April is Kids Garden Month

2018 winners have been chosen! Thank you to everyone who sent us a representation of their dream garden – we have been so impressed by your creativity!

This Kids Garden Month, we’re celebrating by asking kids to Dream Big!

Gardeners age 0-18: Tell us about your dream garden using words, artwork, song, or media (really, the sky’s the limit!). What grows, who visits, and why do you love it? Entries can be submitted by individuals, or by a class or group. Each week we’ll choose a favorite entry to receive a prize package, and at the end of the month we’ll award two grand prize winners – one to an individual and one to a group or class – with a $250 gift card to Gardener’s Supply Company to help their dreams become reality.

When children dream big, they can have a powerful and meaningful impact on their community. KidsGardening’s Dream Big contest is about using the garden as a place for creative expression, community engagement, and as a tool for empowering kids to realize their dreams.

Thank you to Chartwells for sponsoring Kids Garden Month, and to Gardener’s Supply Company for providing the prizes.

Contest Rules

KidsGardening.org asks kids (0-18) to submit photos, video, song, drawing, artwork, or words (essay, poem) about the garden of their dreams. If you work with kids who aren’t verbal or who don’t write, you can have an adult caption their entry (or not). Entries can be submitted by one of the following methods:

1. Tagging us on social media (see our handles below) and using the hashtag #KidsGardenMonth
2. Email the entry to [email protected]
3. Send us snail mail:
   KidsGardening
   132 Intervale Rd
   Burlington VT 05401

Submitting an entry via social media, email, or mail gives KidsGardening.org permission to use the entry in the future. We welcome entries from around the world, but only U.S. entries will be considered for prizes.

The Kids Garden Month Dream Big contest is open from April 1 – April 30, 2018.