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Just Picked: Garden Inspired Books and Activities
From bugs to broccoli, the following garden-inspired books and toys offer something for children of all ages. Garden-Inspired Books Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!Ages: 2 - 6 yrs.Author: Bob Barner Published by Chronicle Books, $12.95 (Hardcover) Introduce kids to one of their favorite subjects with this ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
Essential Books for Gardening with Children
Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter RabbitWarne, $6.95 (Paperback) Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, Illustrated by Tasha TudorHarperTrophy, $5.99 (Paperback) Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of VersesSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing, $18.95 ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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The Edible Schoolyard
How do you get kids to plant, grow, harvest and cook their own healthy food? Just ask star chef, Alice Waters.
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Making Your Own Far-Out Feeders
Whether it’s a pair of squirrels chasing each other through the trees or a chorus of frogs and songbirds that help rid...
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Kindergarten Gardening: What Kids Learn
What do kids really learn from working and playing in the garden? Here are the skills that kindergarteners learn from...
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Grooming Green Thumbs (and Green Eaters!)
Flowers are blooming up and down your street. Summer is finally here. Green is everywhere. Everywhere, that is, except...
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Plant a Butterfly Garden
If you're looking for a fun family project that will get your kids outdoors, help the ecosystem, and improve the scenery...
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Grow a Family Garden!
Gardening offers family fun. In a garden, you can be active, relax, and spend time together. Growing vegetables or...
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A Guide to Gardening with Your Kids
Summer's coming, and with it comes weekend weeding. How about gardening with the kids? According to the National...
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Great Botanical Gardens for Kids
Botanical gardens can be magical places for children. They offer wonderful smells, beautiful colors and best of all, the...
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Your Backyard: A Wildlife Lesson Waiting to Happen
If your backyard could use a little work and you’d like to see wildlife beyond the occasional mosquito, the National...
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Nature Deficit Disorder: What You Need to Know
How important is a walk in the woods to a child's development? According to experts, a lack of routine contact with...
Source: Education.com
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