Outdoors
Sniff the herbs and flowers
Age range: 1–3 years
- Duration
- 10 min
- Location
- Outside
- Category
- Outdoors
- Type
- Activity
How to try it
Walk along a garden bed or pots of herbs, crouch down, and let your toddler sniff a leaf or flower you pick out. Rub a mint or basil leaf between your fingers and say what you smell.
Materials
- Safe herbs or flowers
Safety note
Only use plants you know are safe, keep leaves and petals out of mouths, and wash hands afterward.
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Why it matters
Smelling different plants gives your toddler a rich, calm way to notice differences with their senses.
Benefit
Smell
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