Learning Outcome

This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imagine and imitate the movement of a flower as it grows and blossoms.

Activity Description

Have your child find an open space on the floor or ground.
Tell your child to crouch into a ball (“seed”).
Tell your child to start “growing” like a flower. Rise up slowly and reach out with arms as if sprouting.
Try different plant “actions”:
The wind blows: sway and wave arms
The plant gets thirsty: droop over forward
Nighttime comes: close arms like petals closing
The sun comes out: stretch arms upward
Winter comes: crumble to the ground
Repeat as a different kind of flower, bush, or tree.
Variations
If you have a group, some children can be gardeners who walk around and “water” the flowers – they must make sure the flowers continue to grow – the children who are flowers should bend if they go too long without water.

Required Material

4  Boundary cone