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Sensory Garden Plant Taste a Kid Garden, Gardening for Kids and 5 Senses Study

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Lucy Gardens - Gardening for Kids Sensory Garden Plant Taste 5 Senses
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 tasting ( suitable for 5 senses thematic unit)		What's NEW at Gardening for Kids
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Taste Plants		Plants for Sensory Gardens
Tasty Plants organic vegetables Nasturtiums Violas Berries ( blueberries, stawberries, raspberries) Swiss chard 'Bright Lights' Sweetcorn (rustles in the wind) Yummy herbs Mints Peppermint Spearmint Apple Mint Pineapple Mint ( see whehter kids can taste the difference) Sages Pineapple Sage Purple Sage Thyme Rosemary Anise Fennel Salad Burnet (cucumber flavor) Oregano Parsley Stevia ( very sweet like candy) Curry Plant ( leaves smell like spicy curry, some varieties can be eaten Chives Garlic Chive
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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 ( 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 Taste the rain when it falls on your tongue
Taste Garden Accessories
~ add birdfeeders and watch birds "taste" seeds, nuts etc ~ add a bird bath ~ if you have the space consider adding a bee hive to a sensory garden project( yummy honey) ~ chickens can provide delicious free range eggs and also fertiliser for the compost heap
Sensory Garden Plants for Kid Gardens
Tip:Sensory Garden Plant Taste ~ Tasting plants should be done under strict supervision from a knowlegable adult gardener to avoid poisinous and unpalatable plant ~ When creating a school garden watch out for allergies of students ~ 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