Garden
All the Ways to Play:
Your toddler will love engaging in pretend play with this flower cart. It’s great for developing gross motor strength and coordination in order to pick up and move the cart around.
Functional Language: push, pull, in, out, plant, flower, waterDig, rake, scoop, and pour with these handy sand and dirt tools. Perfect for toddlers to engage in sensory-rich play while developing fine and gross motor strength and coordination.
Functional Language: dig, scoop, pour, dump, rake, shovel, plantPractice identifying flowers by their colors and organizing the flowers tallest to shortest. Great for toddlers to practice functional hand grasps (to put flowers in and out of bed).
Functional Language: in, out, flower, colors, dirt, waterVegetable & Flower Garden Toy:
Engage in pretend play, while increasing fine motor skills. Your toddler will love “sell” you food and flowers as you come to their pretend garden stand. They can tend to their garden by planting & watering, too!
Functional Language: in, out, carrot, tomato, flower, bee, shovel, moreGet outside! Have a seek and find with your toddler to look for flowers, grass, and other items in nature. Collect and bring them back to press in this kit. Model “I see…” and fill in the blank with items you see around your yard.
Functional Language: push, press, flower, leaf, grass, look, “I see…”Work on dressing skills by putting the gloves on and taking them off again. These gloves are a great addition to your gardening set so your little one can dig & get into the dirt without getting too dirty.
Functional Language: gloves, on, off, plant, dirt, digThe large LEGO pieces and simple structure are a great introduction to building. Great for 15+ months to explore fitting together, pulling apart, and engaging in pretend play.
Functional Language: carrot, push, pull, eat, yum, crunch, water, pour, together, apartHead to the nursery and pick out a couple of flowers or plants to plant with your little one. Practice caring for others and building responsibility as you check on and water your seeds and plants every day.
Functional Language: plant, dig, flower, in, out, water, dirtThese smaller blocks are perfect for increasing fine motor control and coordination by stacking with one hand. Babies 18+ months will love to help stack the blocks to create different flowers and garden scenes.
Functional Language: up, down, on top, stack, crash, flower, garden, buildPerfect for color sorting, matching, developing fine motor skills, and language development. Practice imitation skills by shaking the gnome home then handing it to your little one. Then practice opening/closing them, putting the gnomes in and back out again, and talking about the colors. Great for 18+ months!
Functional Language: colors, in, out, open, close, gnome, home, peekabooToddlers love to help and water the plants! This is a perfect age appropriate skill that works on increasing independence, wrist rotation, motor strength and coordination, and following directions.
Functional Language: pour, water, flower, plant, moreWheelbarrow & Gardening Tool Set:
This interactive gardening set is perfect for your toddler’s imitation skills. The age-appropriate sized gardening tools and wheelbarrow will allow your toddler in increase their independence while working with you outside.
Functional Language: push, more, dirt, dig, rake, plant, water
How to Set the Play Scene:
You have your garden themed toys and the books to match, but how do you set them up for play? Our Ways to Play Guides can help with that!
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If your little one loves being in the garden, be sure to check out our bugs, sensory table & outdoor play pages, too!
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