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Kids Gardening – Best Vegetables to Grow with Kids

Best Vegetables to Grow with Kids in the Garden

Now is the time to learn about what are the BEST Vegetables to Grow with Kids this year in your garden. We are excited to share with you our top picks of vegetables for gardening with kids.Best Vegetables to Grow With KidsBy Becky, author of Kids World CitizenIt’s just about that time of year to end this miserable cold (finally) and start enjoying spring weather and thinking about what vegetables to grow with kids in our gardens! Gardening is the ideal outdoor learning experience: playing ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: grade school, Kids in the Garden, Plant a Seed, Preschool, Seeds, Spring, Summer

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10 Flowers to Grow with Kids

Tulip Flowers with yellow and orange held by a child's hand

Looking for what flowers to plant in your garden this season? Here's our pick of the top 10 flowers to grow with kids. I am so happy to be here today thinking about spring and getting into the garden with my kids.Hi, I'm Jen and I write at the blog Kitchen Counter Chronicles. If I look out my window right now, all I can see is snow, snow and more snow. It amazes me how under all that snow the flowers in our garden are busy getting ready to re-emerge. I have always thought of gardening as a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, STEM Tagged With: Flowers, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Plant a Seed, Preschool, Spring, STEM

By Kim Vij

Painted Cinder Blocks Fun Garden Project for Kids

Pink Flowers planted inside of painted cinder block

Add some wow factor to your patio or balcony with these fun & colorful painted cinder blocks. This is such a wonderful garden project to do with kids and makes a great spring or summer outdoor family activity. We had so much fun making these planters and picking out our flowers. They look amazing on our balcony and bring in some much needed color after all of the cold winter weather.This is a great project for kids of all ages, but because the cinder blocks are quite heavy kids will need ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Art projects, Flowers, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Spring, Summer

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Growing Romaine Lettuce from Kitchen Scraps

Growing Romaine Lettuce from Kitchen Scraps : An easy science experiement to do with your kids

A must-try windowsill science experiment for kids: Growing Romaine Lettuce from Kitchen Scraps in step-by-step photographs.Let's get our kids learning and growing, not just today, every day!!!!Here is a simple, but extremely effective science project to do with your children: Growing Romaine Lettuce from Kitchen Scraps. Grab your science journals and record the results. Affiliate links including in this postGrowing Romaine Lettuce from Kitchen ScrapsBy Betsy FinnDid you know that the romaine ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: grade school, Kids in the Garden, learning garden, Plant a Seed, Preschool, STEM, Vegetables

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Honey Bee Books for Kids

Bee Books

Buzz into learning with our delightful collection of honey bee books for kids! Explore engaging stories and fascinating facts that teach children about the vital role bees play in our ecosystem. Perfect for young readers eager to discover the wonders of pollination and the importance of protecting our buzzing friends.My kids have noticed the honey bees and butterflies pollinating our garden. We could spend hours watching and listening to the hum of the bees.  On our most recent trip to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading, Science Tagged With: bees, Book List, Insects, Preschool

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ECO Friendly Math Games | DIY Bee Math Counters

DIY bee math counters

Do you want a fun bee themed math game for your child? Here's an eco-friendly idea to create your very own bee themed math counters. Let's see how to make this DIY bee math activity for preschoolers. My 3 year old is in LOVE with his "squeezy pouches." You know the baby food in a bag. We use them as occasional, on-the-go snacks now that he is older. The lids to these serving pouches make great eco friendly math games. For this one, we made DIY bee math counters.ECO Friendly Math Games | DIY Bee ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Kids Games Tagged With: bees, Bugs, ECE, Eco Living, Games, grade school, Kindergarten, learning activities, Preschool, Toddler

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A Honey Bee Craft and Science Activity for Kids | Celebrate the Pollinators

magnetic bee craft

Celebrate the pollinators with this honey bee craft and science activity for kids. Teach the kids about how the flowers are pollinated and discuss the important role honey bees play in our food production. This article contains affiliate links.A pollinator is an insect that helps to move pollen from the male parts of the flower (anthers) to the female parts (stigma).  This fertilizes the plant and allows for future plants.Honey bees are responsible for pollinating much of the food we eat. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, bees, Insects, Preschool

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Garden Science: Learning about Bees in the Garden

bee science activities for preschool

Kids in the garden series feature learning about BEES! From the important role bees play, how we can help and what we can do to keep the bees safe, Helen will inspire you to connect science learning with gardening and look more closely at those little bees buzzing around your garden bed!Learning About Bees in the Garden : Garden ScienceOver the past year we have explored companion planting, released butterflies and been on so many different adventures. Peakles is very proud of what we do and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Science Tagged With: bees, Insects, Kids in the Garden, Plant a Seed, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Learning About Pollination with Vegetables

Learn about Pollination Growing Zucchini with Kids

Using zucchini plants, help kids understand how vegetable plants are pollinated by bees in our gardens and why it's important for us to create bee-friendly backyards.Helping kids understand how plants are pollinated by bees in our gardens and why it's important for us to create bee-friendly backyards. Plus some answers as to why you might not be getting vegetables to grow in your garden. Learning about Pollination Growing Vegetables with Kids There are some days I stop and realize what I share ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: bees, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, Summer

By Kim Vij

Teacher Appreciation Super Hero Themed Week

Super Hero Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas for Planning

Do you want to celebrate the teachers at your school for teacher appreciation week? We recently discovered a fun way to celebrate your teacher's superpowers in her classroom.  Here's how...Teachers truly are our modern day superheroes.Teacher Appreciation Super Hero Themed WeekDay in and day out they show up before the sun rises to prepare for the day.  They work all day long making sure that each student is working to their fullest potential.  They are usually there long after ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: grade school, Kim, superheros, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas

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