You will need:
- a large aluminum
foil pan for each child or for a small group of children
- a bucket of
soil for each pan
- assorted pebbles
and rocks
- assorted items
to decorate the miniature garden (ie. leaves, twigs, small figurines,
pine cones, etc.)
- small plastic
containers (ie. individual yogurt cups)
What to do:
- encourage
childrren to spread the dirt in their foil pan
- arrange dirt
into hills, valleys, clumps, etc.
- poke assorted
items into soil to form trees, shrubs, bridges, etc.
- add figurines,
place a small container of water for a pond or little swimming pool
for figurines, etc.