Mobile Greenhouse
This mobile greenhouse is a fantastic gardening tool that can inspire a love for horticulture in children, and its portable design makes it perfect for educators to easily move around the playground as plants seek sunshine or shade. The transparent top helps protect the garden from bugs and unwanted critters and can be opened and closed with a zipper. Additionally, a shelf integrated into the handle provides extra workspace for planting and tending to plants.
Children can grow and care for their plants in a specially designed, mobile eco-system. This is an excellent tool to inspire children and students to explore sustainability and environmental topics. They can observe the entire process, from seed germination to the growth of leaves, stems, and roots. A valuable resource for any learning environment, it encourages hands-on learning about organic food production, teaching children how plants grow through sunlight, water, and care. Grow a variety of crops, including flowers, plants, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Please note pots and planters are not included.
Measures 109L x 60W x 115cm H. Ages 3+ years
Key Educational Benefits:
- Supports Hands-On Learning and Scientific Inquiry: Children actively participate in planting, observing, and caring for plants, gaining first-hand experience with the life cycle of plants and biological processes like photosynthesis and germination.
- Teaches Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility: Promotes awareness of eco-systems, sustainable food practices, and the importance of environmental stewardship.
- Encourages Observation and Critical Thinking: Children make predictions, record changes, and observe cause and effect as they monitor plant growth under different conditions (e.g. sun vs. shade).
- Promotes Understanding of Healthy Living: Highlights where food comes from and supports discussions about healthy eating, gardening, and the importance of fresh, organic produce.
- Fosters Responsibility and Patience: Caring for plants over time helps children learn the value of consistency, responsibility, and the rewards of nurturing living things.
- Enhances Fine Motor Skills: Tasks like sowing seeds, watering, pruning, and transplanting help develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
- Encourages Outdoor and Active Learning: The mobile design allows educators to bring nature-based learning into different settings, maximizing exposure to fresh air and natural light.
- Stimulates Curiosity and a Love for Nature: Observing real-time changes in the greenhouse sparks natural curiosity and deepens children’s connection with the environment.
- Facilitates Cross-Curricular Learning: Can be integrated into science, geography, health, art (drawing plants or growth stages), and literacy (writing observations, journaling growth).
- Provides a Safe, Controlled Environment for Exploration: The transparent zippered cover offers protection while allowing full visibility, making it easy for children to observe without disturbing the plants.