fun (even for an adult!) Thanks for sharing ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, maybe I'll make one too next time - could be quite therapeutic :)
DeleteHi Katie, This is such an adorable idea! So creative and there is no end to it just the children's imagination. Thanks for sharing. I saw your idea on The Imagination Tree but now I am your new follower.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amelia, it was fun seeing how their minds work as they created their gardens. I'll pop over and visit you shortly x
DeleteIts like a terrarium for kids! Fairies will e moving in any day now. x
ReplyDeleteI work with 4-H cloverbuds (ages 5-8) we are having a fairy garden party, I plan on using this idea as a fairy garden. Thanks!
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