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Garden activities for kids: 60 fun things to do with kids at home

January 6, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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This list of 60 fun garden activities for kids is perfect for keeping them entertained and active when you're stuck at home. Packed with boredom-busting inspiration, it includes lots of brilliant ideas for fun things to do with kids at home in your garden, or on a walk. Whether it's growing things, crafting, exploring nature, learning about wildlife, or just letting off steam, I've got you covered! I've also included online resources and ...

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Growing sunflowers in pots: easy step-by-step guide

May 12, 2020 by Catherine 5 Comments

If you're looking for easy seeds to grow with children, it's hard to beat growing sunflowers in pots. If you're not gardening with children sunflowers are still fantastic plants to grow, and they make wonderful cut flowers too. This step-by-step guide shows you how to grow sunflowers in pots, covering which seeds to choose, planting and care instructions, and fun sunflower activities for kids. Growing sunflowers in pots As well as ...

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50 fun ideas to get kids gardening

March 19, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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If you're keen to keep the kids busy and active, I've got lots of great kids gardening ideas to inspire and occupy them! Children make very natural gardeners in my experience. They love hands-on activities, they’re curious about nature and the world around them, and they generally relish the opportunity to get grubby!  Gardening caters for all of this, and right from the toddler stage it’s perfectly possible for kids to get stuck ...

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How to sow seeds with kids: tips to make it easy and fun

March 9, 2020 by Catherine 7 Comments

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Are you growing seeds with the kids this year? It's always a big hit with my two, in fact it's probably their all-time favourite gardening job. I can see why. There's the Jack & the Beanstalk effect of planting a seed and seeing it magically turn into a plant, the outdoorsy-ness of the whole thing, the grown-up feeling such responsibility gives them, and of course the all-important getting grubby element. How to sow seeds with ...

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Gardening with children in winter: quick and easy growing seeds to plant

January 31, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

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We’ve started the seed planting for this year, hurrah! Sowing seeds is my kids favourite gardening job; it never fails to grab their attention and we always have a really great time doing it.  Usually a messy time too, but that goes with the territory! Now, you may be thinking “But it’s still freezing outside, no way could we start growing tender little seedlings” - and yes, if you planted most seeds outdoors at this time of year you’d ...

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Grow Your Own for kids: how to grow salad

May 20, 2019 by Catherine 4 Comments

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Over the last few years my kids have got involved with lots of different aspects of gardening; they've sown seeds, harvested crops, dug, planted, watered, weeded and simply played in the mud.  They love all of it, but if you asked them what their favourite gardening job was, they'd say growing plants from seeds every time. I can understand why.  There's just something so magical about planting a seed, watering it, and watching a tiny little ...

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Fun gardening: How to grow your name in courgettes

June 20, 2018 by Catherine 14 Comments

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This may sound like a rather odd title for a post, but bear with me.... If you're growing courgettes this year, right now you're likely to be inundated with them, and busy trying to find new recipes to use them in or giving them away to friends, neighbours and any random stranger who'll take them.  This makes it the perfect time to grow a name in one of your courgettes; it's dead easy, takes a couple of minutes and is an absolutely brilliant, ...

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#SpringBlooms fun with Dobbies Garden Centres

April 18, 2018 by Catherine Leave a Comment

container gardening with children and dobbies garden centres

Well the weather has finally decided to behave like spring, hurrah! Now that things have started to warm up, you can really get cracking on some fun family gardening projects.  Dobbies Garden Centres are encouraging us all to do just that with their #SpringBlooms campaign, and they asked us to get involved and hopefully inspire you to do the same. We popped into our local Dobbies store and picked up some plants, tools and accessories from ...

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A Grow Along project with Tiger Sheds

September 23, 2016 by Catherine 9 Comments

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Welcome to our latest kids gardening project! We're joining up with Tiger Sheds for their #TigerGrowAlong.  They've sent us a fab kit so we can grow some lovely fresh herbs. Planting up a small herb garden in a container is a great gardening project for children.  It's small enough for them to manage it all on their own, the seeds are quick to germinate so they won't lose interest, and it's a great opportunity to teach them about where ...

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How to make gardening fun for children

May 26, 2015 by Catherine 4 Comments

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It’s true that involving children in your garden or allotment is a fabulously rewarding experience for all taking part, but it can be a little daunting trying to make it fun.  I know I’ve been guilty of encouraging the children to come outside with me, only to promptly become preachy and controlling when they try to get involved.  And that’s no fun for anyone! I am a bit of a control freak, which is why gardening is so good for me - I have to ...

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