This activity is for older children with the primary purpose of getting them to pay attention to the show. Each child is given a pencil and a folder. Stapled to the inside of the folder are pictures on one side and a chart the child fills in on the other side. The photos are pictures of orchid flowers that have been entered in the show. Number the pictures. The challenge is to see how many of the flowers the child can find and identify in the show. In the chart, the child should write the number of the flower, the name on the label and the name/number of the exhibit for each flower found. Ten or more of these empty charts can be stapled to the folder. When the child returns the filled out folder and the pencil, pin a mini-ribbon on the child’s shirt. Keep the folder and rip off the child’s form. (You can give that to the child to keep.) The folder is now ready for the next child.
Folder showing chart and photos.
- Someone should photograph at least 10 flowers from plants entered in the show during the registration period. Print a copy of each picture for each folder. (You can use regular computer paper.) Number the pictures and staple them onto the inside right of the folder. (We did 2 flowers per page and stapled a stack of 5 pages onto the folder.)
- The chart is 4 columns (headings: NUMBER, NAME OF PLANT, EXHIBIT, RATING) by as many rows as you can fit on a page.
- Print out 5 or more copies of the chart for each folder. Staple them into the left inside of the folder.
