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Aggie Horticulture Just for Kids __ You will find a slide show about composting, research projects on gardening, nutrition, and science, plus information on starting a school garden. - illustrated - From Texas A&M - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/index.html 

 
Children Enjoy Growing Zinnias __ "Children enjoy many of the same pleasures as adults, whether it be baking, woodworking, or gardening. A main thing to remember, however, is that a child needs to start with a project that will provide both enjoyment and success to maintain a continued interest in the project. As such, zinnias make perfect learning tools..." - From Virginia Cooperative Extension - http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/articles/herbaceous_plants/zinnias.html  

Children's Indoor Gardening Projects __ "There are some fascinating indoor gardening projects for children to try at this time of year. When weather conditions often limit playing activities to the home, indoor gardening projects become exciting, educational pastimes, if easy-to-grow, fast-growing plants or seeds are used as beginning projects." You will find the procedures here. - From humeseeds.com - http://www.humeseeds.com/kids.htm  

A Child's Garden __ You will find plant suggestions for young gardeners with a variety of garden plans for kids of all ages. - From Shellie Arnold, Smith County Master Gardener - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/tips/misc/childgarden.html 

Composting for Kids __ A slide presentation about composting. "Adjust your browser font size to best display the text on the following slides. Click on the right arrow to go forward, the left arrow to go back one slide, and the middle ball to go to the beginning." - illustrated - From Texas A&M - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html 

Garden Forever for Gardeners of All Ages and Abilities __ A great all-purpose information website about gardening. Chock-full and crammed with information. - illustrated - From Gardenforever.com - http://www.gardenforever.com/
 
Gardening - Interest Your Kids In...__ An article about how to get kids interested in gardening. - From Keep Kids Healthy - http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/interest_your_kids_in/gardening.html

Gardening for Kids __ "This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of gardening. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme." - From cln.org - http://www.cln.org/themes/gardening.html 

Gardening for Kids __ Begin with the basics, then learn about kid friendly plants, bulbs and more. - From D. Goetsch - http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/3313/ 

Gardening With Kids __ ""What's best for the environment?" is often asked these days. Well, one thing we can do for the environment is teach our children respect and concern for nature. One way to do this and to have fun at the same time is a child's garden. The immediate and long-term benefits of encouraging children to plant and maintain their own garden are enormous." A great paper. - From Ted Fisher - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/fisherkids.html 

Gardens for Beginners __ Learn how to start a garden. You will find advice on selecting plants and growing them. - illustrated - http://www.geocities.com/mastergardener2k/

Gator Gardening for Kids __ Here is a gardening resource for kids in Florida. Some of the material could also apply to other warm weather regions. - From University of Florida - http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/ggk/ 
 
Junior Master Gardener __ "JMG Mission: To grow good kids by igniting a passion for learning, success and service through a unique gardening education." Learn about this wonderful program and maybe you can get involved. - illustrated - from jmgkids.com - http://jmgkids.com/  

Kid's Corner __ Learn how to grow vegetables for a salad. Kids can also learn how to make a scarecrow for the garden, among other interesting things - illustrated - From P. A. Owen - http://www.powen.freeserve.co.uk/kids/childmenu.htm 

Kid's Garden __ "Welcome to Kids Gardening! Whether you are a child or love children, we invite you to share ideas of gardening with us so that we can all learn from each other." And there is a wealth of information here to 'learn.' - illustrated - From suite101.com - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/kids_gardening 

Kids Gardening __ You will find a list of online resources for kid's gardening. - From kidsturncentral.com - http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/gardenlinks.htm 

Kid's Gardening Helper __ The following is only one good piece of information found on this site: "Encourage children to take care of their own small garden or their own portion of a larger garden. For younger children, you may wish to select a mix of zinnia seed so they can enjoy many bright colors. Your young gardener can sow a small mass planting, so that when the flowers bloom, the garden will be a splash of color. Older children may enjoy planning a garden design with two or more colors of zinnia. If so, explain that simple designs are more pleasing in small areas than very complex designs..." The information is about young gardeners and zinnias. - From mastergardenproducts.com - http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/gardenerscorner/kid's_gardening_helper.htm
 
Kid's Valley Webgarden __ A great site for introducing the younger student to gardening. You will cover a topic range from initial planning through showing your finished product. - illustrated - From raw-connections.com - http://www.copper-tree.ca/garden/index.html 

KinderGARDEN __ "There are many opportunities available for children to become involved with plants, gardens, or the outdoors in general. Some of these opportunities include children's programs at school gardens, botanic gardens or community gardens. This site contains ideas for gardening with kids." - illustrated - From Texas A&M University - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm 

Linda's Garden: Kids Monthly Gardening Projects __ Month by month gardening projects for the small ones. You have to go back into the archives to find all of them. - From Linda's Garden - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6160/kidsprojects.html 

Michigan 4-H Children's Garden at MSU __ A great website about gardens and kids. You will find general information, information for parents and teachers and much more - illustrated - From Michigan state University - http://4hgarden.msu.edu/main.html

Plants Grow Children __ Learn about a great program for introducing gardening to children from kindergarten through sixth grade and how to do it in your school. - illustrated - From Washington State University - http://benton-franklin.wsu.edu/mg/children/index.htm
  
Watch Out for Wee Gardeners __ "One of the great benefits of gardening is that the whole family can participate. Even the smallest child enjoys digging in the dirt! But little ones are not always a low maintenance addition. They can uproot your favorite plant, get into pesticides and fertilizers, wander away and trim your prize rose bush quicker than you can wink an eye." You can learn some ways to prevent this. - From Susie Barney, Smith County Master Gardener - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/tips/misc/weegarden.html 

Welcome to Evergreen __ Here you will learn about a great project in which to involve student gardeners. - illustrated - From evergreen.ca - http://www.evergreen.ca/en/index.html 

Welcome to KidsGardening! Garden Resources...__ A great gardening website for kids including educational materials for teachers, parents and kids themselves. - illustrated - From National Gardening Association - http://www.kidsgardening.com/

Whitney Farms Organic Gardening - Kids Gardening Guide __ Join "Wiggles" the earthworm and explore the world of kid's gardening. - illustrated - From whitneyfarms.com - http://www.whitneyfarms.com/guide/kids/ 
 

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