For Caregivers

Try these fun and engaging gardening ideas that kids will love!

Looking for at-home gardening activities? Start here!

Gardening is a great way to spend time together as a family! Our team of garden education specialists have developed garden activities and theme-garden ideas specifically for parents, grandparents, and caregivers gardening with kids of all ages.

If you want to start a garden with your kids, we have two pieces of advice. First, start small. Container gardening is a great way to begin your family garden! Second, grow what your child is interested in! That could be their favorite veggie, or flowers in their favorite colors. Remember, learning is always happening and the key is to keep things fun!

Getting Started

Start small and grow what your child is interested in. While you know your child’s abilities best, we have some loose guidelines of what to expect based on your child’s age. If you are new to gardening, how fun for you and your child to learn something together! If something doesn’t grow how you expected, welcome to gardening. Every season and every plant is an opportunity to learn something new.

Two young children smile and hold a potted vegetable plant. Container Gardening for Kids Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
boy and girl in a classroom examining a yellow flower with a magnifying glass Garden by Age Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Close up of a moonflower for a garden theme of plants that bloom at night Theme Gardens Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Easy Garden Activities to Do With Kids

Try one of these fun gardening ideas with your kids! We offer a range of activities, for all ages and interests, but these are our most popular.

seed viewer Seed Viewer Preschool, K-2
A very simple painting of a flower, butterfly, and worm, in brown soil-paint. Soil Art Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
leaf and flower prints Leaf and Flower Prints Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
three plant people made from pantyhose with grass growing for hair and googly eyes Plant People Preschool, K-2, 3-5
kid with blue hat outside bent over looking at the ground through magnifying glass Scavenger Hunt in the Garden Preschool, K-2, 3-5
An avocado pit with a sprout growing out the top. It is suspended above a glass of water using toothpicks. Kitchen Scrap Gardening Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

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