8 Play Ideas with Dandelions

Dandelions are beautiful, fascinating plants! Attracting Bees and little hands a like. There is nothing sweeter than blowing a dandelion clock and making a wish! They're known for their bright yellow flowers that turn into fluffy, white seed heads. Despite being considered weeds by many, they have several interesting characteristics. For example, their seeds are dispersed by the wind, which is why you often see them popping up in unexpected places. Additionally, dandelion greens are edible and nutritious, containing vitamins A, C, and K, as well as calcium, iron, and potassium. Some people even use dandelion roots to make tea or coffee alternatives. Overall, they're resilient and adaptable plants that have found their way into folklore, cuisine, and even herbal medicine.

1. Dandelion Biscuits
   
   Baking together is a lovely activity, working together and sharing what you have made.

   

2. Dandelion Playdough
   
   Add dandelions to your homemade playdough mix for a spring dough.
   
   

3. Loose Parts
   
   What can you create with a dandelion flower, stalk and leaves?
   
   

4. Counting
   
   Use dandelion flowers for counting and sorting in size order.
   
   

5. Potions - mud kitchen fun
   
   Add dandelions to your mud kitchen - can you make dandelion tea, or leaf soup? Or Dandelion flower buns perhaps?
   
   

6. Threading
   
   Thread your dandelions into a weaving frame and watch them change from flower, to dandelion clock.
   
   

7. Letter and number formation

    Can you form letters and numbers with dandelion flowers? Perhaps an O for Oliver?
   
   

8. Rock painting

   Simply paint onto rocks with water. Or back up the dandelions in a pestle and mortar in the mud kitchen and use it as a natural paint? What happens to the water after a little while in the sunshine?
   
   

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