What happens when a school garden connects to the classroom, the cafeteria, and the whole community? We’re thrilled to share that KidsGardening has received a USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant to help more schools find out!
Fifty schools will be awarded $1,000 – $2,250 in funding and an irrigation supply kit valued at $500. Now in its third year, the Waterwise Garden Grant will support public and charter schools that want to use gardens to teach about water conservation, water stewardship, and responsible water management.
This spring, KidsGardening was thrilled to partner with DreamWorks Animation to bring the Gabby's Dollhouse Fairylandia Tour to botanic gardens and arboreta across the country.
Are the kids in your community dreaming of a garden where they can play, learn, and grow? KidsGardening and Niagara Cares are teaming up for the Plant it! Grant.
KidsGardening is excited to announce the launch of the School Orchard Lesson Guide developed in collaboration with ReTreeUS through grant funding support from a 2024 United States Department of Agriculture Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant and a 2024 Onion…
Use the Youth Garden Funding Finder to find out which youth garden grants you might be eligible to apply for, so you can spend more time in the garden! Bookmark this tool, as opportunities will be added on a rolling basis.
At KidsGardening, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to dig in, explore, and grow through gardening. But we also know that traditional approaches don’t always meet the needs of every learner.
April is Kids Garden Month! We celebrate each year with a contest, and this year we are playing Kids Garden Month Bingo! Kids are invited to complete a row of simple garden activities to get BINGO, submit their card, and…
We’re thrilled to welcome five inspiring leaders to the KidsGardening Board of Directors, each bringing deep experience in education, food systems, horticulture, and community-based work that strengthens our mission to connect kids with the joy and power of gardening. Marcus…
KidsGardening has compiled a roundup of our favorite new garden books for kids of all ages. These twenty recently published titles make great gifts for young gardeners and garden educators alike! Early Childhood – Preschool Ages 2-5 Linh’s Rooftop Garden…
Hunter Industries and KidsGardening are working together to offer the Waterwise Garden Grant to support public and charter schools planning to teach about water conservation, water stewardship, and responsible water management through gardening. The 2027 grant is now open! To…
The students at Wylam Elementary will “learn the foundation of growing from seed to soil, in addition, which crops grow well in a traditional space and which crops grow well in raised beds,” said Mrs. Thompkins, Wylam Elementary’s principal. “Students…
The youth garden movement has grown steadily over the past decade as more educators, caregivers, and families become excited about garden-based learning opportunities for children. The Youth Garden Grantmakers Community of Practice—*a network of organizations that fund youth garden programs…
Has KidsGardening made a difference in your garden program? If so, we’d love to hear your story! KidsGardening partners with educators, volunteers, and caregivers nationwide to bring the many benefits of gardening to children. To better understand and celebrate our…
KidsGardening and Hunter Industries are joining forces to teach the next generation of gardeners how to be waterwise! Educating kids about sustainable watering practices not only helps them learn how to conserve water but also shows them how proper watering…
KidsGardening is excited to announce our newest e-course, “Growing Together: Developing Enduring Youth Garden Programs!” It’s a great place to start your youth gardening journey and is designed to help participants learn the basic steps to plan and implement a…
Sharing the belief that gardens have the power to grow more than flowers, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day and KidsGardening launched the Lots of Compassion Grant program to support local leaders wanting to transform vacant lots into spaces to grow people, communities, and…
KidsGardening is happy to announce our newest e-course “Celebrating Cultural Inclusion in the School Garden!” This free e-course supports educators as they learn how to center cultural learning in their school garden program with a new curriculum of lesson plans,…
With a mission to support youth in the areas of housing, health, hunger, and education, RSM and KidsGardening have been working together over the past year to help maintain youth gardens across the country and host a youth garden-build event…
Gardening is a ‘sense-sational’ way to engage kids in outdoor learning and play! With their incredible diversity of shapes, sizes, colors, scents, and textures, plants offer limitless options for designing a garden space to engage all the senses. The 8-page…
