Remember this DIY garden post? Are your kids clamoring to be outside and get dirty? They are?! Well, put them to work in their very own garden. Outside + gardening + kids = the best kind of memories with some SCIENCE! thrown in.
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Kids Gardening: A Kids’ Guide to Messing Around in the Dirt
As you can see by the pic, this is my personal copy. It’s a spiral bound work horse that you can take outside and not worry about too much because the pages are heavy-gauge and glossy (easy to wipe off).
Klutz books are kid-oriented, so not only do they learn, but they get entertained in the process. Learning by osmosis of hilarity. That’s what OMT! loves!
The book is 87 pages of a fun romp through the world of kid gardening. A kiddo gardening primer if you will.
The contents start with the fundamentals of gardening (seeds, feeding, compost), covers veggies, herbs and flowers, and ends with fun projects that include growing food from the pantry (pineapple, avocado) to constructing a scarecrow.
The activities are designed to be done at anytime of the year, indoors or out, and in any climate.
FUN!
If the kids are gonna be in the dirt anyway, why not throw some edumacation into their brains?
WHY NOT!
I’d sell you mine, but even after 20+ years, it’s still a keeper for Sweet E.
Happy playing in the dirt Gardening!
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Crystelle
Wednesday 16th of April 2014
Sounds like a must-have book for kiddos!! Pinning!! Happy Easter to you and yours…. :) “hugs” Crystelle crystelleboutique.com
Mrs. Tucker
Wednesday 16th of April 2014
Thanks for pinning.
Joyce
Monday 14th of April 2014
I have the Cooking With Kids version of this book! It is wonderful. It came with a set of measuring spoons attached to the wired binding. Lots of fun memories from the cute kid-friendly recipes. I wish I had this one too!
Mrs. Tucker
Monday 14th of April 2014
Check the link...I think you can still order it online. I remember the cooking book. Klutz had the best books for kids!
Jennifer S.
Wednesday 9th of April 2014
Some of my best childhood memories are playing in the dirt with my Dad and "working" on the garden :)
Mrs. Tucker
Wednesday 9th of April 2014
Dirt + kids = universal love!