Garden Books for Children

A Childrens Garden

Spring has sprung and if you haven’t already planted your garden, now is the time to get started. Gardening is one of the best activities you can do to bond with your children. It is one of the few activities that fully engage all five senses and give children of all ages the opportunity to learn responsibility in a few, interactive environment. If you are at a loss as to how to get your child’s garden going, you might want to check out some of the neat garden books for children on the market today. These books are extremely insightful when it comes to creating a natural space for your child.

A Child’s Garden is one such book. Not only does this book address more traditional gardening endeavors such as playhouses and vegetable gardens, but also delves into more creative ideas such as building natural caves from tree branches and encouraging natural wildlife populations. A Child’s Garden offers many wonderful ways to engage even the most reluctant child in exploration and appreciation of nature.

Gardening with Children is another great publication that can help you develop a great gardening relationship with your child. Authored by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the oldest operating children’s garden in the United States, Gardening with Children offers a plethora of information on gardening basics including good plant growing techniques, proper garden environments and the benefits of natural fauna.

Ready, Set, Grow: A Kid’s Guide to Gardening Grades 1-5 is every kid’s guide to creating a successful garden. This book is written in such a manner as to encourage grade school children to read, learn and apply basic gardening concepts into their gardens. Children learn how to grow and care for house plants, fruit trees, vegetables, flowers and natural herbs. This books helps kids design a garden, how and when to use fertilizer, proper watering techniques and what plants grow best in which environments.

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Kotobuki 280-129 2-Tiered Bento Box, Panda Face $10.99 The Japanese have perfected the art of making bento boxes over centuries. This two-tiered box is the most convenient way to pack nutritious, travel-friendly meals for school and work. The top tier is a container that seals shut with a fitted plastic lid, which doubles as a cover for the lower tier. A bigger outer lid holds the two tiers in place and is held shut by the matching elastic band. Cute …

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The Secret Garden $3.02 A magical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic from director Agnieszka Holland (“Europa, Europa”) focuses on an orphan girl who leaves India to live with her uncle in a dreary manor in England. There she befriends her invalid cousin and discovers a garden with fantastic healing powers. Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, and Maggie Smith star. 102 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Sound…

A Little Princess $4.98 A magical adaptation of the children’s gem by Frances Hodgson Burnett detailing the adventures of the daughter of a British Army captain living in India in 1914. When her father is called to military service, the girl is sent to a New York girls’ school, where she enchants her classmates and annoys the stern headmistress with her fantastic stories. Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron star. 97 min. Stand…

Singable Songs For The Very Young: Great With A Peanut-Butter Sandwich $8.49 Raffi’s first and still best-selling album. A blend of old favorites and classic originals, with lots of humor, rhyming fun, counting songs and more!…

Dora’s Easter Adventure $3.99 …

The Secret Garden [VHS] $14.98 From Wikipedia: When tempestuous Mary Lennox, born in India to wealthy parents, is orphaned by a cholera epidemic, she is sent to live with her reclusive and embittered Uncle Archibald Craven and her ill-behaved, bedridden cousin Colin at their desolate and decaying estate known as Misselthwaite Manor. Dickon, the brother of one of the house maids, tells her of a garden secreted behind a hidden do…