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Stay Home Summer Camp 2021 Archive: Plants Camp!

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Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp was a project I developed during the isolated summer of 2020. For each theme I provide a menu of options to choose from, including: virtual learning resources, easy craft & snack ideas, simple activities, books, and movies/TV.

Trust me, whether you do it for a full week or just for a day, there’s something magical about doing a bunch of activities that all share the same theme. In fact, even though my kids will be traveling and attending regular summer camp this year, they’ve also requested some Stay Home Camp – so stay tuned for a couple of new themes!! I’ve also added “field trip ideas” to themes from past years as well.

I hope these ideas will provide your family with a little fun – while at the same time making summer a bit easier for you!!

Love, Mariah

PLANTS CAMP!

Below you’ll find a menu of ideas for learning, crafts, activities, books, and things to watch that focus on plants. I’ve tried to keep these ideas pretty simple and make use of items you may already have – while also making it fun for the kids! I’ve also included a free printable you can hang up at home while you work on this theme.

plants week printableDownload

NEW! Field Trip Ideas:

  • To any local playgrounds with plant features
  • To the local botanic garden (check with your library – they may have a pass you can check out for free!)
  • To the local garden center (even Home Depot will have plants you can look at and talk about!)
  • To a local farm
  • To any sort of nature location, even your own backyard! (talk about what types of plants grow near your home and what sorts don’t)
  • To the library to find more books about plants

Things To Learn:

Things To Make:

  • Chlorophyll Paintings
    • Recommended supplies: leaves (and/or spinach), white paper, metal spoon
  • Coffee Filter Flowers
    • Recommended supplies: white coffee filters, eyedropper, liquid watercolor or diluted food coloring, hot glue green pipe cleaners
  • Egg Carton Flowers
    • Recommended supplies: cardboard egg cartons, paint, scissors, glue
  • Leaf Rubbings with crayons and watercolors
    • Recommended supplies: variety of leaves, paper, crayons, watercolors
  • Paper Plate Growing Flower
    • Recommended supplies: paper plate, green craft stick, construction paper, paint or markers, scissors
  • Tissue Paper Flower Craft
    • Recommended supplies: construction paper, tissue paper, glue, scissors

Things To Do:

  • Bicolor flowers
    • Recommended supplies: 3-6 white flowers, food coloring, sharp knife
  • Dissect a Flower
    • Recommended supplies: any flower with large parts, paper plate, tweezers, scissors, magnifying glass (optional)
  • Grass Heads
    • Recommended supplies: clear plastic cups, soil, grass seeds, construction paper, scissors, hot glue
  • Pressing Flowers
    • Recommended supplies: flowers, a book, something heavy to place on top
  • How Do Leaves Breathe?
    • Recommended supplies: glass bowl, fresh leaf
  • Sprout house
    • Recommended supplies: plain sponges, scissors, toothpicks, seeds
  • The Seeds We Eat
    • Recommended supplies: fruit and vegetables to inspect and taste

Time For A Break!

Need more inspiration? Check out the Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp Archives!

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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