Getting kids into the garden offers a host of learning opportunities. Starting with the soil, moving on to planting seeds, and even thinking about the entire ecosystem, including insects and underground habitats! From soil to seeds, these engaging gardening kits for kids open a doorway for hands-on play and learning!
Nancy B’s Science Club® Garbage to Gardens Compost Kit
Start by asking questions: Which decays faster—a banana peel or a Styrofoam cup? Find out with these composting experiments! The Garbage to Gardens Compost Kit from Educational Insights introduces life cycles, environmental science, and experimentation. It’s also the first clear compost container made just for kids! There are two compartments so kids can create “recipes” of garbage and track which one decomposes fastest! Each compartment has 3x magnifiers for kids to explore changes in the soil. The included activity book walks children through various recipes and thoughtful experiments in soil enrichment.
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The Young Scientists Club – Nature Series
Science on a Gardening Adventure combines the the fun of gardening with exciting hands-on science experiments. Tools, workbooks, and materials are included, along with a mini rake, trowel, and watering can! Here’s a few of the activities included:
- make a terrarium
- learn about underground habitats
- explore the different parts of plants
- test the soil
- design a mini-garden
- perform plant experiments
- identify bugs and their habitats
- make a working sun dial
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Insect Lore Butterfly Gardens
Yes, kids can really watch the miraculous transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Gift Sets send everything you need! Start with your kit materials (screen habitat, chrysalis station, feeding pipette, feeder, guide), and send away for your Cup of Caterpillars. The Gift set also includes some exciting toys! Feed and observe your creatures as they shed their exoskeletons, form chrysalides, and then emerge into gorgeous painted lady butterflies! It’s about a three week process, offering lots of time for questions, research, and observations!
Get gardening with your kids!
It’s really been exciting for our family to teach our children about every aspect of the growing process. From improving our soil by composting, to planning a garden and selecting seeds that will do well in our climate. Our boys are getting a taste of each phase of working the land with these engaging gardening kits for kids!
Plant a Pizza Garden Seed Kit
Can’t wait to eat pizza with veggies from our garden!
Check out these gardening activities for kids!
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Levi
Monday 1st of March 2021
Our kids are very exited about learning every aspect of gardening, this information will play a big role towards helping them acquire more skills and enjoy gardening. Thank you for sharing.
Sarah L
Tuesday 14th of March 2017
Those are all great to get kids interesting in the world. We have a pizza garden.
Rosie
Wednesday 8th of March 2017
These are wonderful! I still remember the first thing I planted - a pumpkin and I was so excited the entire time it grew from a shoot into a pumpkin!
Josey
Thursday 18th of January 2018
Yes they are great, my firts plant was kales and spinach in our school kitchen garden. later on I planted some in my mom kitchen garden. was really proud when we picked our first bunch.
Dana Rodriguez
Tuesday 7th of March 2017
These are great ideas for kids. What a fun way to learn!