Kids

Happy Spring! There’s no better reward than watching children get interested in how plants grow and what it takes to grow the food they eat. As a backyard gardener for …

Getting kids outdoors and in the garden without complaining about the heat or bugs is a cinch with these fun gardening activities for kids! Once plants are in the ground …

While the benefits of gardening with your children may seem obvious, I wanted to share with you exactly why you should encourage growing green things with your kiddos! It’s more …

Getting kids to eat their fruits and vegetables is a full-time job. Young kids aren’t exactly known for their diverse food tastes, and they like to stick to things they …

Do you have a budding kid gardener at home? A dirt loving, seed spilling, can’t-wait-to-be-outside kind of kiddo? Well, do I have a list of outdoor gift ideas just for …

The good old red, white, and blue… while we can fly the American flag any time of year, many of us pull out patriotic decorations as Independence Day draws closer. …

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It’s that time of year again! The Christmas tree has sprang forth from its garage hiding place. (No real tree here; with dogs, small kids, and heating vents where our …

It’s officially summer time! The temperatures are rising (wowza!), and the seeds are hopefully in the garden and growing up a storm. Kids can be such natural gardeners; I don’t know …

Kids…they grow like weeds, or in this case, strawberries. I’m certain that only yesterday I was pushing this chubby faced guy in our small blue swing in the backyard. He was, …