Comments on: 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: www.bestlandscapingadvice.info » 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-207 www.bestlandscapingadvice.info » 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:43:43 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-207 [...] Jennifer wrote a fantastic post today on “10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids”Here’s ONLY a quick extractTo add to the fun pick up some pint sized gardening tools if your little is especially small. tiny garden tools. To learn more about starting an organic garden with your kids visit Organic Gardening. Share This. [...] [...] Jennifer wrote a fantastic post today on “10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids”Here’s ONLY a quick extractTo add to the fun pick up some pint sized gardening tools if your little is especially small. tiny garden tools. To learn more about starting an organic garden with your kids visit Organic Gardening. Share This. [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Jennifer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:24 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-167 Ali; I'll do a post about this topic later -- it's a good one. But offhand there are tons of eco items you could give or even reusable (like bubbles -- which are in plastic but kids will reuse them). Little Cherry: http://www.littlecherry.co.uk/ Makes eco-party bags and has fun ideas which may give you some ideas. And eco fab has a great post about birthday parties but it relates to what you're asking... http://ecofabulous.blogs.com/ecofabulous/2007/05/party_on.html Hope that helps some and thanks for stopping by :) Good luck planning! Ali; I’ll do a post about this topic later — it’s a good one. But offhand there are tons of eco items you could give or even reusable (like bubbles — which are in plastic but kids will reuse them).

Little Cherry: http://www.littlecherry.co.uk/
Makes eco-party bags and has fun ideas which may give you some ideas. And eco fab has a great post about birthday parties but it relates to what you’re asking…
http://ecofabulous.blogs.com/ecofabulous/2007/05/party_on.html

Hope that helps some and thanks for stopping by :) Good luck planning!

]]> By: ali http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-160 ali Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:34:09 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-160 I am on the planning committe for my children's spring carnival at school and we are trying to come up with ways to make it more eco-friendly...any ideas for games they can play or prizes we can give (instead of the tons of plastic junk we usually do?) Any ideas will be welcomed!!! I am on the planning committe for my children’s spring carnival at school and we are trying to come up with ways to make it more eco-friendly…any ideas for games they can play or prizes we can give (instead of the tons of plastic junk we usually do?) Any ideas will be welcomed!!!

]]> By: A few ideas from Tree Hugging Family | Parenting Blog http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-132 A few ideas from Tree Hugging Family | Parenting Blog Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:49:52 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-132 [...] A b5media blog that I’ve been enjoying recently is Tree Hugging Family written by Jennifer Chait. In her blog, she shares tons of ideas on getting the kids involved in helping take care of, and have an appreciation for, the environment. Here are a few that I liked: Just How Strong Are Plants? Color Your World Green 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids [...] [...] A b5media blog that I’ve been enjoying recently is Tree Hugging Family written by Jennifer Chait. In her blog, she shares tons of ideas on getting the kids involved in helping take care of, and have an appreciation for, the environment. Here are a few that I liked: Just How Strong Are Plants? Color Your World Green 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids [...]

]]> By: marye http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-124 marye Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:36:14 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-124 stories to tell? HA! They dont call us the gestapo for nothin' stories to tell?
HA! They dont call us the gestapo for nothin’

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Jennifer Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:26:28 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-122 Crabby, P.S maybe you should try to grow some now and see what happens? Crabby, P.S maybe you should try to grow some now and see what happens?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Jennifer Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:25:50 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-121 I liked pulling weeds (sick childhood) but I get your deal -- maybe if you had grown your own food it would help this veggie dislike you have. Maybe not. Cedar, not such the garden fan but raised vegetarian and LOVES veggies. Yet I've seen kids raised on veggies who still don't like them. It makes me wonder what makes a veg eater and what doesn't -- but that's way more a your blog type post than me blog type post. Still, I am curious. I liked pulling weeds (sick childhood) but I get your deal — maybe if you had grown your own food it would help this veggie dislike you have. Maybe not.

Cedar, not such the garden fan but raised vegetarian and LOVES veggies. Yet I’ve seen kids raised on veggies who still don’t like them. It makes me wonder what makes a veg eater and what doesn’t — but that’s way more a your blog type post than me blog type post. Still, I am curious.

]]> By: Crabby McSlacker http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Crabby McSlacker Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:39:18 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-120 I wonder if I would like vegetables more as an adult if I'd been involved in growing them as a kid? We had a big place with lots of landscaping and were often recruited to pull weeds--it felt like drudgery and was not nearly as satisfying an experience as growing an edible item from a seed! So I love your approach to make it both fun and to help your kids learn and appreciate where their food comes from. I wonder if I would like vegetables more as an adult if I’d been involved in growing them as a kid?

We had a big place with lots of landscaping and were often recruited to pull weeds–it felt like drudgery and was not nearly as satisfying an experience as growing an edible item from a seed! So I love your approach to make it both fun and to help your kids learn and appreciate where their food comes from.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Jennifer Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:18:06 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-118 Hey Kate, one of the good things about gardening is it can be cheap if you save seeds, trade plants, and compost, etc. There are ways to cut costs -- like your water solution. The beanstalk story is so cute! Cedar asked yesterday if we could grow a banana plant (unlikely). Marye -- why am I not surprised at this statement? I'll bet your kiddos have some stories to tell. Hey Kate, one of the good things about gardening is it can be cheap if you save seeds, trade plants, and compost, etc. There are ways to cut costs — like your water solution. The beanstalk story is so cute! Cedar asked yesterday if we could grow a banana plant (unlikely).

Marye — why am I not surprised at this statement?
I’ll bet your kiddos have some stories to tell.

]]> By: marye http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-117 marye Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:48:33 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/10-fun-organic-gardening-projects-for-kids/#comment-117 That tote is CUTE! Around here we get them little shovels and let them help collect the manure... :) That tote is CUTE! Around here we get them little shovels and let them help collect the manure… :)

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