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Sensory Garden Plant Smell a Kid Garden,Gardening for Child and 5 Senses Study

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Lucy Gardens - Gardening for Kids Sensory Garden Plant 5 Senses Smell
A sensory garden is a wonderful idea for kid gardens as first of all the children are aloud to touch !!! and truly expereince plants. An edible garden is a garden that contains flowers, herbs, seeds, berries and plants that you can eat. Children like large, brightly coloured flowers and vegetables that grow quickly. Plants like sunflowers, corn and pumpkins are suitable. You should also consider using varieties of plants that have sensory and textural qualities as well. Sensory plants are plants that have special smell, taste, touch, hear and sight qualities. , here we show you our favorite kid garden plants for smelling ( suitable for 5 senses thematic unit)		What's NEW at Gardening for Kids
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Smell Plants		Plants for Sensory Gardens
Fragrant plants Clethra ( vanilla scent) Honeysuckle Lavender Lily of the Valley Sweet Annie Roses Scented Geraniums ( you can have apple,pineapple) Sweet Peas Oriental Lilies Heliotropes Chameleon plant( Houttuynia cordata; colored foliage that smells of lemon) Curry Plant ( leaves smell like spicy curry) Chocolate cosmos( Cosmos atrosanguineus,chocolate/vanilla scent ) Fragrant herbs Peppermint Pineapple Mint Thymes Sages Chamomile Lemon Balm( makes delicious homemade lemonade) Agrimony ( smells of apricots)
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		Taste
		Smell
		See
		Hear
		Try identifying wild foods that can be tasted ( some after cooking) and spotted in a wild life garden ( smell wild rosehips, wild strawberries, elderflowers, dandelions, black berries etc) Learn all about wild fungi and see whether you can spot them in a woodland garden Smell the rain when it falls on your tongue
Smell Garden Accessories
Lots of smelly stuff for kids gardens ~ smell cut grass ~ smell ponds and water features ~ smell citronella candles ( insect repellant for gardens) ~ smell wooden logs ~
Sensory Garden Plants for Kid Gardens
Tip:Sensory Garden Plant Smell ~ it is always advisable to offer hand washing facilities near the 5 Senses garden ~ take extra care when gardening with younger kids that easily put things into their mouth , use touchy feely plants like herbs that are ok to consume