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4 Weeks Free Spring Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas

February 24, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have a free spring unit study today. Also, look at my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies.

Spring marks the end of winter and the beginning of warmer weather.

It’s a time when animals get out of hibernation, flowers are blooming, and the days are getting longer.

So, I’m doing a 4 week free study and hands-on ideas.

4 Weeks Free Spring Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas

Too, it’s a time of the year when the weather can be very unpredictable.

And spring officially begins with the spring equinox. This normally happens around March 21.

The spring equinox is the day in spring when there are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.

As you can see there are many topics and subjects we can cover this spring unit study for multiple ages.

BOOKS ABOUT THE SPRING SEASON FOR KIDS

First, look at some of these books to use to learn about various spring topics.

10 Books About Spring for Multiple Ages

I’ve listed books for all ages in this list. Some you can read aloud and others be read anytime.

That's What Happens When It's Spring!

When is it spring?" a child wonders. "Come, I'll show you," Mommy answers. Out in the flower bed tiny green knobs are peeping out of the ground. "That will be a tulip and this a crocus!" Mommy says. That's what happens when it's spring! The signs, sounds, colors, and special feelings of spring come alive as they are experienced through the eyes of a youngster.

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows―spring is on its way!Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds, they say goodbye to winter and welcome the lushness of spring.

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts and paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, and simpler time. Capitalizing on the current Downton Abbey–inspired appetite for Edwardian-era ephemera, fashions, and society, this reproduction brings readers back to a time in which propriety, civility, and an appreciation for the natural world reigned. This souvenir of a bygone era serves not only as a calming touchstone, but a reminder that as long as we choose to see it, we are still surrounded by beauty and grace. Presented to retain the charm and beauty of the original volume filled with Holden’s hand-drawn illustrations of the English countryside’s flora and fauna through the changing seasons of the year, as well as handwritten notes, observations, and quotations, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady makes a lovely addition to any home’s library or side table.

Benny's Animals and How He Put Them in Order

Two boys, with the help of a professor at the museum, learn to divide their animal pictures into the proper groups.

The Tune is in the Tree

Annie Jo was a little girl like any other little girl. She was just about as big, too, as any other little girl her age. She had pigtails and for best occasions a plaid silk dress. Her father was an aviator (so the birds had a special feeling for him), and when he was delayed one day, and her mother went to hunt for him, and Mrs. Bunch, the sitter, sprained her ankle, the birds took charge of Annie Jo.Miss Ruby, the hummingbird, who understood magic, made her two and a half inches high. She learned to fly and visited the Robins, the Warblers, and the Thrushes. The perfidious Mrs. Cowbird was causing trouble as usual, laying her eggs in other birds' nests. (Mrs. Cowbird is a notable villainness.) And Annie Jo lost her plaid silk dress in a very curious way. But she got another one in time for Mrs. Oriole's ball, which occurred on the day Annie Jo returned to her normal size and home.

Springtime with Geraldine Woolkins (The Geraldine Woolkins Series)

Geraldine Woolkins has at last become a middle mouse, but navigating the waters of middle-mouse life isn’t easy. Her younger brother irritates her, her sparrow friend Penelope neglects her, and an elder mouse friend is becoming forgetful, making the entire Woolkins family anxious.

Everything is changing. And when Geraldine discovers that the best treasures of spring—fragrant spring flowers, a pond created by spring rainstorms—will one day disappear, she is heartbroken. Does nothing last forever? Does everything good change or fade?

Ten more stories follow the Woolkins mouse family—Papa, Mama, Geraldine, and Button—from April, a time of blossoming, to June, the month of long days.

How plants grow...

A simple introduction to botany.

Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom (DK Our World in Pictures)

Have you ever wondered which plants eat insects? Or how cacti store water? How about which flowers look like bees? Or where is the tallest tree in the world? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these quirky questions and so many more, then Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds may be the book for you! Explore the incredible world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees, whilst you discover all about the weirdest, smelliest and deadliest flowers on our planet, with this engaging encyclopedia for children aged 9-12.

Flower Fairies of the Spring

First published in the 1920s, Cicely Mary Barker’s original Flower Fairies books have been loved for generations. Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barker believed in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawing from life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combination of naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Now newly rejacketed in the style of bestseller Fairyopolis, this new edition makes a perfect gift for a new generation of Flower Fairy fans. The book features poems and full-color illustrations of over 20 flowers and their guardian fairies.

