Two garden-themed practical life activities that are on my shelves right now are miniature flower arranging and transferring flower petals.
I found a cheese shaker at the dollar store which was perfect for a little flower arranging work. I placed it on a little flowered tray that I found at Goodwill for 59 cents (!) along with a little box of flower picks. I bought the flower picks at Michael's. They are pretty inexpensive and come bundled in a bunch. They have wire stems.
Here is a photo of a little bouquet created by one of my little flower arrangers. SO sweet, don't you think?
The next activity shown is transferring flower petals. I bought a box of silk flower petals at Michael's.....they are the kind used for weddings. There are a TON in the box and I am already planning another activity for the leftover ones. I picked up these darling little watering cans at the Salvation Army store (can you tell how much I love thrifting? LOVE It!) for about 50 cents each. The children use the strawberry huller to transfer the petals from one can to the other.
I have been looking through your blog, I love your projects they are so cute and the fabric projects are awesome.Thanks for sharing,
Posted by: creative recreation | August 11, 2010 at 03:11 AM
Thanks, Deb. Ill check it out!
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Posted by: Laura | May 31, 2010 at 03:10 PM
These are adorable activities! I'm planning to feature your "Practical Life with a Garden Theme" as the Monday Activity of the Week on Living Montessori Now.
Posted by: Deb Chitwood | May 30, 2010 at 06:32 PM
I love all of your flower/garden theme ideas. I am going to use this theme along with bugs and the ocean this summer for my children! I hope we can grow some veggies this summer. I am attempting a small garden!
Posted by: Gigi | May 14, 2010 at 10:16 AM