If that is also your goal then this list of gardening activities for kids will surely prove to be a great resource for you! There are so many fun ideas here deciding where to start might be the only challenge!
GARDENING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
- Up-cycle a few plastic bottles & turn them into these adorable planters.
- Use eggshells to make a mini garden.
- Take it a step further and make eggheads.
- Turn an old toy truck into a mobile garden.
- Explore science & grow a magic beanstalk.
- Grow a garden using an egg carton.
- Make Lego planters.
- Turn your child's old rain boots into a garden. My kids would love this!
- Make a mini greenhouse.
- Make newspaper pots with the kids & then plant them.
- Make garden art from recycled cans.
- Convert an old sandbox into a kids garden.
- Turn old play dough containers into planters.
- Create a fun hideout for the kids while also exploring how things grow with this DIY bean teepee.
- Use recycled cans to make a tin can herb garden.
- Use ice cream cones as planters. My kids found this hilarious for some reason.
- Grow a grass house with the kids.
- Get out the paint, & make garden markers using rocks.
- Grow an adorable grass head friend.
- Grow a colorful tin can garden.
- Make & plant seed bombs with the kids.
- Make a butterfly garden together.
- Add a bit of cuteness to your garden & make a hungry caterpillar from rocks.
- Make beaded garden markers.
- Make Minion planters.
- Grow a train garden together.
- Make an egg carton greenhouse.
- Turn old jeans into adorable planters.
- Turn two-liter bottles into self watering planters.
- Up-cycle favorite toys into planters, & then watch them grow!
- Make hand print garden stones.
- Learn about how plants thrive with this water movement experiment.
- Give your little one a place of their own with this adorable kids garden space.
- Grow a seeded caterpillar.
- Explore the science of seeds with this seed sprouting activity.
- Make seed mosaics.
- Explore plants while creating beautiful art and make a 3-D nature sun catcher.
- Label your garden with these colorful kid made garden markers.
- Make a grass growing pet.
- Let kids make their own watering can from a milk jug; have them paint it for more fun.
- Make bird feeders with the kids, and then hang them in your garden. You can find over 20 kid-made bird feeder ideas here.
- Learn about plants & how they thrive with this fun flower experiment for kids.
- Win coolest parent award & grow a sunflower fort.
- Try growing a plant in a box.
- Make a magical fairy garden.
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Books about gardening with kids
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