Now, look at some various activities that fit with the various topics below.

Begin first with some history and geography.

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY SPRING UNIT STUDY IDEAS WEEK 1

You can study a variety of topics from spring migrations to learning what farming is done in the spring

In addition, studying about how ancient civilizations welcomed spring is another topic.

And some more ideas are learn how ancient Egyptians grew gardens with flowers, herbs, and vegetables to celebrate spring and in ancient Greece, the arrival of spring was connected to the beginning of the Olympic Game.

Also, look at more ideas.

John Muir Spring Unit Study (and Hands-on Geography Ideas)
Free Bird Unit Study and Lapbook And Fun Edible Bird Nests. Learn about the birds’ habitats
Learn About Indigenous Animal Geography Fun Activity for Preschool to Elementary

Free Toad and Frog Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas
Famous and Historic Trees Fun Nature and History Homeschool Unit Study. Learn about famous trees while learning about the place they call home in the world.

NATURE & SCIENCE SPRING UNIT STUDY IDEAS WEEK 2

Then, there are a variety of ways to learn about the nature and science of spring.

In addition, create a spring weather map. Some places are warm and others are chilly.

Spring begins with a special event called the spring equinox.

Experiment with shadows on the spring equinox.

MATH & LANGUAGE ARTS SPRING UNIT STUDY IDEAS WEEK 3

Next, you’ll love the fun math and language art ideas.

And spring is an especially fun time to measure everything from shadows to the height of flowers. It’s a fun way to spend time outdoors learning.

Too, learn about geometry like hexagonal shapes of beehives and triangles of tree branches.

Challenge your kids to make patterns with pieces of nature bits.

Learn about grids through planting a garden.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study and Free Literary Terms Notebooking Pages and story die.
Spring File Folder Games (free)
Fun Mr Mcgregor’s Vegetable Garden Simple Frugal Math Activity
Flower Measurement Activities

Too, there are many ways to add language arts too. For example, write an acrostic poem using the word spring.

Also brainstorm and write a spring word bank. Then, have your kids use some of the words for a fun spring poem.

For your kids who love to journal, keep a spring journal and be sure to include sketches of all spring writing.

In addition, focus on idioms. For instance, “April showers bring May flowers.”

ARTS & CRAFTS SPRING UNIT STUDY IDEAS WEEK 4

Fun Groundhog Facts For Kids and Free Printable Games
How to Easily Make a Simple and Fun Kids DIY Flower Press
How to Make Easy DIY Bird Feeders With Kids
Learn about spring through watercolor art.
Create a spring flower crown for your littles.
10 Egg Carton Crafts For 2 Year Olds and Fun Nature Color Match Activity
Facts About Wildflowers And a Fun Felt Texas Bluebonnet Craft

Fun Kids Activity How to Make Wildflower Seed Bombs
How to Make an Easy Jumbo Stick Bird Feeder with Kids
Perfect time to learn about the colors of the rainbow. Alphabet Letter R is for Rainbow Craft for Preschool | Fun Rain Mobile
Make a spring sensory bin.
Are Daisies Wildflowers | How to Make a Wildflower Pounding Towel
Hands-On Mixed Media Flower Art Fun Nature Study

MORE SPRING UNIT STUDY RESOURCES

Easy Spring Activities For Preschoolers Science And Fun Busy Book

February 5, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have some spring activities for preschoolers science and a fun spring busy book. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more ideas

Spring is an ideal season to ignite your preschooler’s curiosity about the natural world.

Flowers are blooming, rain is coming and insects are in abundance.

Easy Spring Activities For Preschoolers Science And Fun Busy Book

It is a perfect time to discover the wonders of nature.

And hands-on activities and through play is how preschoolers learn best.

Take advantage of their natural curiosity to make spring activities for preschoolers science a fun topic.

First, look at some of these books.

BOOKS ABOUT SPRING FOR KIDS

You can read them aloud while they are doing hands-on activities or just sit down and read together for science.

10 Books About Spring for Young Learners

Grab some of these fun books about the spring season for kids.

Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms: A Springtime Book For Kids

Fletcher enjoys the sunny weather and the warmth of spring. But when he stumbles across snowy flakes gently floating to the ground, he spreads the news of winter’s return to all his friends. But spring is full of wonderful surprises for Fletcher and his friends.

Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.

