Gardening with kids is so rewarding! My daughters love being out in the garden with mom and seeing what we can grow together!
This site began as a way to chronicle our kids’ gardening adventures as well as my own as an amateur gardener. We’ve got big plans for a flower cutting garden, strawberry patch and so much more that our kids will love!
We hope you’ll follow along and share your own kids’ gardening adventures!
For Earth Day, spend a little extra time focused on your garden! These Earth Day activities work well for kids and grownups of all ages, and they’re sure to stir up lots of memorable fun. Every year on April 22 we celebrate Earth Day. It’s the perfect time to make outdoorsy craft projects and talk…
This fun heart art seed paper is perfect for a kids’ craft or a little relaxation time as an adult gardener. I chose to do this with my kids, but they soon abandoned me, so it ended up being a little winter gardening “me time” as well. I chose to make our seed-filled recycled paper…
Reusing a candle jar may seem like a little thing, but it can truly make someone’s day! Today we are sharing a post about how to make kids’ Valentine’s Day themed vases by reusing old candle jars. During the summer, my daughters love to pick flowers from our gardens. In previous years, we enjoyed going…
During our gardening adventures this summer, we found some new garden friends! Our carrot patch attracted an Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly who laid her eggs on the carrot greens. We noticed the swallowtail caterpillars once they were fairly large and beautifully colored with bright green and black bands. Our first caterpillar friend hatched into a…
This is my first blog. We are growing a lot of seeds. So far we planned: green beans tomatoes 🍅 popcorn 🍿 Sunflowers 🌻 Lettuce 🥬 Strawberry 🍓 Lima beans peas carrots 🥕 pumpkins 🎃 beets Honeydew 🍈 cantaloupe 🍈 Radishes Broccoli 🥦 cauliflowers cabbage Squash Zucchini watermelons 🍉 zinnias …
Kids’ Recycled Planter from a Gatorade Bottle When it comes to creative art for preschoolers, painting is high on the list! Our daughter loved making this flower pot craft with plastic bottle, recycled for use in our garden. Your kids can try this flower pot crafting recipe, too. It’s relatively quick and we loved enjoying…
Children and gardening go together like ingredients and a recipe. If you teach your kids to garden, they’ll have a wonderful hobby and their own food for a lifetime! Gardening with my kids has been one of the most profoundly beautiful experiences. From the time they could walk, I’ve made sure to get them outside…