In support of their Planet Friendly Ambassadors program, McCain Foods partnered with KidsGardening to build two new youth gardens in Wisconsin! Each installation included $5,000 worth of garden installation materials, plants, and tools. Now, youth at the Boys and Girls…
Here are a few KidsGardening resources educators, volunteers, and families could use to honor National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) through the garden! Fostering Hispanic, Latinx and Spanish Origin Culture in Youth Gardens As part of our…
I love your materials and resources! I find them most helpful as I dive deeper into my role as the school garden coordinator and more fully recognize the importance of teaching kids about gardening and nature. Thank you for all…
Happy National Pollinator Month! Why celebrate pollinators? For one, they are critical for the health of ecosystems. They’re also needed to produce many of our favorite foods. By tending a pollinator garden or learning about the many types of pollinators,…
The youth garden movement has grown steadily in the past decade as more educators, caregivers, and families get excited about garden-based learning opportunities for kids. With that, the number of national and state grants available for youth gardens has increased.…
A youth garden provides opportunities for kids to play, learn, and grow through plant-based and garden-based activities. But how do we design youth gardens to facilitate play, learning, and engagement for all kids? Enter KidsGardening’s Landscape Design for Youth Gardens e-course. The…
With a bit of knowledge and creative thinking, meadowscaping allows us to transform lawns, playgrounds, empty lots, unused paved spaces, and patios into havens for plants and animals. KidsGardening is excited to team up with our longtime friends at American Meadows to…
Looking for gifts for the young gardeners on your list? Or maybe adding to your own garden book collection? Here are thirteen books that we think anyone would love to receive. Picture Books Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer Also available…
Big or little, one or many, edibles or flowering plants – container gardens are bursting with potential and the perfect way to begin your garden adventures! Container gardens are an excellent way to dive into the world of school gardening.…
On September 10, 2022, KidsGardening and PT Holdings hosted a garden installation event at York Center Elementary in Lombard, Illinois, transforming an unused grassy space into a school garden and outdoor classroom. The garden build included constructing eight raised beds,…
Need ideas on how to get creative with your garden harvests this summer? We’ve got three garden activity packs that will get kids inspired to cook, experiment, and make art with garden-grown plants and produce! Each of the Garden Activity…
Project Seeds of Wonder (S.O.W.): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind is a food gardening curriculum published in February 2022 by Cornell University. Created for educators who work with young people ages 13-19, Project S.O.W. consists of 4 units: Cultivating…
Art Activities Using Natural Dyes (and a giveaway!) Creating arts and crafts using natural dyes allows you to transform the inherent beauty and vibrancy of plants into a new form. This garden activity pack will walk you through: After learning…
GroMoreGood Grassroots Winners Showcase Accessible Youth Gardens The days are getting longer, birds are chirping, and temperatures are warming across the country. Spring is in the air! Just before the first day of spring, we were excited to join our…
Lessons to Grow By is back! In fall of 2020, we piloted a new program, originally designed for caregivers teaching at home or educators teaching remotely. Each week, we sent out an email with hands-on activities, reading, and links for…
KidsGardening and Kiwanis share the vision of creating a better world for kids, a world full of opportunities to thrive. Gardens provide an ideal setting and tool for nurturing kids — their bodies and minds — while improving the communities…
KidsGardening is thrilled to announce that the new Growing School Food Gardens Community is live in the Kids Garden Community! With the support of the USDA, the Growing School Food Gardens Community will facilitate peer-to-peer learning opportunities, mentorship programs, regional…
Green Our Planet is a non-profit organization based in Nevada that promotes STEM learning, school garden education, and hydroponics in pre-K–12 schools across the country. Currently, they collaborate with 100 programs across 16 states, with most of the sites being…
Science and gardening go hand in hand. Explore the scientific method with your young gardeners and discover what kind of container gardens are best for growing plants! Our “Container Garden Science Experiment” Garden Activity Pack is the perfect guide. While…
At KidsGardening, we celebrate Black History Month every February. It honors the legacy of African Americans, their role in shaping U.S. history, and the oppression they endured. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson established “Negro History Week,” to commemorate the accomplishments…