Use fresh herbs in the smelling jars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOutdoor practical life activities can continue almost year-round, as you adapt the exercises to your own environment and season of the year. But best of all, gardening activities provide benefits beyond those of practical life. Children will be using many of their intellectual and physical skills in cooperation with others in the real world.<\/p>\n
“It is important to notice, in passing, that these are real, not make-believe activities and that they are carried out in a real and not make-believe environment.”<\/em>
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