How To Plant Peas With Kids
Gardening with kids opens up a wide opportunity to try new veggies and to grow your own favourites. Peas are an easy and reliable crop to start with, when growing a garden with kids. Peas picked right from the garden are incredibly sweet and with many varieties available to plant as early as February, a […]
How to Build a Bug Hotel
Bug hotels are an essential addition to any garden, and particularly a children’s garden. There are really only two reasons to build them. One is to attract and house beneficial insects so that they are available to work in the garden as biological pest control, the other is to have an actionable way for children […]
How to Make Garden Stepping Stones With Kids
Making garden stepping stones is an affordable and easy class project that combines artistic autonomy with the scientific principles of viscosity and states of matter. They make fantastic mother and father’s day gifts, and add a personalized touch to any garden for years to come. You can reduce consumption of paper products when you choose […]
Inspire a Love for Winter with Earth-Friendly Ice Art
Earth-friendly Ice Art Learning and playing outdoors has multiple benefits for both children and adults. Teachers and caregivers looking for ways to get kids playing and learning outdoors in winter can take advantage of the cold weather to co-create eco-friendly, and nature inspired, ice art. As responsible stewards of the environment, finding ways to create […]
How to Plant a Rainbow Garden with Kids
Planting with a theme in mind is a fun and engaging way to begin any garden project with kids. Over the years, I’ve planted several themed garden beds that range in complexity from adding a few dinosaurs to the kale, to a fully developed fairy garden. If you are looking for a visually exciting garden […]
How to Grow Broad Beans With Kids
How To Grow Broad Beans Broad Beans, frequently also referred to as Fava beans, are easy to grow and harvest in any children’s garden. Their massive size makes them quick to spot on the plant and easy for little hands to manage. As a cool weather crop, they can also be planted in the Fall […]
How To Grow Carrots With Kids
How to Grow Carrots With Kids Carrots can be tricky to grow. Some gardeners have great luck growing them, while others have nothing but trouble. That said, carrots are a great school garden crop because, when timed properly, they can be harvested pretty much year round. If they are planted before the end of school […]
How To Grow Rhubarb With Kids
How to Grow Rhubarb One of the most challenging aspects of running a school gardening program is planning and planting to coincide with a harvest before the end of the school year, or after we resume classes in the fall. There are a number of crops that grow reliably and happily in our climate, but not all […]
How To Build a DIY Fairy Garden in 3 Easy Steps!
How to build a fairy garden that supports creative play in three easy steps!
Bored Kids: Beating Summer Boredom
If you’ve read my post on bored kids you know that academic learning can be lost over the long summer months and that it often must be remastered before new content can be taught in the Fall. I’m the first to advocate for awareness that not all learning is academic, and that a love of […]