Blue on Blue

Join a farming family as they experience the full range of a thrilling seaside thunderstorm—from the wild wind and the very first drops; to the pouring, pouring rain; to the wonderful messy mud after the sun returns! With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork from a Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator, this sublime depiction of nature’s patterns turns a storm into a celebration.

Yucky Worms: Read and Wonder

Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and fascinating — creature.Back matter includes further information about worms and an index

Make Way for Ducklings

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home.

Plant the Tiny Seed Board Book: A Springtime Book For Kids

Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice—no matter how many times you read it!

And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end. Fans of Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, and Press Herewill find their next favorite book in Plant the Tiny Seed.

A Butterfly Is Patient:

Part of the incredible six-book Nature Books series from the award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly Is Patient celebrates a dazzling variety of butterflies in all their beauty and wonder.Turn each page to explore the amazing world of these beautiful winged insects through watercolor illustrations that bring to life garden landscapes filled with flowers, vines, leaves, and sunshine.

An Egg Is Quiet:

This stunningly beautiful and wonderfully informative book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston makes for a fascinating introduction to the vast and amazing world of eggs. Featuring poetic text and an elegant design, this acclaimed book teaches children countless interesting facts about eggs. Full of wit and charm, An Egg Is Quiet will at once spark the imagination and cultivate a love of science.

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

Flowers Are Calling

In this rhyming poetic picture book, explore the wonders of natural cooperation between plants, animals and insects. Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray and illustrated by Kenard Pak is "a sophisticated blend of scientific information and artistry" (Publishers Weekly).

Flowers are calling to all the animals of the forest, "Drink me!"—but it’s the pollinators who feast on their nectar.

In rhyming poetic form and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation between plants, animals, and insects as they each play their part in the forest's cycle of life.

Next, look at this fun list of ideas for spring activities for preschoolers science.

SPRING ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS SCIENCE

Also, look at this spring busy book for preschool.

SPRING BUSY BOOK FOR PRESCHOOL

Then, I have this fun interactive spring busy book for preschool to nurture learning.

It is a 66 .pdf download.

It covers the following skills.

Spring spell
Season months
Umbrella color matching
Rainbow color matching
Shapes sorting
Let’s stack the cake
Count and match
Match the bird with house
Counting puzzle
Color matching
Butterfly wing match
Spring weather match
Alphabet matching
Sort objects by color
Match the numbers
Count the dots
More, Less or Equal
Photo Match
Fill in the missing number
Let’s dress for the rain
Let’s dress for the sun
Spring shadow matching
Insect sorting
Butterfly life cycle
Emotion matching
Sort by size
Spring animals matching
Fun in spring
Find and count
What comes next
Which is different

The busy book has pages of activities and pages of cut-out.

For example, print the pages and place them in a small binder.

Then print the cut out pages.

Have your child cut and glue the cut-out on the correct activity.

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8 Peter Rabbit Garden Ideas | How To Make A Preschool Garden Box

March 18, 2024 | Leave a Comment
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Grab one or more of these 8 Peter Rabbit garden ideas to add some fun hands-on learning to your unit but don’t forget to hop on down to my DIY for how to make a preschool garden box. Also, look at The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study.

I don’t need to tell you how wonderful it is to get your children outside in the fresh air.

Digging in the dirt, and getting healthy microbes to help build immunity, absorbing sunshine, and enjoying nature is fun this time of year.

8 Peter Rabbit Garden Ideas | How To Make A Preschool Garden Box

Nature walks, pond studies, and of course, starting a garden are wonderful spring activities.

But sometimes you just have to get stuff done inside or the weather is not participating in your plans.

Peter Rabbit to the rescue indoors!

You have a wonderful variety of choices from the list below from sensory bins to science and art projects.

And then I have a wonderful activity that will keep everyone from toddlers to preschoolers busy for a while with their dramatic play in a felt preschool garden box.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit Book

First, add some of these living books to your library.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Books by Beatrix Potter

Your kids will love the whole series of books by Beatrix Potter to add to a unit study or fun learning for the day.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is the original classic by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by Frederick Warne in 1902 and endures as Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved tale. It tells the story of a very mischievous rabbit and the trouble he encounters in Mr McGregor's vegetable garden! Re-originated in 2002 to mark the centenary of publication bringing it closer to the original edition, six illustrations were restored, four that were removed in 1903 to make room for endpapers and two that have never been used before, Beatrix having initially prepared more illustrations than could be accommodated in the original format. Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. With revenue from the sales of her books, Beatrix Potter bought a farm - Hill Top - in the English Lake District, where she later became a farmer and prize-winning sheep breeder.

