My six year old loves to plant seeds. At first I figured she would get impatient waiting for the plants to grow. She’s impatient about everything! However, she surprised me when it came to gardening. She guards the pots that she has seeds planted in and always remembers to water them. Her happiness when they sprout is a sight to see.
She must have gotten that green thumb from her grandpa and her dad because she surely didn’t get it from me. The first post on this blog was about my shock at planting a bunch of radish seeds and ending up with ONE radish! My blogging has improved since that long ago post but my gardening hasn’t much.
It isn’t for the lack of wanting. I really want to grow my own food. My dad used to have a bunch of collard greens growing out back. They did so well…until I took over their care. Pea enjoys it so much and there are so many learning opportunities when it comes to growing plants. The children learn the importance of nurturing and caring for their plants, get exercise, get fresh air and sunshine, and are more likely to eat the fruits of their labors out of sheer pride. The benefits are abundant!
So I compiled a list of some great books geared towards gardening as a family. This post contains affiliate links which helps support this blog at no extra cost to my readers.
Indoor and Outdoor Grow It Book
Dinner from Dirt: Ten Meals Kids Can Grow & Cook (Gibbs Smith Junior Book)
Fruit! Learn About Fruit And Learn To Read – The Learning Club! (45+ Photos of Fruit)
The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, and Having Fun
Are you gardening with your little ones this spring? What fruits or vegetables have you had the most success with?
Tiffany | A Touch of Grace says
I love this! My daughter really enjoys gardening and can’t wait to start planting our garden this year. Great collection of books!
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Lauren says
This is awesome! I just signed us up for a CSA for the summer. We won’t be growing our own fruits and veggies, but I’m excited for the kids to try out a bunch of new things. It’ll be an adventure to see what comes in our box each week.
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Herchel says
I used to do that but my farm bag had such odd vegetables in it that I could never figure out how to cook them all and felt like I was composting too much of it!
Kristen says
Oh man, this is AWESOME! But what do you do if you have a black thumb??!!
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Herchel says
You mean like my black thumb? I am going to let the kids take charge so maybe the garden will actually survive this time. Though, the one time we dug up a worm all three of us took off running lol
Echo says
These are great, Herchel!
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