Adding Creativity to the Garden!
Whether it be to grow fresh food for our homes or to give our yards a facelift, gardening is a popular pastime many of us enjoy. Did you know having your children join in on these cultivating experiences hold benefits farther than just them lending a hand? Gardening with kids holds several benefits including:
| – Engaging the senses – Encouraging healthy eating – Enhancing fine motor development – Introducing scientific concepts – Fostering family bonding | – Teaching responsibility – Teaching planning and organization – Teaching patience – Developing math skills – Creating environmental stewards |
Faber-Castell and Creativity for Kids has created a collection of crafts that allow children to grow their own gardens, and decorate their yards with fun creative twists.
Build & Grow Tree House
Item #CK6339
Tree houses don’t need to only exist in your backyard. Bring the nature fun inside with the Build & Grow Tree House. Your child can build, paint and decorate their own tree house, then plant and grow chia seeds to complete the tree. Each kit also includes miniature animal figures and assorted stickers to add extra fun.
Grow N’ Glow Terrarium
Item #CK1137
Even when the sun goes down, a garden can still glow with the Grow N’ Glow Terrarium. Children can transform the mason-style jar into their own mini ecosystem with plants and terrarium accessories. This kit comes with everything needed to create your own habitat and develop life skills while having fun adding glow-in-the-dark constellation stickers and cute critters.
Build & Paint Bird Feeder Kit
Item # CK6337
This build and decorate bird feeder encourages children to connect to nature through the hobby of backyard birding. The high-quality wooden bird feeder is easy to assemble and fun to personalize. Weather resistant paint features a nature inspired palette. Fill the base of the feeder and see who comes to perch and enjoy their new dining destination. Match the birds that visit your feeder to the bird identifier poster included. Birdseed not included
Butterfly Fairy Door
Item #CK6338
Fairy doors and fairy villages are popping up everywhere. This fun activity makes a great family craft and hobby. The beautiful wooden fairy door comes ready to decorate with weather resistant paint, butterflies, and plenty of fairy accessories including a welcome rock, gravel path, faux mushrooms, and a flower. Open the door and decorate the inside too with the decorative mirror included. Hang it on a tree or in your favorite fairy hiding place.
Hide & Seek Rock Painting Kit
Item #CK6161
Join the popular trend of rock painting! This kit allows you to express yourself and create a unique work of art. It’s weather resistant, and perfect for hiding rocks outdoors. Spread kindness, encouragement, and happiness throughout your community by hiding rocks you’ve decorated. The craft kit features non-toxic, kid-friendly materials including paints, transfers and 10 river rocks!
Hide & Seek Paint Pour Rock Painting Kit
Item# CK6262
A fun twist on a classic craft! Mix, layer and pour free-form paint to create unique, and mesmerizing patterns. LESS MESS, MORE FUN – This kid-friendly paint pouring experience is designed to minimize mess by providing craft gloves, disposable cups, table cover, apron and more. Just add imagination for plenty of pouring paint fun! (Pour paint is permanent when dry)
Hydro Dip Rock Painting Kit
Item #CK6289
Create stunning designs on rock art with 16 colorful hydro-skin patterns! Comes with 16 hydro-skin patterns, 10 natural river rocks, an application sponge and tracking stickers, just add water! Application is easy, simply cut out the patterns and submerge them in water. Place your rock on the transfer, and then wrap the design around it. Add a tracking sticker and your rocks are ready to hide. No paint, no mess!
