20 Book Gift Ideas For Kids Who Garden - Unique Gifter

20 Book Gift Ideas For Kids Who Garden

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Gardening is such a fun way for kids to get outside, do some physical activity and learn more about the natural world. I remember the excitement and sense of responsibility I felt when I was given a tiny patch of soil to garden all on my own! Encourage this brilliant hobby with one of these inspiring books for kids who garden.

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Gardening Projects for Kids: Fantastic ideas for making things, growing plants and flowers, and attracting wildlife to the garden, with 60 practical projects and 500 photographs

Gardening Projects for Kids

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Kids will love getting stuck in to these 60 projects on everything from growing plants to attracting wildlife into the garden! There are lots of photos, really clear instructions and it even tells you how long each project should take.

Ready, Set, Grow!: A Kid's Guide to Gardening

Ready, Set, Grow!

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A must-have spiral bound book for kids who love to garden. It’s really comprehensive and filled with everything children need to know to grow a healthy garden. It even contains gardening-related jokes…what more could you need?

300 Step-by-Step Cooking & Gardening Projects for Kids: The Ultimate Book For Budding Gardeners And Super Chefs, With Amazing Things To Grow And Cook Yourself, Shown In Over 2300 Photographs

300 Step-by-Step Cooking & Gardening Projects

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There’s almost enough cooking and gardening projects for every day of the year in this book. Get it and keep your child busy until their next birthday!

National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant

National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant

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Aimed at younger children who are just starting to read, this book brilliantly introduces plants. It uses simple language and large picture to teach children what plants are, how we use them and how they grow.

A Seed Is Sleepy: (Nature Books for Kids, Environmental Science for Kids) (Sylvia Long)

A Seed is Sleepy

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A gorgeous book that makes a thoughtful gift for children who garden, tons of colorful photos!

Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)

Oh Say Can You Seed?

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As part of the Cat in the Hat’s library, this book would be perfect for kids who garden and love Dr Seuss! It will satisfy their curiosity about the plants in their garden in a fun (and rhyming) way.

The Little Gardener (Teenie Greenies)

The Little Gardener

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This book is perfect for preschoolers who love to be outside! If they’re already helping you to water the plants then they’ll enjoy lifting the flaps and exploring this book.

Gardening Wizardry for Kids

Gardening Wizardry for Kids

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They’ll learn how to grow plants inside through 300+ experiments. Your house will be a jungle!

Gardening for Kids: Learn, Grow, and Get Messy with Fun STEAM Projects

Gardening For Kids

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This book talks about how to garden and the benefits! Perfect for kids wanting to learn and start their own gardens.

My Magical Foods - Get Picky Eaters to Choose Veggies and Fruits!

My Magical Foods

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This book not only talks about gardening but why fruit and vegetables are so important to eat.

Project Garden: A Month-by-Month Guide to Planting, Growing, and Enjoying ALL Your Backyard Has to Offer

Project Garden: A Month by Month Guide

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A really clear month-by-month guide to gardening related activities. Each month kids are given something to grow, plant, eat, recycle and make. My personal favorite is the the Halloween Spooky Garden planting plan!

Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out

Kids’ Container Gardening

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Your kids will be inspired by the 17 uber-creative projects in this book. From making a water garden complete with fish to a sand art terrarium, they won’t get bored!

Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth

Compost Stew

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This illustrated book will teach kids how to make a delicious compost stew to feed their plants! It’s rhyming style makes it easy and engaging to read. Plus by buying this you’ll be doing your bit for the planet.

Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden--A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups

Sunflower Houses

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Instead of another how-to gardening book, Sharon Lovejoy has created a magical collection of gardening inspiration, poems and stories. The language and style makes it a great gift for older kids and teenagers who garden.

Grow It, Cook It

Cook It, Grow It

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A book for the budding sustainable chef! Kids will learn how to grow food in the garden or in containers and then make it into delicious, fresh recipes.

Time For Kids: Plants! (Time For Kids Science Scoops)

TIME for Kids: Plants

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Great for kindergarten kids, this book will teach them all about the science behind plants. Packed with eye-catching photos and fun facts, it’ll keep beginner readers entertained for hours.

The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds (Explore!)

The Reason for a Flower

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This is beautifully illustrated, rhyming book for pre-school children. They’ll enjoy spotting the plants that they already know in the intricate drawings and learning about some new ones!

The Vegetables We Eat (New & Updated)

The Vegetables We Eat

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Teach kids that gardening isn’t just about flowers. You never know it might even get them eating their veg!

From Seed to Plant

From Seed to Plant

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Turn your kid’s gardening hobby into an educational experience with this beautifully illustrated book. It’d be great to read alongside growing seeds themselves so they can see the concepts in action!

Planting a Rainbow

Planting a Rainbow

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This is a lovely gift for young children to encourage a love of growing plants. With clear, colorful images and step-by-step instructions, they’ll be planting their first garden in no time!

Which book are you going to get to inspire the kid you know who gardens? Whether it’s a step-by-step guide or illustrated storybook, let us know if the comments! We’re @ugifter on twitter and @uniquegifter on instagram.

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