We love gardening with kids and recently we have moved from a large garden that was well established but too much for our busy family to deal with to a new build house with a great sized garden for our family but it is a blank canvas. Using the experience we have from gardening as well as the gardening club I used to run at a school I taught I’m putting together resources for parents and teachers on Gardening with Kids.

List of resources for parents and teachers on gardening with kids. With ideas of plants to grow, how to start seeds, garden crafts and learning ideas for the you to do.
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Looking for the right equipment to get your kids started gardening then look no further than our Gardening Equipment Ideal for Kids that Like to Dig in the Dirt.

Quick Growing Plant Varieties for KidsGrowing Carrots from seeds - gardening with kids

Following on from our popular post on Quick Growing Plant Varieties for Kids here are our shopping list from Thomson and Morgan in the UK and from Amazon.com in the US. These are varieties as well as flowers and vegetables that grow quickly and can tolerate tougher conditions that others. Plus many have other purposes like attracting pollinators to your garden or are edible.

Fast Growing Flower Seeds

Quick growing seeds and plants ideal for gardening with kids. These fast growing plants are perfect for at home or in the classroom.

Fast Growing Vegetable Seeds

Quick growing seeds and plants ideal for gardening with kids. These fast growing plants are perfect for at home or in the classroom.


Help attract ladybugs to your garden with these plants that are easily to grow and they love. Perfect for the kids to help plant

Attract these beautiful kids favourite ladybirds to your garden or backyard by planting some of their favourite flowers and other ideas.


Gardening with Kids

Digging and planting, watering and weeding. Check out these ideas for gardening with kids including some fantastic recipes that we have made using the food grown from our own vegetable patches.

 

Grow your own pumpkins from seed - spring activity to do with the kids

Create these easy DIY Seed Bombs with the kids. Ideal as wedding favours and the youngest members of the wedding party can be involved too.

Garden Crafts for Kids to Make

DIY Whimsical beaded garden ornaments - keep the colours of summer throughout the year in the yard or garden with these simple summer craft for kids and get them to create their own Beaded Garden Ornaments

Stone plant markers to make with kids

Roald Dahl inspired Minpin painted pots, literacy ideas for older kids


Fun fiction and non-fiction garden book ideas for reading along with toddlers and preschoolers in spring and summer or as part of a plant or garden unit.

Discover our Favourite Garden Books to Read with your Green-fingered Kids!


Learning in the Garden

Hunting and examining bugs in the garden

The garden provides such a great place to explore and learn in. Check out some of these ideas for simple learning activities to do in the garden with kids.


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List of resources for parents and teachers on gardening with kids. With ideas of plants to grow, how to start seeds, garden crafts and learning ideas for the you to do.