The Tailor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter Read & Play)

"In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets—when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta—there lived a tailor in Gloucester..."Potter described 'The Tailor of Gloucester' as her own favorite among her books. It was based on the true story of a tailor who left the unsewn pieces of a coat in his shop and found that the garment had been mysteriously finished for him in the night. It turned out that the real tailor's assistants were his apprentices, but in Beatrix Potter's version of the story the secret helpers are skillful little brown mice.(1866–1943) loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The landscape that Peter Rabbit first introduced to us in 1902 is still today one of most popular and well-loved worlds. What started as an endearing story about a bunny rabbit would soon become the first ember for the illustrious series that is , & a story which has endured retelling after retelling at bedtimes all over the world.

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (Peter Rabbit)

The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle was first published in 1905, and is as charming today as it was then. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. It is discovered one day by a little girl called Lucie, who is in search of her missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny door, and meets Mrs Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing and ironing for the neighbouring animals. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her, and it's only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog! Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. With revenue from the sales of her books, Beatrix Potter bought a farm - Hill Top - in the English Lake District, where she later became a farmer and prize-winning sheep breeder.

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (Peter Rabbit)

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher endures as one of Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved tales. It tells of an optimistic and slightly accident-prone frog, who sets off on a fishing expedition across the pond, only to find himself bitten on the toe by a water-beetle, fighting with a stickleback, and eventually nearly eaten by a trout! The Tale of Jeremy Fisher is number seven in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows: 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr. Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (Peter Rabbit)

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of . . . roast duck! Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter, who lived at her farm, Hill Top. The story also features Beatrix's own sheepdog, Kep, who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate! Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten

Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Knit Plush

SOFT & HUGGABLE: This Easter stuffed animal is made from soft, huggable materials and features surface-washable construction for easy cleaning. Each Peter Rabbit stuffed animal is appropriate for ages 1 and up and ships in a protective poly bag.

You just need two items from Dollar Tree and some felt to recreate this adorable little traveling garden to keep small hands occupied and little imaginations growing big.

You can use the garden box and the little felt veggies in lots of ways like finding out about different veggies.

Use Farm Anatomy as a great reference along with it.

Next, look at these Peter Rabbit garden ideas.

8 Peter Rabbit Garden Ideas

Here is another activity I created for the theme with felt to practice some basic math skills, Fun Mr. McGregor’s Vegetable Garden Simple Frugal Math Activity.
Let your little one’s imagination take over with Peter Rabbit Small World Sensory Play, a sweet little mini garden at their fingertips.
Take some of your harvest (even if it’s from the grocery store) and learn How to Make DIY Fruit & Veggie Stamped Tea Towels for a precious garden-themed art project.
Cooking with littles is always a great idea, it teaches them so much, stay on theme with this Rabbit Food Lettuce Wrap- Cooking with Kids.
I created these 7 Science Garden Ideas and Make a Pizza Container Garden with older kids in mind but most activities are very easily adapted to preschoolers as well. Preschoolers love pizza too!
Learn about growing Your own Vegetable Soup Unit Study as you talk about gardens and what grows in them.
Need a little bit more for your garden theme? Check out my Easy Seeds and Gardening Unit Study for Kids with plenty of ideas to create a unique and fun unit.
Playdough and a precious, precocious preschooler go perfectly together for this Peter Rabbit Invitation to Play.

Before you begin your garden box find a container.

They have several small boxes and bins at Dollar Tree, but I wanted something a little larger.

After searching up and down the aisle for a while I found this cat litter box in the pet aisle that worked perfectly and was the most generous in size, but you can use whatever you like.

How To Make A Preschool Garden Box

Supplies Needed:

Shallow plastic box
Pool noodle(s)
Brown Felt
Colored felt
Hot glue
Scissors
Stuffing or scraps of felt.

First, use a kitchen knife to cut down the pool noodle to the width of the litter box.

Because the litter box has angled sides you will also need to cut the ends at a slight angle, you want it to fit tightly down into the box.

Repeat until you fill up the box, leaving a little space between each noodle.

Cut brown felt for each piece the exact length and either just big enough to wrap around or not quite touch.

