19 Spring Garden Activities for Kids to Learn About Planting & Growing
Get the kids involved in the garden with these fun Spring garden activities.
The modern homesteading movement, in its various forms, has inspired many families to start a garden for the first time.
You might have a small plot for growing veggies, a field full of crops, or may just be starting herbs in your kitchen windowsill.
Whatever your interest, there are so many great ways to celebrate Spring gardening season with your family.
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Why Spring Garden Activities Matter
Getting kids involved and excited about growing plants and flowers is so important.
First, it can teach them about the life cycle of plants, and what they need to survive and thrive.
Second, it gets them excited about the outdoors. Fresh air and sunshine (Vitamin D) are the ingredients many kids are missing in today’s world.
We talk often about curbing screen time on this site. The key to this is offering alternative real-world activities to keep kids busy.
Even if you’re just growing bean sprouts in the kitchen, it can inspire them to think about where their food comes from, and what “real food” means.
Getting kids involved in gardening is also proven to increase their odds of getting more fruits and veggies in their diet.
Spring Garden Activities for Kids to Get Excited about Planting Season
In this list, we’re featuring crafts and activities that are all geared towards the garden.
Whether they’re helping plant veggies and flowers, or making Spring garden crafts, these ideas can spark excitement about all the season has to offer.
*Click on the image of each activity to read more about it.
1. DIY Garden Markers
This project involves a Cricut Joy machine, and from there, this tutorial will teach you how to make them. (Alternatively, you could hand-draw them.)
Kids can place the labels onto the wooden spoon markers. These are super cute!
2. Herb Garden Project
A fun, frugal project: Use recycled materials to start an herb garden.
The kids get to paint, and plant, and learn more about the uses of herbs.
Herbs can start in the windowsill until the ground warms up for planting. Or, you can have year-around herbs in the kitchen.
3. Flower Scavenger Hunt
Learn how to identify flowers (use online resources if you need help), and make it a fun competition to see who can find all the flowers first!
4. Paper Flower Bouquet Craft
Enjoy Spring flowers any time with a cheerful paper flower bouquet.
These can also be used as a homemade card for Birthdays, Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day.
5. Garden Seed Bombs
With some construction paper, flower seeds, and water, you can make garden seed “bombs”.
These make for easy-to-plant flower seeds that won’t blow away quickly before they germinate. Plus, they’re colorful and a fun learning tool!
6. Daisy Painted Rocks
Learn how to make beautiful, weather-resistant rocks for your Spring garden in this step-by-step guide.
7. Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Preserve your Spring flowers with a DIY flower bookmark tutorial. These are beautiful and would make a lovely homemade gift idea, too.
8. Origami Carrot Craft
Get the instructions for these adorable carrots, and enjoy this craft with your kiddos.
This would make a fun learning unit: Planting carrot seeds in the garden, with this corresponding origami lesson.
9. Easy Woven Berry Baskets
These simple woven baskets would be an awesome Spring garden activity to get a head start on berry picking season!
This is also great for practicing fine motor skills. All you need is some recycled berry baskets and some yarn.
10. Botanical Prints Craft
Use foraged wildflowers, or cut garden flowers for these botanical prints.
They can be used for beautiful greeting cards, printed fabric, bookmarks, or even small framed prints to display in your home.
11. Spring Themed Lacing Cards Printable
Lacing cards are a great way to entertain younger kids, and these are all about what you might find in your Spring garden: bugs, birds and flowers.
I love lacing cards for including in Busy Bags. This is a simple project to make at home.
12. Upcycled Seedling Pots & Garden Markers
Teach kids how to make seed-starting pots with toilet paper rolls, along with garden markers made out of painted stones.
This project combines a useful skill (starting seeds) with freehand painting, which your little creatives will enjoy.
13. Blueberry Dot Marker Counting Printable
We have blueberries growing in our garden, and I love this easy dot marker idea for littles.
14. Gardening Coloring Pages
There are 3 free printable coloring pages to choose from, all themed around Spring gardening season. Perfect for your preschool garden enthusiasts!
15. Flower Handprint Card Craft
This is a cute “flowers in a jar” craft project that is personalized by tracing your kids’ hands.
It’s not only a fun activity, but a sweet keepsake, too.
16. DIY Beaded Wind Chime
Want to keep unwanted visitors out of the garden? Let your kids make a beaded wind chime.
These are so pretty, and kids will really enjoy making them.
17. Pressed Flower Pinch Pots
These trays made with air dry clay are just the right project for little hands to shape and form.
The beautiful pressed flowers capture the essence of Spring, and would make a great gift, too.
18. Grass Heads
Aren’t these the cutest? I know my kids will have fun with their grass-pals, and it’s a simple project to make.
19. Bee Hotel
With a little help from parents, kids can learn about the important role of bees in the gardening- and help entice them to stay.
You can enjoy hours of fun with these spring garden activities with your kids.
Here’s to a fun season of learning and enjoying God’s creation in the natural world.
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