Kids' Projects

Read the latest Kid's Go Gardening magazine

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Children’s gardening is the perfect excuse to get outside, dig holes, splash water and watch tiny seeds turn into towering sunflowers. Gardening helps kids connect with nature, learn responsibility, and discover that vegetables don’t magically appear in the supermarket. Plus, there's something truly rewarding when a child spots their first sprout or harvests a tomato they grew themselves. Children’s gardening is fun and full of growing, not just of plants, but the kids too.

A Monarch's makeover

How often do grownups say to you “My goodness you’ve grown!!” But what if you completely transformed?

Sun lovers

Could this be your summer to grow the biggest, the tallest and the brightest flower in the garden? Sow some sunflower seeds now and see how fast they grow!

Make a splash!

One of the best ways to enjoy birds in your garden is to build them a bath. They will reward you with their playful daily antics!

It's a small world

They’re bright, they’re beautiful and sometimes they smell irresistible. And we humans are not the only ones who love flowers!

Fun to grow, good to eat!

Winter is a great time for indoor gardening. How about starting your own kumara plants to plant out in spring!

Buried treasure

Sow some seeds this autumn and you will have your own root vegetables to harvest in spring. Or sooner, if you grow super speedy radishes.

Make a mini Hobbit House

If you have watched The Hobbit movie or visited the Hobbiton movie set you will know that Hobbits live in underground houses called Hobbit Holes. You might not have room to build an actual Hobbit Hole but you can make a mini one. It’s fun and it’s easy.

Future forests

In revitalised habitats all over the country, biodiversity is thriving with more birdsong and cleaner waterways. Native seedlings grown and planted by school children over the last few decades are quietly growing into forests.