The Wildflower Garden and Fairy Retreat
Fredericksburg, VA
Welcome to our Activity page these activities are available to you while you are on the property to share with your child. We expect that all visitors respect the fact that these are available to your through our kindness and parents should limit the activities to one per child. Please enjoy listening to one of the books, practicing some gratitude, learn about positive affirmations, try a little meditation, do a craft and explore.
Christine Kovacs - Owner
Activity Table
Make a Seed Bomb (Spring/Summer)
Go to our garden table and make a Seed Bomb by following the directions in this video. It will be messy! Once they dry you can take them home in paper bag.
Make a Pine Cone Feeder (Summer/Fall)
Go to our garden table and make a Pine cone Feeder by following the directions in this video. It will be messy! Once they dry you can take them home in paper bag.
Bee & Butterfly Antennas
Games/Obstacles
Ladybug & Bee Tic Tac Toe- game
Identification Bug & Wildlife - thinking games!
Mushroom Dance Circle - motor skills!
Labyrinth - motor skills!
Story Time
Listen to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
What do caterpillars turn into, butterflies of course. Learn the live of a butterfly with this great animated book.
Listen to "The Very Quiet Cricket"
The Very Quiet Cricket is about a young cricket who finally finds his voice. Taken from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories collection. Based on Eric Carle's picture book.
Listen to "Ten Magic Butterflies"
Read along with guest host and author Danica McKellar as she reads her book TEN MAGIC BUTTERFLIES. Ten flower friends have a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower’s dream come true.
Bees Like Flowers
Story about bee pollination and bee life cycle.
Sing-A-Long
The Unicorn Song
Puff - The Magic Dragon
MUSIC FOR DANCING IN THE FAIRY MUSHROOM CIRCLE
Affirmations
Do "I Am affirmations" with your little one and visit our Gratitude Tree.
Find a spot in the garden and listen to and repeat these positive affirmations to promote good self esteem and confidence in your little one. You can continue this when you go home. Positive thinking is a powerful way to help increase feelings of self-worth. When you visit the gratitude tree have your child think of things they are grateful for.
Magic Wand - Mindfulness Meditation
Magic Wand Mindfulness Meditation for Kids
Parents and children can find a place to sit in garden and practice this mindfulness meditation for kids. Meditation helps children learn how to better relax, focus on their breathing, become aware of body sensations, reduce stress, and let go of worries or anxiety from their busy days.
For the Boys
Squirrel Ninja Obstacle Course
Great Laugh!
Squirrels are amazing little animals.