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Gardening with Kids

Gardening with and for kids

What to Plant with Kids in November

What to Plant with Kids in November

It may seem like everything is dying back in the garden in November, but now is the time to get…

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How to make a Wormery out of a Plastic Bottle

How to make a Wormery out of a Plastic Bottle

Have your kids ever wanted to see what a worm does beneath the soil? What purpose does it have and…

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Terracotta Pot Ladybird Craft & Book

Terracotta Pot Ladybird Craft & Book

Spring is in the air and our garden is full of one of our favourite bugs the little tiny ladybird…

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Growing Seeds with Kids in Recycled Seedling Pots

Growing Seeds with Kids in Recycled Seedling Pots

March traditionally sees the start of the gardening season in the UK by starting off seeds under cover that can…

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Easy Egg Carton Seed Tray A Simple Garden Project for Kids

Easy Egg Carton Seed Tray A Simple Garden Project for Kids

A quick and easy growing project for kids to do we like using our junk modelling box for many different…

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How to Sow Broad Beans with Kids

How to Sow Broad Beans with Kids

If you think there isn’t much that you can grow in late autumn and winter think again. One of our…

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What to Plant with Kids in December

What to Plant with Kids in December

Just because it’s December and winter doesn’t mean that there is nothing that you can plant with the kids in…

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Quick Growing Seeds for Flowers and Vegetables to Grow with Kids

Quick Growing Seeds for Flowers and Vegetables to Grow with Kids

Kids love to dig in the dirt and pick the flowers. They love to plant the seeds and if you…

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Top Tips for Gardening with Toddlers

Top Tips for Gardening with Toddlers

Toddlers tend to love being outside. Whether playing, getting dirty, finding bugs, or all of the above, toddlers are fascinated…

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How to Make Fat Balls for Birds with Kids

How to Make Fat Balls for Birds with Kids

This week for our Rainy Day Tots we have a fun week of bird-themed activities. Our first activity is to…

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Gardening Gift Ideas for Kids 2019

Gardening Gift Ideas for Kids 2019

Christmas is coming and we’re looking at some of the best gift ideas for kids that garden. From gardening tools…

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Grow a Garden Salad

Grow a Garden Salad

We are loving our Garden Week for Storybook Summer this year so many fantastic ideas and today is no different,…

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Shell Stepping Stones to Make

Shell Stepping Stones to Make

Not sure what to do with all the seashells and rocks your kids bring home from the beach? Use their…

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Whimsical Beaded Garden Ornaments

Whimsical Beaded Garden Ornaments

It is almost impossible to walk through a garden and not feel joyful. From the colourful flowers dancing on the…

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DIY Flag Garden Markers

DIY Flag Garden Markers

I love watching kids in the garden. They get so excited by the whole process — digging in the dirt…

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50 Ideas for a Natural Childhood

50 Ideas for a Natural Childhood

Have you noticed how many outdoor posts we have on Rainy Day Mum although somehow I have become known as…

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Saving Seeds – Plant Science

Saving Seeds – Plant Science

Over the last year, we have been working on our garden clearing the rubbish and reducing the head high weeds…

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Roald Dahl Inspired Decorated Minpins Pots

Roald Dahl Inspired Decorated Minpins Pots

This week on storybook summer we’re heading off to the woodland for a week of activities, crafts and fun all…

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What to plant to attract Ladybugs

What to plant to attract Ladybugs

It’s one of the easiest recognisable bugs for kids the Ladybird/Ladybug and it’s great for us gardeners as well so…

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Growing Pumpkins from Seed

Growing Pumpkins from Seed

Yes we are definitely getting out in the garden and starting off seeds at the moment you may have seen…

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Growing Carrots from Seeds

Growing Carrots from Seeds

The garden is warming up and we’ve started planting out in the beds. Some carrots seem a perfect idea as…

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DIY Nest Box – wildlife gardening with kids

DIY Nest Box – wildlife gardening with kids

The birds are busy in our garden collecting sticks, moss and old feathers to build and line their nests and…

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Growing Heinz Tomato Ketchup – Getting Started

Growing Heinz Tomato Ketchup – Getting Started

If you are a regular reader you will have seen that we’ve recently geared up for gardening season. I’ve shared…

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Planting a Rainbow

Planting a Rainbow

One of our favourite Gardening Books is Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert and this time of the year it…

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