Kid's Fun Garden Journal Ideas

FUN JOURNALING IDEAS

DESCRIBE VISITS TO OTHER GARDENS
- Record the date, garden's name OR gardener's name
- What did you like about the garden? What flowers did you see?
- What did you learn?
- What was the weather like that day?

A GARDEN GUEST BOOK
When friends and family visit your flower garden have them sign a
visitor's guest page in your garden journal.
-Record the date. Ask visitors to write comments about your garden!

A GARDEN READING RECORD
Keep a record of all the gardening books, magazines, gardening
stories, and other reading material you have enjoyed reading to learn
about gardening.
-Note the name of the book and when you read it.
-You can also record anything you have learned from the gardening
books on your WHAT I HAVE LEARNED page.

PICTURES
Take pictures of your garden at different times of the year; this is a
great way to record how much your garden has grown, and to see how
your garden looks from season to season.
-Take a picture at the beginning, middle and end of each season.
Than place them glue the pictures in order on journal pages to see
how much your garden changes.
-Take pictures of favorite flowers, insects, birds, wildlife, and anything
else that catches your eye!

A GARDEN WISH LIST
Keep a wish list page with lists of flowers to plant, or trade.
This can be fun page about anything you dream for your garden!

COLLECT AND SAVE ITEMS FROM YOUR GARDEN
Collect special items from your garden and keep in a storage area in
your journal.
-Flower petals; dry and save for crafts, or keep them in an envelope in
your journal just because they are beautiful. Just make sure the petals
or leaves are dried thoroughly first.
-Save seeds from flowers to plant in your garden next spring.
Place dried seed pods in envelopes and label with plant's name and
date. Saving seeds is great way to be able to share with neighbors
and friends who love to garden too! More information from Flower
Garden News on saving seeds. To read more Click here.

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