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Looking for tips on gardening with kids? You are in the right spot!
Spring time is our favorite time of year. The kids and I get so excited to start planing our seeds and begin working in the garden. We love to start our plants inside early and watch them grow. One thing that is really fun for the kids is to measure their growth each week.
It is still very early in our planing season- in fact it snowed today… We have started plants indoors and they are making progress. We have also started a few early plants outside- peas, lettuce, onions, and kale are all just beginning to peek out above the soil. We really enjoy making our way around the yard to see what is growing and how much it has grown. There is something about the miracle of a seed sprouting each year that brings me & my kids such joy!
Tips for Gardening with Kids
1. Teach about seeds, plant parts, and the life cycle of different plants. This helps kids understand it all- it is a great science lesson!

We have also been using the Calendar Connection Cards from 1+1+1=1 on botany this month in our homeschool. It has been a great thing to study this month since our little plants are sprouting! My kids have learned so much from them and they are a wonderful resource to add to your calendar boards!
thepicturebookreview.com says
Thank you for linking to The Children’s Bookshelf! These look like great books! My son recently expressed an interest in gardening and how plants grow. I’ll have to check these out!
Heather says
Great post! featuring tomorrow 🙂
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Dusty (To the Moon and Back) says
Thanks for linking up at Bee Crafty Kids! We have a big garden and it’s planting time, so we’ve been reading several of those books ourselves!
Erica MomandKiddo says
I love A Seed is Sleepy. Such great illustrations. Thanks for sharing at The Children’s Bookshelf
Alexis Tanner says
I love gardening! My girls are 2 and 10 months, so they’re a little young. But I think my two year old will enjoy looking and collecting the veggies. And the books are great! I’ll need to find some at our library. Pinning this!
Hannah White says
I love gardening with my little ones! Thanks for sharing your book list and gardening ideas with us. I featured your post on my blog!
Please join us again today (yeah I know it’s a day late… linky issues) at Eco-Kids Tuesday!!
Amy A @ Child Central Station says
Thanks for joining in on the garden blog hop! Great tips and great books!
Jacquie Fisher says
Great tips & I love your seed book recommendations. Thanks so much for sharing at Discover & Explore Gardening with Kids – we’re featuring your post today in our highlights from the linky!
LondonPlanters.co.uk says
You have written an excellent post Karyn. One of the exiting and meaningful way to spend time with kids is gardening with them. Doing so could improve their practical working skills and knowledge. I really appreciate the effort you took to put valuable resources such as books.
Diana Noonan says
Hi, I’m a gardener and children’s author from New Zealand. I just want to say how much I enjoyed your blog and love what you are doing. Getting kids involved with gardening has got to be one of the most worthwhile things to do. Congratulations – keep it up!
Diana Noonan
garden4real@wordpress.com
Evelyn Jones says
Thank you for these wonderful tips! My girlie is three and she’s already so interested of the plants in our garden, of the seeds she finds here and there and what’s in the ground, that makes them grow. We have few books , but may be we should plant some seeds, so Ruby will be able to see the whole growing process. Your advices are so helpful.Greets!