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Gardening with Kids

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While growing vegetables is one way to teach children about nature and enchant them with gardening. It’s not the only way. If you’d like to add flowers to your children’s garden, you have come to the right post! Below you’ll find a container plan, as well as fun–and even weird–plants that kids will love.

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Great Children’s Gardening Tools

by Fern on May 28, 2009

If your kids really enjoy gardening, it makes sense to get them some tools that are properly sized for their smaller hands and bodies. All of the tools listed below are made of metal and wood, not cheap plastic. Oh, and I highly doubt most kid gardeners need a wheelbarrow, but it was so cute, I couldn’t resist including it.

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From top to bottom and left to right: 1. Radio Flyer Kid’s Wheelbarrow 2. Schylling Little Farmer Garden Tote with Tools 3. Little Garden Angels Children’s Metal Watering Can 4. Kids Garden Tool Set 5. Leather and Cotton Kids Gardening Gloves

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How to Grow Corn in a Container

May 27, 2009

When I asked you all for your best tips for gardening kids, several people mentioned that their kids were really excited about growing edible plants. GardenerGirl mentioned that her kids particularly like planting seeds where they recognize what the seeds are, like sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Emily mentioned that she always enjoyed growing “big” plants. [...]

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Gardening Ideas for Kids – Memorial Day Has Come and Gone, Summer is Just Around the Corner

May 26, 2009

This week, I thought I would write about projects that can be done with your kids (or your neices and nephews, your little brother, etc). Gardening is a great activity to do with kids, especially nowadays when kids are practically born with a mouse and keyboard in their hands. While I love technology as much [...]

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