Sensory Plants
For Children
There is a world of exploration
How 'bout instead of asking
We are going to start off with
Now let's close our eyes!
Well, your sensory
for children in your garden!
When summer comes and school is
out, it's probably the farthest
thing from their minds! But once
the baseball games 
and swimming
pools wear them out to the
point of exhaustion- what could
be more fun that to have nothing
better to do than play in the dirt!
them to weed the garden for you
if you could play a sensory game
outside in the yard. You know,
back to basics, no tools required,
no electricity needed- just a game
of imagination and, possibly
learning(!)
the sense of sight- let them use their
eyes to enjoy all the colors a garden
has to offer! Here are a list of the
most visually-interesting and attractive
flowers for children-
Who can resists such vivid colors?
Here's a visual feast for
a child-the Chameleon plant!
First of all, they'll be intrigued
by the clever name. No, it doesn't
change colors, but it does
love sun or shade! It leafs out in
yellow, green, bronze and red!
Five plants can cover 7 square feet
with a dense mat, about 6-9 inches tall
It does well in zones 5-8.
Can you hear that?
Are you listening?
What are some of the sounds
in this garden?
Can you hear the wind blow
the dogs bark?
the crickets, the locusts,
The chirping birds?
Can you make out the
sound of a buzzing bee?
Do you hear a lawnmower
in the distance or a
lazy cat purring in the porch?
Does the sound of the water
sprinkling from the hose
sharpen your senses?
experience in the garden
has only begun! Turn the page
and continue...
