Materials Needed:
- Colorful craft paper or fabric
- Safe, washable paint
- Small boxes or containers
- Pebbles or small toys to use as “treasure”
Activity Steps:
- Create Your Garden: Use the craft paper or fabric to lay out different areas of your garden on the floor. You can make flower patches, a pond area (with blue fabric or paper), and place pebbles or toys as frogs around it.
- Treasure Chests: Turn the small boxes or containers into treasure chests. You can decorate them with paint or paper to make them look magical. Inside, place some pebbles or small toys as the treasure.
- Imaginative Play: Invite your toddler to explore the magical garden. Encourage them to find the treasure chests and guess what’s inside. You can add to the fun by pretending to be different characters from a fairy tale, like garden fairies, frogs, or butterflies.
- Storytelling: Use the scene as a prompt to tell a story together. You can start with something like, “Once upon a time, in a magical garden just like this one, there was a hidden treasure that could only be found by the kindest and bravest adventurers…”
