Build A Garden

 

Does anybody have a brown thumb, like me? Then maybe Build A Garden is the route you need to take - build an indoor garden that never needs tending. 

Build A Garden comes in several different boxed sets, each with a different number of pieces. I have the set in the image above and it comes with 98 pieces, all hard plastic. I'm going to show you the contents of the box first, as it will be easier to explain after.

I enlarged the image above so that you can see the details on the blooms. There are four different flower parts, and the names are even printed on the box. The largest petals pieces depicts a variety of flowers, including lily, petunia, orchid, and chrysanthemum. There are two of each bloom, but they are different colors. Therefore, you cannot build a model to copy by color, only by type. Each flower can be made up of several pieces and each time you "plant a garden", it can look different. There are 8 green base pieces, each with five holes for "planting" flowers and they can all connect.

The contents of my box.

Try this:

• Build a one-base piece garden. Take a picture of it and ask the individual to make the same garden.
• Build a four-base piece garden. Take a picture of it and ask the individual to make the same garden. There will be pieces in the background and some parts will be partially covered. More difficult.
  
• Work on color recognition. Make a garden where each flower is a single color.
• Call each flower part by its scientific name as you build.
• Add the stem to the base and build the flower. To add more of a challenge, hold the flower in space as you build it, then put it into the base.
  
• Follow up with flower crafts from Pinterest, there are a ton of inexpensive, fun craft online. Check this page out - Flower crafts.