I am having some friends over and I thought I would have the kids play a "find that flower" game. The kids are mostly 4-7. I'm struggling with figuring out how best to go about it. I want to have clues, point them to an area of the yard, and then have them guess what flower I am talking about. Do I totally direct it, so just write down the clues for myself, or should I put the clues on pieces of paper and just design a bigger I-Spy type thing, since some of the kids read? I imagine us doing the activity together, walking around looking for things, but maybe I'm thinking about this in the wrong way?
hit online, clipart images of each flower.
make it a BINGO card or Scavenger Hunt.
For that age group, you have to provide the picture &/or clues.
Scavenger hunt might be easier, I always liked doing those when I was little, especially the ones when we had to go through the neighborhood and knock on doors to get certain stuff. Alas, those days are gone. I digress.
The flower game?
I'm thinking you go to the dollar store and buy the fake tulips, roses, daisies, etc. Make sure you have enough of each kind of flower for each kid. Place them in sporadic spots in your yard.
Do a lesson first, show them each flower, explain a little about it.
Then send the kids off to find each type of flower, who ever gathers all of them first is the winner?
Do each race by the specific type of flower so there are more chances to be the winner.
For my grandson's 4th birthday, we did a "treasure hunt" ....... some kids were able to read, they read the clues, and everyone all worked together to find the spot. They were fairly simple, and directed the group to different things, including the garden.
You could even have a "prize" at the end of helping plant a few flowers in your garden!