Cover in hot glue making sure to get the edges.

Wrap around the noodle and smooth it down.

Put hot glue on each end of the cut noodle and press quickly into place, hold until the glue cools and hardens.

Repeat until each one is in place and the box is filled.

Now, the fun part, creating the little stuffed felt veggies to put in your garden.

Cut simple shapes out of the felt, you want to choose things that grow out of or under the ground so that you are also teaching your child correctly at the same time.

How To Make A Preschool Garden Box

Some ideas are carrots, parsnips, lettuce, radishes, and potatoes.

Cut two pieces out at the same time for each vegetable.

Remember to also cut out greenery at the same time for your tops of items like the carrots.

Run a bead of glue all the way around one piece of your felt veggies leaving just enough open to add stuffing.

Quickly press the matching opposite side into the hot glue and allow to cool.

Once glue is set and cooled, stuff the inside, using a pencil to get it all the way in.

Add the greenery to the top between the two layers and glue the rest of the way closed.

For lettuce/cabbage cut wavy strips and/or small leafy pieces

Roll the strips, bunching and gluing randomly as you go until your head of lettuce is as big as you’d like it.

Push your vegetables into the spaces between each “row”.

Add a basket for gathering and enjoy their imagination taking over.

How to Easily Make Fun Seed Tape With Kids

March 6, 2024 | 2 Comments
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While creating super easy seed tape with kids’ hands are busy and their minds are open to absorbing new information! Also, look at this post Easy Seeds and Gardening Unit Study for Kids (Middle – Upper Elementary) for more ideas.

Seed tape makes a great activity during the spring months.

Not only is it teaching a practical life skill, but you are incorporating math and science into their learning as well. It is the perfect rainy-day activity while you wait for planting season.

Seed taping makes for a sweet homemade gift too. Grandma might really enjoy a little help with her garden.

How to Easily Make Fun Seed Tape With Kids

Look at this list to make fun seed tape with kids:

Assorted seeds
Toilet paper
All-purpose flour
Wooden craft stick
Water
A small bowl
Permanent marker
Ruler/measuring tape
Clear zippered bags
Tweezers

How to Easily Make Fun Seed Tape With Kids @Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Seed tape can be used in small or large gardens, containers, or even cut into small pieces for seed starting pots.

12 Easy Seed Tape Steps With Kid

Pull out a length of toilet paper that is easy to work with, I recommend from 2’ to 4’ depending on your garden space. If your toilet paper is more than 1-ply you will want to separate each layer.

Use a sharpie to write the name of your plant carefully at the end of the roll so you don’t get confused.

In a small bowl stir together just enough flour and water to create a sticky paste, it should be like a thick pudding. A couple of teaspoons of flour will go a long way.

Mark off spots for your seeds by making a dot with your sharpie on your lengths of toilet paper, this will depend on the recommended planting distance of the flowers or vegetables you are planting, you can find this information on the back of your seed packet.

This is a great time to include some math in your child’s activity, have them use a ruler to mark off the spaces.

Drip a bit of your paste on your mark using a craft stick.

Use your tweezers to drop a seed or two onto the paste dot, tape down gently.

Leave your paper out and allow the paste to dry completely, this is an important step, if you move to the next step before it’s dry it will stick together and become a big unusable mess.

Once your paste is completely dry roll up your seed tape into a tidy little roll and place inside a plastic baggie, don’t forget to use your sharpie to write the name of your plant on the baggie.

Gardening Activities for Kids

Store your seed tapes until ready to use!

When ready to plant you can use the entire length or trim them into smaller pieces, even a few squares for container gardening will work!

Dig a shallow trench in the prepared soil and unroll your seed tape, cover with a thin layer of soil, water well.

Remember to identify your rows with plant markers.

Turn this simple activity into a larger unit study by including some other activities that go along with it well and add a little more to it.

11 Seed Tape Unit Study Ideas

One/ Track your planting from seed tape to harvest with a gardening journal.

Two/ Incorporate art by sketching your plants.

Three/ Work in some math by having your child draw out a square foot garden and filling in the plants you plan to grow.

Four/ Practice measurement by having them track the plant’s growth with a ruler.

Five/ Purchase a rain gauge and track the rain for the season on a simple bar graph.

