Kids Kreate

This is such a fun nature craft. Especially of you do this in the winter when there is very little growing outside. And it is so easy to di. Even very young children can grow a windowsill garden. It's the perfect way to introduce toddlers and preschoolers to gardening. Gardening with kids can be a wonderful way to spend time with your kids. And this windowsill garden allows even those who live in the city, or in an apartment, to have their own miniature garden.

YEAR ROUND WINDOW GARDEN FOR KIDS

You'll need
Vegetables like carrots, radishes, or turnips
Different size pretty rocks
Old shallow bowls or pie tin
Water

Wash your rocks and arrange them a single layer in the pie tin. Trim the top off the vegetable, leaving enough on so it will sit flat in the pie tin. Arrange the vegetables on top the rocks. Put in enough water to wet or just cover the bottom of the vegetables. Put your garden in a sunny window. In a few days you will see sprouts! Be sure and add water as needed.

Belinda Mooney is the mother of seven children, a veteran homeschooler and a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in over 70 publications. Her Kids in the Kitchen column is carried Mid-Ohio Valley Parenting, Families First and Gainesville Family. You can reach her at

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