One of the best activities you can do as a family is gardening. It not only gets you and your kids outside and active, it gives you a chance to appreciate nature from a whole different perspective.
Outdoor Fun Countdown: Top Gardening Toys for Kids
Now that it’s time to dig into your family garden, we’ve got the perfect play suggestions to get the whole family involved. Here are our top gardening toys and play sets to encourage kids to be outside, active, and caring for Mother Nature.
Ages: 3+
Why It’s Garden Ready: With the Pretty Petals Sprinkler, the flowers water you! This sweet, whimsical outdoor sprinkler features pretty pink flowers on a green base, all made from durable materials. It attaches easily to a hose for outdoor fun for the whole family, as well as an adorable way to water the garden!
Skills in Bloom: Promotes outdoor active play; helps develop coordination, gross motor skills
BONUS! Countless Ways To Play: Bring out some soap and wash your toys or give your dolls a bath in the sprinkler!
Ages: 3+
Why It’s Garden Ready: Imagine the thrill when looking through these kid-friendly binoculars with the always-happy Giddy Buggy character! Bring distant objects and the natural world up close with these adjustable field glasses, and focus on the adventure in every backyard.
Skills in Bloom: Encourages observation skills and interest in the natural world; promotes eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills
BONUS! Countless Ways To Play: Look through the binoculars and try to find every color of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
Ages: 3+
Why It’s Garden Ready: Cutie Pie Butterfly swings open on the easy-access door of this whimsical bug house. Made from lightweight molded plastic and wire mesh, it has a sturdy handle, a beautifully striped floor and lots of ventilation to provide the perfect place to house and observe insects and bugs.
Skills in Bloom: Encourages outdoor exploration and an interest in the natural world; helps promote gross and fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
BONUS! Countless Ways To Play: When not in use examining bugs and insects, set up some toys and play figures inside the bug house to create a scene! Try turning it into a garage for toy cars or a barn for miniature animals.
Ages: 3+
Why It’s Garden Ready: Watering with Camo Chameleon makes this chore a delight! Camo's striped tail is the handle, and the branch he clings to is the spout of this durable, molded plastic child-sized watering can. Just add water and watch children and gardens blossom and grow!
Skills in Bloom: Helps promote gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination; encourages kids and families to explore their world together
BONUS! Countless Ways To Play: Don’t just water the garden with it—outside or in the tub, use the watering can to give yourself or a willing friend a shower!
Ages: 3+
Why It’s Garden Ready: With this kid-friendly garden tote, complete with tools, getting help in the garden just got easier! The sturdy plastic trowel and cultivator are just right for little helpers, and are easy to keep organized in this durable and brightly colored fabric tote with woven handles. An included spray bottle helps keep plants watered and little gardeners cool! Use it inside for pretend play or outside when kids want to do some digging.
Skills in Bloom: Encourages imaginative play, outdoor exploration, and develops gross and fine motor skills.
BONUS! Countless Ways To Play: Fill up the spray bottle with water. Pick a target outside and try to hit it with a stream of water!