Six/ Use leftover seeds for a seed sorting activity. Look at my tips here for Easy Seed and Gardening Unit Study for Kids (Middle – Upper Elementary)

Seven/ Create a garden budget and have your child compare prices and help choose plants and other items needed to fit in the budget.

Eight/ Make plant markers for art and writing practice.

Nine/ Check out books from the library about seeds and planting, I have a list of suggestions below!

Ten/ Draw and label the parts of a seed.

Eleven/ Photograph your plant from seed to harvest and create a book.

Next, look at some of our favorite books.

11 Gardening With Kids Books & Fun Resources

As a true bibliophile no unit study would be complete without a strong list of books to support a topic. Here is a great list for everyone in the family.

Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life

Learn the difference between a farrow and a barrow, and what distinguishes a weanling from a yearling. Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman’s charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting everything from the shapes of squash varieties to how a barn is constructed and what makes up a beehive to crop rotation patterns, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life.

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art

Packed with garden-based activities that promote science, math, reading, writing, imaginative play, and arts and crafts, The Garden Classroom offers a whole year of outdoor play and learning ideas—however big or small your garden.

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt:

Explore the secret realm beneath the dirt that brings the world of nature to life: Follow a young girl and her grandmother on a journey through the year planning, planting, and harvesting their garden—and learn about what's happening in the dirt to help make it all happen.Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt exists a busy world—earthworms dig, snakes hunt, skunks burrow—populated by all the creatures that make a garden their home

Gardening Lab for Kids: 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden

A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book features 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, beginning with learning to read maps to find your heat zone, moving through seeds, soil, composting, and then creating garden art and appreciating your natural surroundings.

The Ultimate Guide to Gardening: Grow Your Own Indoor, Vegetable, Fairy, and Other Great Gardens

Whether inside or outside, decorative or edible, this book is full of gardening projects large and small. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions are accompanied by photographs that guide the aspiring gardening through planting all kinds of gardens.

Kids Gardening Set

MONTESSORI FOR TODDLERS: Our gardening tool set encourages kids to play outside & learn about plants, nature & sustainability. Perfect for the yard and sand box.

OUTDOOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES: Our Kids Garden Set is great for Occupational Therapy & Developing Fine Motor Skills. Suitable for Boys and girls.

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Do-It-Yourself Garden Research Handbook - The Thinking Tree: How to Design, Plant, & Care for Your Own Garden! Homeschooling Science, Nature & Home Economics

A Gardening Research Workbook & Planning Guide for Teens, Kids and Families! Perfect for Homeschooling Science, Nature Study, Botany and Home Economics!

Designed for teens, but perfect for Ages 9+ (Younger students will need some extra help).

Raised Garden Bed Wood Planter Boxes Outdoor for Kids with Legs

{Raised Garden Bed for Kids} We designed the children raised garden bed carefully, so that your children can feel the happiness of plant growth and the magic of natural life. Our raised garden bed deep enough to provide your plants and vegetables with ample room to breathe and grow healthy.

From Seed to Plant

Flowers, trees, fruits—plants are all around us, but where do they come from? With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. Important vocabulary is reinforced with accessible explanation and colorful, clear diagrams showing the parts of plants, the wide variety of seeds, and how they grow. The book includes instructions for a seed-growing project, and a page of interesting facts about plants, seeds, and flowers. A nonfiction classic, and a perfect companion for early science lessons and curious young gardeners.

National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant

Kids see plants, flowers, and trees around them every day. In this lively and educational reader, they'll learn how those plants grow. Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth, learning about what plants need to thrive and grow with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and the fun approach National Geographic Readers are known for.

Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants

An easy and fun introduction to plant biology! With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2 - the Cat in the Hat explores the world of plants. Kids will learn about the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and seed dispersal.

Seed Tape Science Words

You can use the following words for vocabulary, spelling, copy work, and journal starters.

Angiosperms- Flowering plants.
Gymnosperms-Non-flowering plants.
Tuber- Thickened underground part of the stem.
Rhizome- A horizontal underground stem with lateral shoots and roots.
Corm-Short swollen underground plant stem.
Bulb- An underground storage organ with a short stem and fleshy scale leaves.
Germination- When a seed begins to develop after dormancy.
Bud- Flower or plant that is beginning to bloom
Seedling- A young plant, mostly raised from seed and not cuttings.
Seed Coat- Protective outer coat of a seed.

