A Fun Way to Introduce your Kids to Gardening

Creating mini gardens are ideal if you lack outdoor space and gardening tools

Children love getting their hands mucky, so creating your own miniature garden can be the perfect activity to do together that will help them learn more about nature.

Growing cress seeds is one of the simplest ways to introduce the concept of growing from seed to young children, and it doesn’t require any outdoor space. Clockwork Soldier’s pop-up Mini Gardens are a great upgrade from the old yogurt pot and give an additional play dimension to growing cress. The cress is set within a fun miniature 3D play scene which contains movable characters based on a Jungle, Fairy or Dinosaur theme. These mini gardens are a wonderful way to introduce children to growing plants and vegetables, and make a fun and eco-friendly gift for all year-round gardening. Mini Gardens are available at mini green fingers from £7.50. Visit minigreenfingers.com for more information.