Yard & Garden Activities
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Watering Plants Activity - Complete classroom-ready activity set
Plastic watering can, mister, tray, and sponge. Everything needed for a watering plants activity. Watering can holds 1 pint. Mister is easy for children to use. Learn More -
Yoga Garden Game - A cooperative game
An unusually fun cooperative movement game with no winners or losers. Children are naturally good at and enjoy practicing (and inventing) yoga poses as they move the bumblebee marker around the board. Learn More -
Glass Pitcher with Lid - 16 3/4-ounce juice pitcher
Children can serve themselves by twisting the lid open. Our best-selling see-through pitcher has a pour-through lid, easy-grasp handle, nearly dripless spout, and perfect size (just over 3" square at base). A favorite! Learn More -
Wildcraft! - An Herbal Adventure Game
Herbalists developed this intriguing cooperative board game to teach botany in the context of kind, compassionate play. Children help each other resolve challenges with herbal remedy plant cards to bring everyone home together. Learn More -
Worm Vue Wonders
A great way to connect gardening, science, and the young child’s tendency to nurture living things. A complete observation activity with everything needed for worms (and children!) to thrive. Learn More -
Kitchen Compost Carrier & Replacement Filters - Lightweight 2-gallon compost container
A great hands-on way to connect children with our human role as stewards of this amazing planet. With a sturdy handle and snap-lock lid that opens and closes easily, this plastic carrier is lightweight and manageable for older children when full. Dishwasher-safe. 9" square x 12" high. Learn More -
Stainless Steel Compost Pail & Replacement Filters - Compact countertop compost container
Saving scraps and carrying them to the compost pile is a great way for children to experience the recycling circle, from garden harvest to meal to compost to harvest again. This small counter top pail holds a ½ gallon and has a removable lid. 5¾" base x 9" high. Learn More -
Pot Maker - Make plantable seedling pots from newspaper
A simple, step-by-step activity that demonstrates the regenerative powers of recycling. Children can make biodegradable seedling pots without glue and replant (pot and all) in the garden later. Learn More -
Root-Vue Farm - Award-winning indoor gardening activity
Children will be amazed at what goes on beneath the surface of the soil! Young gardeners (and scientists!) can watch roots develop through a clear side panel as seeds grow. 16" x 5½" x 9¼" high. Learn More -
External Parts of the Spider Photo Cards - From Maitri Learning
The funnel spider illustrates the main features of arachnids. Set includes 3-part photo cards for 8 parts: spider, legs, abdomen, cephalothorax, eyes, jaws, pedipalps, and spinnerets. Learn More -
Build A Birdfeeder Kit - Pre-drilled woodcraft project for children
A satisfying, ready-to-build project. The youngest children may need help with instructions and holding pieces. Older children can manage independently. Everyone will enjoy observing the cheerful visitors! Includes everything but birdseed and hammer. Learn More -
Butterfly Garden & Replacement Larvae - Life cycle observation habitat
The three-week metamorphosis from larvae to butterfly perfectly illustrates the cyclical nature of life on Earth. Caring for (and releasing) live butterflies is a rewarding activity children can repeat every year. Learn More -
Kids' Garden Cards - 40 Fun Indoor and Outdoor Activities and Games
This treasury of nature activities uses an accessible oversize card deck format to make browsing easy and quick. Set of 40 color-coded, laminated cards, labeled by category in a sturdy storage box. Learn More
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