Keeping your family busy during school closures: Gardening Inspiration with a Disney flair!
/OUR INSPIRATION: Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival
Well, what can we say. We’re disappointed. This year has brought some incredibly difficult moments, and most of them have been life changing. Our family visit to Walt Disney World was to be our first during the busy March Break Season. Our bags were packed, our hopes of the best cure in the world for a saddened family were high. BRING ON THE MAGIC!
Unfortunately, due to the virus that shall not be named, we have postponed until summer and will keep the family home safe and sound while it all works itself out.
But what do we do now? Our 3 sons will be home while they wait out the 3 weeks of school closures, and all that they want is to be basking in the Florida sun at their magical "home away from home".
So, I got to thinking. In those very few quiet moment before I went to sleep, and after helping our clients postpone their magical adventures, what can I do to lift their spirits?!
Besides experiencing all things Star Wars, our kids were the most excited to get back to the International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. They love to learn and Epcot is full of innovation and wonder at this time of year.
This year they were hoping to try Spike's Pollen Nation Exploration Scavenger Hunt. During the hunt they would searching for Spike the Bee and learning all about the flowers Bees like to pollinate!
So, we thought what cool ways could we bring a little of the education and fun of Spike's Pollen Nation Exploration home? Time to get googling!
In my searches, I found these fun options that should be just the right fit! I am sure we can substitute some of the items from around the house, or order something online to get crafty. Here's some of my favourites:
For those kids that want some indoor gardening and crafting fun, we love this Winnie the Pooh Behive Birdhouse. I am sure we can substitute twine or yarn for rope. If you have an awesome idea on a hack for this craft, we'd love to hear it.
For the kids that are a little older in the family, try using their favourite Disney mug to plant some fun indoor flower plants. They can care for them while they wait to go back to school. Your grocery store and garden centers may have some plants already, or maybe you have some "forever" plants hanging around. Don't forget to ask if they deliver to minimize social mingling:
Maybe you're hoping to use some of the cool arts and crafts stuff you have lying around the house? Well these fun DIY "forever flower" topiary templats are just the trick!
If your kids are like mine, they will be getting alot of Disney Plus time (mamma has to help people get to Disney this summer!). Movies like Avatar, The BFG, and Odd Life of Timothy Green are fun options that feature nature as part of the film experience. *Some of these movies may be rated higher than PG.
Those are only a few of the many many options I found, and they were so much fun we had to share! Now it's your turn. Let's hear about your favourite Disney Garden tips! Does your family have indoor or outdoor family gardens?
Don't forget to share our list with your friends! Doing these crafts on hangouts or facetime with their friends might just be the ticket to kicking these "virus that shall not be named" blues!