How to Easily Make Fun Seed Tape with Kids and sneak in some learning too. Check out this FUN activity over at Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

You’ll also love these other fun activities:

Fun Mr Mcgregor’s Vegetable Garden Simple Frugal Math Activity

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We’re creating a sweet and fun Mr Mcgregor’s vegetable garden math activity with felt that will have your littles counting, matching, making patterns, and using their imaginations. Also, look at my post The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study.

Do you remember the flannel boards that teachers used to use to tell a story, moving the pieces on and off the board?

If you do, this is an adorable throwback.

A sweet classic, like Peter Rabbit, deserves a darling activity with a great shelf life.

This vegetable garden math activity is probably only about $3 worth of felt, less if you source a great bundle price.

Fun Mr Mcgregor's Vegetable Garden Simple Frugal Math Activity

Peter Rabbit is a story about a mischievous and downright naughty little rabbit.

He learned things the hard way like when he doesn’t heed his mother’s advice to stay out of Mr. Mcgregor’s vegetable garden and narrowly escapes losing his coat and shoes in the process.

This felt math activity is as much fun to make as it is for your child to learn simple math using a fun little mat.

It can also be used for dramatic play, takes up little space, and is very inexpensive as well as easy to assemble.

Books for Kids By Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Books by Beatrix Potter

Your kids will love the whole series of books by Beatrix Potter to add to a unit study or fun learning for the day.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tailor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter Read & Play)

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (Peter Rabbit)

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (Peter Rabbit)

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (Peter Rabbit)

Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Knit Plush

Next, look at these fun activities to learn go along with the Tale of Peter Rabbit.

5 More Hands-On Peter Rabbit Activities

Make this adorable Peter Rabbit Toilet Paper Roll Craft that your child can use as a puppet while you read the story out loud.
This is a great time to begin a real small garden with an adorable little scarecrow like the one in the story made from Peter’s jacket with How to Make Mr. McGregor’s Garden: A Simple Peter Rabbit Craft.
Get your child up and moving with a Peter Rabbit Movement Game to wake them up and get brain cells firing.
Here is another great math activity that you can put together quickly and easily: Carrot Number Matching Activity.
A Peter Rabbit Playdough Invitation to play is not only a fun activity for your child but is a wonderful way to build fine motor skills and develop your child’s imagination within the theme.

This is also a great excuse for a field trip to a farmers market or at least the grocery store to learn about new fruits and vegetables and you may even pick up some inspiration ideas for the ones you want to recreate.

Mr. Mcgregor’s Vegetable Garden Math Ideas

There are several ways to use the felt vegetable garden for math depending on what skills your preschooler is working on.

Matching-Have your child match two of each vegetable as they pull it from the basket.
Counting- Lay out multiple felt vegetables in the background and have your child point and count each one (one to one correspondence).

Simple addition and subtraction- Use a pair of dice to determine your two numbers and practice adding and subtracting basic numbers using the felt vegetables as manipulatives.
Patterns- Make simple AB and ABC patterns for your child to continue repeating.

Sorting- Mix all the pieces up in a basket and encourage your child to sort them by type.

Number Recognition- Make small cards with 1-5 or 1-10. Then your child matches numbers with the correct number of felt vegetables.

Serration- This is arranging objects in order by size. If you make your felt vegetables with enough size variation children can place them in order. For example, largest to smallest and vice versa.

Beyond math you could also us these felt vegetables to practice beginning letter sounds as well, c-c-c-carrot.

Fun Mr Mcgregor’s Vegetable Garden Math Activity

You will need:

Brown felt
Colorful felt
Scissors
Hot glue gun
A basket to store everything

All you need for your garden plot is a sheet of brown felt with no cutting.

You can even purchase larger pieces at the craft store if you want a bigger workspace.

Next, decide which vegetables you’d like to include and cut out very simple shapes.

Glue all your pieces together and allow them to cool.

For lettuce or is it cabbages?

I just cut a green oval and then two to three smaller “leaves” to glue to either side.

You can make whatever vegetables you like and that you know your child will identify.

Add details if you like with a marker.

I suggest starting with five of each vegetable for very young math learners.

Too, you can make 10 for adding and subtracting within 10.

Once you’ve cut out all your pieces, including the greenery, hot glue them together.

That’s it, that’s all it takes.

A little simple cutting and gluing.

And now your child has a darling play mat that can be used for math, science, and dramatic play.

Add everything to a cute little basket to store it in.

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