Directory of Kids Gardening Resources

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Kids gardening covers sites which can give information, advice and other resources to both children interested in gardens and wanting to garden and adults who are helping them to do so - both in school and at home

Resources in This Category

• BBC Gardening with Children

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children
  Describes indoor and outdoor gardening projects for children, plants suitable for kids to grow plus interesting fact and figures.

• Dan The Gardener

  http://www.danthegardener.co.uk/
  UK environmental and gardening project with the aim of teaching children about the natural world in fun and exciting ways.

• Gardening with Children

  http://www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk/
  Produced by The Recycle Works Ltd, this has resources for parents, children and particularly UK schools to give then ideas for gardening including example projects, National Curriculum information and funding sources.

• Great Plant Escape

  http://extension.illinois.edu/gpe/tg/c1-before.html
  An elementary plant science program for 4th and 5th grade students. Helps increase understanding of how food grows.

• Harrod Horticultural - Budding Gardeners

  http://www.buddinggardeners.co.uk/default.aspx
  Resources aimed at UK school gardens including growing advice, veg fact sheets and ways to plan for and publicise the garden

• Junior Master Gardener Program

  http://jmgkids.us/
  Program for American youth of all ages that uses fun activities to teach horticulture and environmental science concepts.

• Kiddie Gardens - Fun Gardening with Children

  http://www.kiddiegardens.com/
  UK-based site with ideas to encourage children's interest in nature and growing plants including vegetables, container planting, outdoor games and garden craft projects.

• Kids in the garden

  http://www.kidsinthegarden.co.uk/
  Tips on how to design a child-friendly garden, ideas about play in the garden, family friendly plants, gardening projects for the children and UK gardens to visit with them.

• KidsGardening

  http://www.kidsgardening.org/
  Features kid oriented gardening information, a free newsletter, and e-mail pals.

• Little Green Fingers

  http://littlegreenfingers.typepad.com/
  A UK blog covering one mother's attempts to get her children interested in gardening including project ideas and garden design pointers.

• Michigan 4-H Children's Garden

  http://4hgarden.cowplex.com/
  From Michigan State University. A place where plants, children, and imaginations come together.

• RHS - Campaign for School Gardening

  https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/
  Resources, information and games aimed at UK teachers and students to get 80% of primary schools growing fruit and veg by end 2010

• School Garden Weekly

  http://schoolgardenweekly.com/
  Regular articles plus some video tutorials on starting and maintaining a successful school garden.

• School Garden Wizard

  http://www.schoolgardenwizard.org/
  Lesson plans and activities for planning and growing a garden. Created for America's K-12 school community by the United States Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden.

• The Edible Schoolyard

  http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/
  A non-profit program located on over one acre of land on the campus of Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in Berkeley, California. The focus is on organic gardening, cooking, and coursework related to both.

• The Potato Story

  http://www.thepotatostory.co.uk/
  Includes resources for kids, parents and teachers such as games and activity sheets which follow the potato story from pollination and germination to our plates.

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