Spring is finally here, and that means it is time for one of my very favorite springtime themes in our preschool box... The Garden Box! Our Garden Box offers the perfect chance to spring into learning with some fun and educational play-based learning activities. This preschool box is jam-packed with easy and fun activities for your little gardener with all the materials included!
My Pre-K Box: The Perfect Preschool Box for You!
My Pre-K Box is an educational subscription box for preschoolers filled with different learning activities for math and literacy skills! Each box is based on a different theme and is focused on play-based learning. Your kids will love exploring new activities each month while practicing kindergarten readiness skills! With this preschool box, you will have the opportunity for fun and educational garden crafts and activities to be delivered right to your door! Our no-prep activities, hands-on learning tools, and easy-to-use grown-up guides will bring the excitement of gardening and garden activities indoors.
What's inside The Garden Box?
The Garden Box is filled with activities that will help your preschooler develop important Kindergarten skills. It has activities for science, math, literacy, sensory, and creative crafts! It is unbelievably enjoyable and educational at the same time, your kids won't even notice that they are learning a lot. Let's see in detail what games and activities it has inside! I'm sure your little gardener is already excited!
Activities for Learning Math
1 Vegetable Count & Cover
- Materials: Vegetable Count & Cover game mat, vegetable mini erasers, bingo chips, a sheet of paper
- Game mechanics: In this game, an adult hides a few vegetable mini erasers under a sheet of paper while the child closes their eyes. Starting with two erasers, the child then opens their eyes, and the adult briefly reveals the hidden erasers before covering them again. The child guesses the number of erasers and, if correct, covers the corresponding number on a game mat with a bingo chip. This process repeats with varying quantities, encouraging the child to recognize numbers quickly. For smaller numbers (1-5), the child practices subitizing by identifying the amount at a glance, while for larger numbers (6-10), the erasers are arranged in groups to help with counting. The game adapts to the child's skill level, aiming to improve their number sense without causing frustration.
- About the game: The Vegetable Count & Cover game can help kids learn and develop important math skills, including counting, subitizing (recognizing small quantities without counting), and numeral recognition. Kids can improve their number sense by quickly identifying and counting hidden vegetable erasers in the game and matching them to numerals on a game mat. This process enhances their ability to recognize quantities at a glance and strengthens their understanding of numbers.
2 Spin It & Plant It
- Materials: Spin It & Plant It game mat, spinner arrow, spinner base, vegetable mini erasers
- Game mechanics: To start the game, you have to set up the spinner first on the game mat. Kids take turns spinning the spinner and identifying the number it lands on. They then count and "plant" that many vegetable erasers in dirt piles on the game mat, filling them from left to right and top to bottom. After planting, they remove the erasers and repeat the process, representing different numbers on the tens frame.
- About the game: In the game Spin It & Plant It, kids will learn numeral recognition, counting, and how to use a tens frame. By spinning the spinner, identifying numbers, and counting and planting vegetable erasers on a tens frame, children develop number sense by seeing numbers in relation to groups of 5 and 10. This familiarity with tens frames will ease their transition into Kindergarten, where these tools are commonly used. The game enhances their counting skills and helps them understand numerical concepts
3 Planting Patterns
- Materials: Planting Patterns cards, vegetable mini erasers
- Game mechanics: In this pattern recognition game, kids select a Planting Patterns card first and adults help point to each vegetable while naming the vegetables. You can use a sing-song voice, alternating pitches for each type for more fun and easier recognition for kids. Pause at the empty spot to let your child identify the next vegetable in the sequence. If needed, provide the answer and explain the pattern. The child then places the correct vegetable eraser in the empty spot to complete the pattern. Start with the blue background for simpler patterns and move to the yellow background for more challenging ones.
- About the game: This cute and simple garden-themed activity will allow your preschooler to practice their math and language skills all while having fun! At the same time, kids will develop important skills such as identifying patterns, sequencing, and critical thinking. By recognizing and completing vegetable patterns, they enhance their ability to predict what comes next in a sequence. The game also helps with memory, attention to detail, and understanding the concept of patterns, which are foundational skills for math and reading.
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Lovin' the garden theme? We got the right freebie for you! Here's a welcome gift! The Garden Preschool Fun Pack is a perfect activity after playing and learning from The Garden Box! It is a collection of garden-themed worksheets that helps preschoolers practice math and literacy skills to prepare them for Kindergarten. Learn more about the Garden Preschool Fun Pack here, or download it now before you go!
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Literacy Activities
1 Get to the Greenhouse Game
- Materials: Get to the Greenhouse game mat, game cards (also used in Garden Bingo), 2 different vegetable mini erasers for player pieces
- Game mechanics: The goal of this game is to be the first to help the boy bring the plants to the greenhouse! Players start by placing their pieces on "start." The youngest player first draws a card, names the word on it, and then breaks it into syllables. They clap for each syllable and move their piece forward one space per syllable. If a player lands on a red space, they must follow the trail back as indicated. The first player to reach the greenhouse wins!
- About the game: Get to the Greenhouse Game helps kids develop crucial language and cognitive skills. They learn to segment words into syllables, enhancing their phonological awareness. They practice counting and reinforce their understanding of syllable segmentation by clapping for each syllable and moving their piece accordingly. Additionally, taking turns helps improve social skills such as patience and fairness. The game provides an engaging way for children to build vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and turn-taking abilities.
