If you're a gardening addict, pass that healthy and fun habit onto the kids in your life. I found some great info online to help kids learn about gardening and garden life at every age - pass on any tips and ideas that you have as well - we'd love to hear them!
KidsGardening.org has a wonderful primer to give parents ideas for gardening with kids aged three plus. The key is not to start out seeing how much horticulture information your little Einstein can cram into her head, but to catch toads and plant watermelon seeds, telling a story about how they will grow. There are several age groups listed with ideas for each one. This site also has wonderful information for teachers, including classroom projects and thematic explorations.
LucyGardens has some fabulous ideas on sensory gardens where children can not only see, but can touch, taste, smell and yes even hear what they grow.
TLC's garden activities for kids section has lots of fun ideas that can be moved indoors, like pressing flowers, growing a cucumber in a jar, and decorating flower pots.
Gardening isn't just a great peace of mind for adults, and while mud pies are an important part of any childhood, just think of the real pies they can make with what they grow. Have fun!
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