What is a touch garden and why equip it on his own country

The sensory garden will become a spectacular addition of the landscape, the place of relax and the development of kids. We tell how to equip it.

What is a touch garden?

Touch garden is a combination within a small area of ​​several natural materials with different textures (sand, pebbles, hay, etc.).

Such a kindergarten can be static, located right on the lawn, and maybe mobile, consist of modules filled with selected materials. The first option will fit the landscape more organically, and the second is more practical, easy to care.

What is it for?

Touch garden is one of the most powerful tools for ecotherapy (health promotion due to natural objects and factors). And he will be useful and for children, and adults.

5 reasons to equip the sensory garden at the cottage:

1. It contributes to the development of kids: a light physical activity is ensured, a small motor is developed, the child learns to establish emotional contact with nature, the vestibular apparatus is strengthened.
2. Bike barefoot for different natural coatings - prevention flatfoot.
3. Stress removal is one of the most remarkable effects of the sensory garden.
4. It looks unusually and effectively as an element of the landscape.
5. Children can play the garden for hours, he perfectly replaces the sandbox, and even a game complex.

If you are skeptical about the idea of ​​the touch garden, we are in a hurry to dispel doubts: its benefits are proven by many studies, such gardens are installed in rehabilitation, social centers, city parks, in playgrounds. In addition, if you wish, you will find special literature describing the methods of working with such kindergartens.

How to equip a touch garden at the cottage?

There are special companies offering professional services for organizing sensory gardens and paths. But you can easily do on this issue on your own.

6 tips for creating a touch garden

1. Decide, your kindergarten will be located right on the lawn, or you prefer modules.
2. Select the size (baby, for example, it is better to make the garden smaller so that you can control moving, protect if necessary).
3. If necessary, pride mini tracks.
4. Select Filling.
5. Perhaps it is worth providing awning or case to protect against rain or strong wind.
6. Combine with plants (so you also use the sense of smell, vision - bonus to ecotherapy).

What materials use?

In the creation you can use a variety of materials, the main condition is their natural, environmental friendliness. The more diverse will be "filling", the greater the effect you will receive from the interaction with the kindergarten.

Materials for the sensory garden:

• sand;
• pebble;
• dried bark;
• rolled sea water boils;
• hay;
• cones;
• Wine plugs;
• dry leaves,
• moss.

What to supplement?

In addition to plants and colors that we have already talked about, you can add a touch garden with an artificial mini-pond, a fountainic, high beds, paths from the spikes of a tree, benches. And also place a number of hammock or suspended swings.

How to care?

Caring for such a garden, in fact, there is little different from the care of the sandbox: from time to time the material can be crushed, rinse, dry, if necessary - to replace the new one.

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