Create easy plant markers to identify your plants
Simple and fun to make, garden plant markers remind you which seeds you have planted, where. And they are ideal for introducing your little ones to the fun of gardening.
Use old tin cans to grow delicious herbs for your meals and salads
Decorated tin cans are great to use for growing your favourite herbs and are fun to create - an excellent indoor activity for your kiddies to do when it's raining outside.
Get creative with the kiddies this Christmas
Here’s some great ideas to create your own Christmas tree decorations using seed pods and tiny pine cones. The kiddies will love to see their creations hanging on the tree which they can show to your family and friends.
Using just string, glue & balloons
These bright and funky eggs are a blast for kids to make, and they're a great party decoration too. You can hang them outside in a tree or they can be hung from the ceiling in the kid’s bedroom.
Gardens need insects to keep healthy, and building a Bug Hotel is a great way to provide a secure fun place for bugs to live.
Make some window-sill friends from your old egg shells
Micro-greens are quick to grow, and in the end you will get a thick bunch of hair you can then eat in salads or sandwiches. When these are fun little creatures encased in used egg shells start sprouting green hair your little one is sure to be delighted knowing that they helped create them!
Put those empty bottles to good use
Create your own miniature oasis in a bottle. Some plants such as ferns and mosses enjoy growing in a bottle garden or terrarium.
Find lots of different shaped leaves and create your art
This is easy but good fun and can keep your little ones entertained for hours seeing how many different shaped leaves they can find to make a leaf rubbing picture.
Collect a variety of seeds and glue to make pictures
Plants seed in lots of different ways, some hide in pods, some in flower heads they also disguise themselves in fruits, berries and nuts, while some are very good at flying. This project uses seeds to create pictures.
Make your own homemade bird feeders and bird feed
Winter is an ideal time to create bird feeders in your garden. As food supplies are often in short supply during the winter months, you will be amazed to see how popular a feeding station can become!
Entertain the kids on cool autumn days
This small project will help your child's observation skills and their learning of different leaf shapes, colours and sizes.
Turning trash into treasure!
Here are some ideas for using old junk and turning them into cool pot plant containers - like using old cooking steamers that have holes in them, and old baskets. So much fun seeing what you can turn items into.