Parents and/or Grandparents should read the kids gardening pages. 

If you don't have an outside area (eg: if you are in a flat or small unit). grandparents might be happy to give the kids a special area in their garden. There are some interesting and fun things for kids to do outside in the garden and inside with some plants and veggies, but they will obviously need your help. It is healthy, they can learn about vegetables, flowers, insects and much more - keeping them off their playstations, computer etc for a while.

Hi Kids, If you like being in the garden, you might like to ask your parents if they would help you make your very own small veggie garden in the backyard, or even a Fairy Garden for the girls. 
Remember that you will need to look after your garden, and get mum and dad and maybe any older brother's and sisters to help too. (because they might want to eat some of your very own veggies as well). >>>> You could even make a Scarecrow to keep the birds from sneaking a bite of your plants. Learn how to make a Scarecrow here.  AND don't forget to check out the great Kids Gardening Projects page, plus the Kids Fun Garden Pics page - which is full of fantasic and easy kids gardening ideas.

Some suggestions for Kids Gardens and Veggie Plots:

Mum or dad might help you put a small fence around your own veggie garden with a little gate, to keep any puppies out of your special garden.

A picket or wooden fence could be painted in different colours with big flowers or other drawings on the fence.
A wire fence could have nice flowering creepers or a passionfruit vine growing over it and you can even tie different colour ribbons on the wire fence to help keep the birds from nibbling at your veggies when they grow.

An old bathtub is a great idea to also start a kids garden in. If there are no feet on the bath, you can always adhere something to look like cows feet, and paint it up like the picture on the left.

Most kids love Strawberries and they are very easy to grow. You can pick them straight from the garden as they become ripe.

Small Carrots are another great veggie for kids to pick, wash and eat straight from the garden.

Here are some very happy little gardeners. There is also a Fairy Garden AND the Magic Fairies Water Garden if you scroll down.

	A Tee-Pee made with Vines grown on Stakes.

If your child doesn’t have access to a backyard or garden bed, or you live in a small flat with no outside garden at all, why not try some indoor gardening?  

Grandparents or Aunty's and Uncles might be happy to give the kids an area in their garden - just for the children to have their own little garden. 

You might like to take the kids for a visit to The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden. The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden is an interative, magical place to discover the world of plants. It’s a place where children can dig, build, imagine, create, hide and explore! The Children's Garden has everything that children could possibly want to help them discover the natural world: plant tunnels that they can crawl through, rocks that they can climb and a bamboo forest in which they can hide in and much, much more. Entry to the Gardens is free of charge .

 HERE is a Map of the Children's Garden (It will open in a separate page)
More details about this very special garden are here.

An plant can be grown on a bedroom window sill or, stick to the Veggie theme. How? ... You can help kids grow alfalfa or bean sprouts, carrot and parsnip tops (try to keep a bit of the stem on them) are just so easy to grow on a window sill and is a lot of fun for the kids. Simply sit the veggie tops all in a shallow bowl (or I veggie top in a separate bowl for each child)  with cotton wool adding just enough water to cover the bottom of the cut off vegetables.
Alfalfa and bean sprouts can grow in a shallow bowl with cotton wool lightly soaked with water. Onions  (whole and with most of the skin left on). 3/4  fill a tall glass with water, sit the onion into the top of the glass with the base of the onion in the water and watch it sprout a top and the roots will grow down into the glass (Remember to top up the water regularly on all of your window sill gardens). Kids love watching the long tops and the roots growing.

Commonsense Rules for Kids in the Garden:

It is a good idea to teach children some common sense rules that encourage them to respect the rights of  yours and other people's gardens, plus how to keep themselves safe in the garden.

Suggestions include:

#  ABOUT SNAILS AND SLUGS:

Children (and) adults, should NOT handle snails and slugs in the garden without gloves on. These garden pests could carry serious life threatening diseases to humans. 

# Wear gloves when handling soil or potting mix OR working in the garden, when handling anything rough or sharp, or working where spiders, snails and slugs may be taking shelter.

# Wash hands well with soap and warm water after handling potting mix, soil or compost (Even if they have been wearing kids gardening gloves).

# Don’t touch someone else’s garden unless you have their permission.

# Never pick and eat anything straight from the garden without thoroughly WASHING it first.

# Ask the garden owner before you pick flowers from their garden or from a potted plant.

# Wear sunscreen and a hat as a routine when outside in the garden.

# Wear Gumboots or good solid footwear. Always check inside boots before putting them on, especially if they’ve been stored outdoors. (TIP:)  It is a good idea to put an old stocking over the top of gumboots when they are not being worn, to stop creepy crawlies getting in).

# Garden in suitable old clothes.

# Always tell the kids to wash their small gardening tools after using them and to put them on the right place. (TIP) A small cane or wicker basket with a handle, or a coloured plastic bucket is easy to carry for the kids small hand gardening tools.

# They can keep their little rakes, spades, brooms etc in the garden shed or garage area.

Give them a small space in the garden shed or garage to use just for their own gardening stuff.

The Magic Fairies Water Garden

Create a Fairy Garden in the backyard

The garden pussy cat is having a sneaky look at your gardening page... Isn't he cute..

Remember to have a look at how to make a Scarecrow here