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Blue Frog
Community member Posts: 358 Pioneering
After a week of crawling on my knees painting the decking, it's all done and I want to make it into a beautiful multi-sensory area. We have got a big bean bag and some wind chimes, but that is it!! Has any one got any ideas what else we can do?!!
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stone garden spheres like http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/decorative-garden-sphere---white---35cm-609592
or shiny
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/decorative-garden-sphere---blue---35cm-103345
ideas: http://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=garden spheres
old cds hung on string for visual and sound
acrylic garden mirror or trawl car boot sale for one - boat varnish/outdoor varnish any wood frame; also trawl car boot sale for any other items which could go outside.
old tiles/mosaics
stepping stones you can buy individual stones from garden centre or architectural salvage
plants for smell taste etc eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/plantstotry_sensory.shtml
pinterest for ideas eg http://uk.pinterest.com/talkingmatters/sensory-garden-ideas/
water feature of some kind
paint a mural on a fence or wall
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