Grow, Splash & Explore: Garden Kits & Sensory Stations

Hi everyone, it’s Blythe — the Kitset Kid who loves sparkles, fairy lights, futsal, and now… gardening! 👑🌱 Today I’m talking about something super fun (and a little messy): garden kits, sensory play stations, and nature play in the backyard. And don’t worry — Mum is here to make sure I don’t tell you to plant glitter. (She says plants don’t grow like that. Boring.)

Written by Blythe (age 12)

2 min read

Princess Gardens

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When I got my first garden kit, I imagined it as my very own princess garden. I planted flowers, added fairy lights, and made a “butterfly castle” out of sticks.

Ezra made his planter into a “Minecraft farm” with fake pigs.
Tristan watered EVERYTHING (and flooded half of it).
Dale stuck a basketball hoop next to his planter. 🙄
Oliver built a bird feeder that actually worked. Show-off.

Sensory Play = Science + Mess

Mum says sensory stations are “great for learning.” I say they’re “great for making mud soup.”

A sensory table can have:

Water tubs for splashing. 💦
Soil and sand for digging. 🌍
Buckets of shells, stones, or even slime.
Plant pots so you can pretend you’re a scientist.

Ezra made a “lava experiment” with dirt and soda. It exploded.

Mum was… not impressed.

🌳 Outdoor Play + Nature

Build bird feeders and watch the sparrows. 🐦
Set up raised planter beds (Mum says they grow better this way).
Try “grow-with-me” kits that turn from seedlings into full plants.
Even add a mud kitchen for Tristan (he’s already messy).

It’s not just about little boxes. You can:

🛠️ The Setup Struggle

One time Dad tried to build a garden bench. He drilled the leg on backwards. It wobbled so much it became a “trampoline bench.

Oliver fixed it later