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14 Garden Themed Activities Inspired by Books

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Discover 14 engaging garden-themed activities for kids inspired by books! From planting seeds and painting flowers to edible crafts and garden yoga, these hands-on ideas blend learning and fun to spark a love for nature.​

Garden Themed Activities for Kids from The Educators' Spin On It

Here are some of my favorites from Garden Week! 

Garden Themed Activities for Kids

Summer time is the perfect to time to get out into the garden with your child and have some fun.  Here are 14 of our favorite garden themed activities to help your child grow their interest in gardening.

  • Alphabet soup
  • Carrot playdough building
  • Edible watermelon seeds
  • Label your garden
  • Painted carrot snack
  • Painting flowers
  • Planting a seed
  • Rainbow fruit and veggie garden
  • Seed sort and count
  • Seed flower craft
  • Shape flower garden
  • Vegetable prints
  • Veggie sort and song
  • Garden Themed Yoga

If this has inspired you to jump into the Garden with your Kids we have tons of ideas to get you started! 

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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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