Learning garden

Create a Play Garden! Children love gardens just as much as adults do and a long-lasting appreciation for flora and fauna comes from sharing the garden.

Spending time in the garden can awaken the senses of touch, smell, and taste, and attune a child to the subtler sights and sounds of nature.

Learning about how plants grow can be a fascinating subject for children from early years and beyond. I love the look of wonder on a child’s face when they try to comprehend how a tiny seed c…

Learn how to plan with your children in mind when deciding on a garden design.

Gross Motor Hauling dirt, compost, mulch Digging Moving plants Weeding Picking produce Health Knowledge Good/not-so-good foods Need for exercise Clean air Clean environment Clean hands & bodies Bacteria in the environment Nutrition Nutritional value of different foods Which foods are good for what parts of your body Here's what I came up with in about 10 minutes last night. LIFE Environmental Stewardship: We need to keep our water and soils clean Some plants may not be around if we don't…

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, offer an impressive array of social activities, summer camps, family events, and field trips

Spring is slowly approaching and it’s time to get planning on how you can make enrichment areas outdoors for them to play in. We found the best play areas you can easily create that will have your child happier than can be to get outside and play.

Notice the stepping stones are math problems? Numerous opportunities for lessons with students here.

“Doing something like this by yourself would be really hard. Don’t be afraid to reach out and look for those grants and fundraising opportunities. If we wouldn’t have looked for it, had we not been willing to take the risk, we wouldn’t have the opportunity.”

Completed in 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Images by Ketsiree Wongwan . This project is mainly intend to find the new perception of playing space that should give more opportunity for the kids to use the space up to their...