33 Gardening Ideas for Kids to Play, Learn and Create

You know how kids, especially toddlers and preschoolers, like to imitate mom and dad and do whatever grown-ups are doing? Like gardening! It’s amazing how kids can get engaged in playing and learning when it comes to planting, taking care of plants and flowers in the garden! Here you will find 33 ideas for gardening through play, learning activities, arts and crafts to enjoy with kids!

Gardening Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Invite your child to peel, slice and chop vegetables in our Vegetable Sensory Bin.

Enjoy planting flowers in our Simple Egg Carton Spring Flower Garden.

Dig for carrots in this Spring Sensory Tub.

Invite your children to make Flowers from Play dough.

Explore farming and where food comes from in this Harvest Sensory Bin filled with different vegetables.

Ditch your paintbrushes and use broccoli instead in this Color Mixing Activity.

Enjoy classic Veggie Print Making with your Pre schoolers.

Encourage kids to help out in your vegetable garden with these cute Painted Rock Garden Markers.

Mixing up Daisy Soup is a great way to keep Toddlers busy in the garden.

Add an element of calm to your play with a spot of Zen Garden Sensory Play.

Get all of your kids involved in this Collaborative Art Project using Vegetables.

Stamp out Shamrocks for St Patricks Day with big green peppers.

Make a Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Miniature Garden.

Grow your child’s knowledge of all things gardening with this Garden Sensory Bin.

A project to learn what vegetables grow above and below the ground.

Use celery to stamp out a colourful Painted Rainbow Fish.

Tempt your child to try something new to eat from a Fun and Healthy Vegetable Bouquet.

Create a Burlap Gardening Board to teach your kids about where veggies actually come from.

Craft a Handprint Tissue Paper Carrot.

Use bubble wrap in this print making project to make different fruit and vegetables.

Print these Free Vegetable Coloring Pages out for a quick rainy day activity.

Turn your child’s footprint into a carrot.

Simple play with just Peas and Carrots.

This Vegetable Peel Sensory Tub is perfect to occupy the kid whilst you prepare the dinner.

Set up your very own Vegetable Stand in this fun pretend play activity.

Paint some muddy carrots using bubble wrap.

Have fun color sorting these fruit and vegetables.

Work on number recognition in this Number Flower Garden.

Dig for Carrot Sight Words in this vegetable themed learning activity.

Babies will love to explore this sensory bin filled with Frozen Vegetables.

Scrub those veggies in this fun water play activity.

Go on a Fruit and Veg hunt in this Sensory Bin and Game.

When it’s too wet to play out in the garden, make one to play with indoors instead.

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