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Home / Early Learning / Fun and Educational Garden Activities for Kids

Fun and Educational Garden Activities for Kids

Shared by Mary Catherine 6 Comments

Spring weather has finally made an appearance here!  Our preschool theme has changed with the warmer temperatures – we’re talking about insects and plants now.  The garden activities for kids linked up at last week’s Share It Saturday have given me some great ideas to work with.  I know my students are going to love exploring some of the activities, and I hope your kiddos do as well!

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  • Over 70 garden activities for kids!
  • Gardening Supplies
  • Done-for-You Preschool Resources

Over 70 garden activities for kids!

1. The Usual Mayhem shares resources for hands-on plant science.  Great for when you’re planning those garden activities for kids.

2. Growing Book by Book has ten counting books to read with your budding gardeners.  I love discovering new books to read with my students!

3. Rubberboots and Elf Shoes planted potatoes with her kindergarten class.  I can’t wait to read about the potato feast they’re going to have at the end of the year.

4. Fantastic Fun and Learning created a hunt for letters in the garden.  What a fun way to bring literacy out into nature.

5. World for Learning made a terrarium to extend learning about “The Secret Garden”.  I love how she crafted a science activity to go along with the book.

If you’re looking for even more garden activities for kids, check out . . .

  • 34 garden activities for kids from The Educators’ Spin On It
  • 30 ideas for gardening with kids at KC Edventures

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Gardening Supplies

Preschoolers always have a ton of fun getting their hands dirty in the garden. But, sometimes, you might want to have a shovel on hand. Check out some kid-friendly shovels below, along with some of my other gardening favorites. I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

  • Children’s gloves
  • Kid-friendly shovels
  • Gardening pails
  • Watering cans
  • Small rakes
  • Seeds
  • Small flower pots
  • Kid’s gardening aprons

This list doesn’t even begin to cover all of the things that can help the children have fun in the garden. Regardless of the supplies you have on-hand, just make sure the kids are free to explore and get their hands dirty!

Done-for-You Preschool Resources

Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week, all while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life, can be a daunting task. That’s where Preschool Teacher 101 comes in to save you time!

Preschool Teacher 101 is excited to share with you some amazing lesson plans, activity packs, and other resources made specifically for preschool. We offer a wide variety of themes that are frequently used in preschool classrooms as well as some less common (but super interesting) themes. Click on the images below to learn more about some of our garden-themed resources.

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Preschool Seeds Lesson Plans
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Garden Dramatic Play preschool resource.
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Join The Pack from Preschool Teacher 101 today for exclusive access to our amazing products. And we even have three different membership options to suit your needs!

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  1. Jodie @ Growing book by book says

    April 5, 2014 at 6:00 am

    Thank you so much for the feature in the gardening round-up!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      May 14, 2014 at 11:32 pm

      Of course, Jodie! Thanks for popping by and linking up! It’s always so fun for me to see what you’re up to each week. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Shaunna @ Fantastic Fun and Learning says

    April 5, 2014 at 8:23 am

    Fun activities! Thank you for including our garden abc hunt!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      May 14, 2014 at 11:34 pm

      Love the ABC hunt in the garden. I know a few preschoolers who’ve been enjoying it! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sandi says

    April 5, 2014 at 11:32 am

    One of our potatoes just sent out a sprout! Thanks for including our potato project in your gardening round up. Off to pin!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      May 14, 2014 at 11:35 pm

      Wahoo! What fun for the children. I’d never thought about planting potatoes like you have. It sounds like a great idea for me to try out next school year. 🙂

      Reply
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