2 Garden Bingo
- Materials: Garden Bingo player cards, Garden game cards (also used in the Get to the Greenhouse Game), bingo chips
- Game mechanics: Who doesn’t love bingo? In Garden Bingo game, each player chooses a player card. Shuffle the game cards and place them face down. Next, draw a card and identify the beginning sound of the word pictured. Then, determine the corresponding letter that makes that sound. If you have the matching letter on your player card, cover it with a bingo chip. The first player to fill their game board wins! Alternatively, players can aim to get three in a row to win. It's a fun way for kids to practice letter sounds and letter recognition while learning to play a classic game of bingo.
- About the game: The Garden Bingo game allows kids to practice identifying the beginning sounds of words and matching them to the corresponding letters, enhancing their phonemic awareness and letter recognition. By covering matching letters on their player cards, children reinforce their understanding of letter-sound correspondence. This game provides a fun and engaging way for kids to build their vocabulary, phonics skills, and letter knowledge.
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Let's stop for a while for... Another freebie! Yes, another set of free activities for your little one! Perfect for this spring season, the Print & Go Spring and Easter Pom Pom Mats will keep your kids busy and enjoying colorful pom poms, while strengthening their little hand muscles to prepare them for writing! Read more about the Spring and Easter Pom Pom Mats in this blog post, and be sure to grab a copy while it's free!
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Science, Sensory play, and crafts
1 Flower Planter Stick Craft Kit
Let kids explore and develop their creativity with our garden-themed craft, the Flower Planter Stick Craft Kit! Kids can design and decorate their own charming flower planter, adding a delightful touch to any garden or potted plant. You can even help them customize it by adding their photo to it!
2 Exploring Seeds Experiments Kit
Discover the wonders of nature with our Exploring Seeds Experiments Kit! This garden-themed science and sensory play kit lets kids explore, plant, and learn how seeds grow in a hands-on, engaging way.
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Before we reach the end... Here is one last gift from us! Have you tried salt painting with your preschooler? Use our Print & Go Spring Salt Painting templates for spring-themed drawings that you can use as patterns for the salt painting! It can make the activity more fun and convenient, while your little one develops fine motor skills and explore their creativity! Check out our blog post about Spring Salt Painting here, and get a free copy now!
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Craft Lovers Upgrade
If your preschooler loves arts and crafts, you'll want to subscribe to our Craft Lovers Upgrade which includes two additional crafts for just $8.95! The Garden Box's Craft Lovers Upgrade includes the 3D Gnome Garden Sticker Scene and Hello Spring Mobile Craft Kit.
1 3D Gnome Garden Sticker Scene
If there is anything preschoolers love more than crafts… it’s stickers, and this 3D Gnome Garden Sticker Scene offers just that! With our Craft Lovers Upgrade, you will also receive a huge sticker sheet, and a jumbo scene to stick the stickers on! Your preschooler will have fun peeling and sticking the stickers and using their imagination to create the scene. This fun upgrade to our preschool box offers plenty of fine motor practice as well as an opportunity to practice language skills and build their imagination!
2 Hello Spring Mobile Craft Kit
In this bonus craft found in our Craft Lovers Upgrade, your preschooler can have even more fine motor practice (and fun)!
To complete this craft you will simply assemble the tulip-shaped flowers by threading them through the string in the correct order to spell the word "spring" and securing them together! You can hang it in your kids' room as a very fitting decor to welcome the season. How cute!
Grownup Guide
Still not sure how to guide your preschooler in using The Valentine Box? No worries, we included a Grownup Guide inside My Pre-K Boxes! Perfect for parents and caretakers, this handy guide provides step-by-step instructions, tips, and sample scenarios and gameplays to make the most out of the games and activities, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable learning experience for your little ones!
If you like this peek into The Garden Box, be sure to sign up to receive our monthly thematic boxes and upgrade to the Craft Lovers Box before checkout! Oh, and we have lots of other adorable boxes you might want to see! Click below to learn more about...
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Why subscribe to My Pre-K Box?
1 Activities are play-based and learner-centered
Every single activity is well-thought and child-friendly, and ensures learning while having fun!
2 Easy and effortless
If you would be the one to research and prepare the crafts yourself, it would be too tiring and time-consuming. But if you subscribe to My Pre-K Box, it will be delivered to your door every month, hassle-free and easy right? You can have more time for fun and quality family time!
3 Affordable prices
The monthly subscription plan costs $38.95 each month. Or you can save more by committing to a 6-month term ($37.95/month) or a 12-month term ($35.95/month). We also have regular promos and discounts! Check out our current promos here, or choose your plan now!
4 High-quality materials
All the contents of the box are carefully selected and are of top quality to ensure the safety of your kids! Most are also reusable, so your child can play it over and over again!
5 Great customer service
100% Happiness Guaranteed! We make sure to give you unparalleled customer satisfaction. If you have a problem, we will solve it. Because as you support our family business, we also treat you like family.
So, what are you waiting for? Subscribe now and start making learning fun for your kids!
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