Gardening with young kids (& Outdoor Play Party)

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It's Outdoor Play Party again and we've been gardening.  If you've been outside with kids then link up below.

Last year Champ really enjoyed growing tomatoes, then at Preschool he began to enjoy digging up potatoes and declared that he loved gardening so to encourage his new found 3yr old passion I decided that perhaps this year I too should learn to garden.  

It's been fun, we've made lots of mistakes, but I've also learnt lots too namely how to garden with kids.  Here are my top tips for gardening with young kids.

Make your own snow

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I saw Growing a Jeweled Roses' Summer Snow the other day and knew we had to test it out.  All you need to create your own snow is shaving foam and a freezer, I also hid a few toys in ours.  This is how we got on...

Kid made flower planting kit

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In May we have lots of family birthday's and this year I'm trying to make as many homemade presents as possible.  What can be better than a handmade present from your Grandchild / nephew.  As we are big on gardening at the moment we thought we'd try our hand at making some flower kits that I'd seen in a kids activity book we have.  Here's how they turned out....

Dinosaur Small World

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Some super quick summer play today, this kept all three boys (5,3 and 18mths) entertained for ages and all we needed was sand, water and a few dinosaurs.

10 Super Simple Ways to Play Outdoors (& Outdoor Play Party)

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Another great Outdoor Play Party today, if you've been outdoors with kids then please link up below or read on to find out my 10 ten simple things to do with kids outside.

We try to get outside everyday, but sometimes I get stuck for things to do.  On those days its always worth remembering that kids love the simple stuff so here's my top ten super, unbelievably, incredibly simple things to do with kids outside!