Your favorite resource for gardening with kids! Our collection features 30+ Gardening Activities for Kids as they learn about how things grow. From seeds to flowers to when it’s time to harvest!
Plus garden crafts and learning activities to explore our garden theme!
Come join us in the GARDEN!
Gardening Activities for Kids
Here at The Educators’ Spin On It we feel that gardening provides educational and social opportunities for our children to grow up with. We believe in the power of a garden and connect reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and play into our gardening activities.
We provide opportunities for our children to learn and experience the world in their own backyard.
Gardening can be as simple as sowing a seed in a pot or as large as homesteading. We fall somewhere in the middle!!!
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Gardening with Kids
- Best Vegetables to Grow with Kids by Becky
- Best Flowers to Grow with Kids by Kitchen Counter Chronicles
- Best Herbs to Grow with Kids by Victoria
- Flowers We Plant for Kids
- 10 Simple Steps for Preschool Gardens by Dayna
- Preschool Gardening – Watering by Katie
- Learning with Love Vegetables with Kids in the Garden
- Cultivating Enthusiasm for Gardening All Season Long by Matthew Hiemstra
- Giving Kids Ownership in the Planning Phases of Gardening by MaryAnne
- Community Gardens by Amandine Hom
- South African Cycads by Teach Me Mommy
- Ethiopia Inspired Tef Garden by Julie Corby
- Gardening in Extreme Weather Conditions by Kara
- Gardening with the Whole Family by Anna @ The Measured Mom
- Growing Texas 40 Peas
Tips for Getting Started
- Best Tips for 1st-Time Gardeners
- Benefits of Gardening with Kids
- Backyard Tips to Garden with Kids
- Getting Started in 3 Easy Steps by Birute Efe
- Transplants vs. Seeds
- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Gardening
- Getting Kids Excited About Gardening by Matthew Hiemstra
Container Gardening for Kids
- Painted Cinder Block Planters
- Container Gardening with Kids by Carly Seifert
- Experimenting with Propagation by Gailina
- Sensory Garden for Kids
- Gardening Small Spaces with Kids
Cooking from the Garden
- 30 Ways to Eat Blueberries
- Making Vegetable Soup
- 10 Things to Make with Oranges
- Zucchini Muffins Recipe
Art Activities from the Garden
- Herb Painting by Mama Miss
- Painting with Flowers by Nicolette Roux
- Kid Made Garden Signs by Tutus and Tea Parties
- Simple Garden Labels for Kids
- Grow a Musical Instrument by Daria
- Creating Seed Paper and Seed Poem
- Creating Plant Labels with Kids
- Garden Photography with Kids
- Garden Themed Projects for Kids
- Making a Bell Bush
Animals in the Garden
- Learning about Bees by Helen
- Raising Chickens by La Famille Brown
- Worms and Composing by Sandi Purdel Lewis
- Homesteading by Vanessa Vargas Wilson
- Which Flowers to Plant to Attract Butterflies
- Learning about Pollination with Zucchini
- The Great Backyard Bird Count
- I Have a Zoo in my Backyard
- Ladybug Science
- Raising Praying Mantis
- Caterpillar to Butterfly Science Challenge
- Learning with Monarchs
Indoor Gardening with Kids
- Starting Seeds Indoors
- Indoor Gardening by Betsy Finn
- Bonsai Gardening by Lisa Lewis
- Plant Journals Indoor Garden
- Indoor Planting
Gardening Books for Kids
Gardening Products to Buy for Kids
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Plant Units with Kids
- Growing Carrots
- Growing Peas
- Growing Zucchini
- Growing Potatoes
- Growing Strawberries
- Strawberry STEM Challenge
- Garden Unit for Preschool
Printable Lesson Plans from the Garden
- Printable Seed Activities from the Tiny Seed by Eric Calre
- Fruit Group Lesson Plan
- Living and Non-Living –Printable
- Vegetable Group Lesson Plan
- Plant and Seed Mini-Camp for Preschoolers and Toddlers
Garden Themed Activities and Crafts
Learning in the Garden
- Germination Science Experiment
- Nature Math Connections
- Measurement in the Garden
- Garden Science SOIL: Common Core Connection
- Counting in the Garden by The Fairy and The Frog
- Building a Garden Book Collection
- An Invitation to Read by Kimberly
- Alphabet Garden Hunt by Growing Book by Book
- Reading Activities in the Garden by Edventures
- Counting in the Garden by The Fairy and The Frog
- Unlocking the Mysteries of Germination with Kids
- Summer Science Projects from the Garden
Garden Crafts for Kids
- Make Flowers with Lids
- Butterfly Bookmarks
- Book Inspired Activities
- Flower Prints with Recycled Products
- Let’s Go to the Florist
- The Carrot Seed
- The Tiny Seed
Videos From the Garden for Kids
- Growing Peas-Video
- Planting Milkweed for Butterflies -video
- Planting Seeds with Toddlers- Video
- Saving Seeds – video
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Together, let’s inspire more parents and teachers to garden with their children!
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