Garden Grow & Gather 25 Pieces

Dig, plant, harvest, and learn! The Garden Grow & Gather set includes 24 beautifully crafted wooden vegetable pieces and a soft microsuede rubber-backed mat, featuring a vibrant garden scene. This open-ended resource encourages children to engage in pretend play, practise fine motor skills, and learn about healthy foods and nature. Children can "plant"  and "pick"  bright wooden vegetables-from carrots and pumpkins to leafy greens-enhancing their understanding of how gardens grow. The garden mat provides a visual and tactile foundation for storytelling, sorting, role play, and cooperative activities, inviting small hands to move, group and "harvest"  their crops again and again. Made from FSC-certified New Zealand pine and natural rubber microsuede, this set is both durable and comfortable to use on tables or the floor. With 24 wooden pieces with double sided heat transfer and one non slip mat, it is safety tested for ages 2+, making it an excellent choice for early childhood classrooms exploring sustainability, healthy eating and the natural world. Whether you are introducing a garden-to-plate project, setting up a home corner extension or creating a nature-themed provocation, Garden Grow & Gather helps bring food, seasons and outdoor learning into everyday play.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds early science understanding as children explore where vegetables come from and how gardens grow over time.
• Supports fine motor development through grasping, placing, sorting and "harvesting"  the wooden vegetable pieces.
• Encourages language and vocabulary development around vegetables, colours, quantities and garden-related concepts.
• Strengthens social interaction and cooperative play as children share the mat, negotiate roles and create garden stories together.

Classroom & Play Activity Ideas:

• Use the mat as a centrepiece for a "class garden" , inviting children to plant, harvest and "cook"  meals in the home corner.
• Incorporate the vegetables into maths activities such as counting, simple addition, making patterns or sorting by type and colour.
• Link to nutrition and wellbeing discussions by matching the wooden vegetables to real or picture-book examples of healthy foods.
• Create a seasonal inquiry, changing the types of recipes, books and songs around the mat as you explore autumn harvests, spring planting or market days.

Product Details

• 2+; use under adult supervision.
• 24 wooden pieces with double sided heat transfer and one non slip garden mat.
• Made from FSC-certified New Zealand pine and natural rubber microsuede.
• Approximately 80(L) x 80(H) x 0.1(W) cm (80cm diameter).
• Non slip backing for ahelps keep the mat in place during play; check pieces and mat regularly for wear or damage and discontinue use if any part becomes compromised.