52 Family Gardening Activities

By Chronicle Books

Bring the whole family together with 52 simple gardening projects.

New in the bestselling 52 series (over 6 million copies sold across the line!), this handy deck of cards is full of gardening ideas to get children and parents exploring, learning, and laughing together in nature.

The gardening activities are educational and simple for beginning gardeners of all ages and include plenty of projects that are easy for any gardening setup—whether you're working in your yard, a container garden, or the nearest community garden.

Grow an avocado from a pit, plant seeds in eggshells, create a pizza-themed garden, and more. This pocket-size deck inspires hours of screen-free, boredom-busting fun for the whole family.

CONVENIENT AND FUN TO USE: These petite cards easily fit into a pocket or bag. Take a card with you on trips to the community garden or draw one at random each week for a year.

NO YARD REQUIRED: These cards offer lots of activities that are easy to accomplish with any gardening setup.

GREAT WAY TO EXPLORE AND LEARN IN NATURE: These activities replace screen time with green time, and get parents and kids learning about the natural world together.

THOUGHTFUL GIFT: This deck offers a year's worth of family bonding. It makes a great stocking stuffer or add-on gift.

Perfect for:

• Parents looking for inexpensive boredom busters
• People seeking gifts for moms and dads

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Digital
• Release date: Apr 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781797216607

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Harvest herbs like mint, chives, or lavender on a sunny windowsill. Ideally, your spot will get at least 6 hours of sunlight daily, but you can also use plant lighting if your home lacks sufficient natural light. Once you start seeing new growth, trim your herbs—they’re ready for use. Let your family try each herb (say, basil) with a dish that highlights it (like pesto). Maybe you’ll be able to add a homegrown dish to your dinner rotation.

Save the pit from your next avocado, let it dry out for a few days, then suspend the pit in a jar of water by inserting 3 or 4 toothpicks around its midline. Eventually, you’ll have a root and a sprout growing. Once the sprout is about 6 inches (15 centimetres) tall, it’s ready to be potted. You’ll have to wait as long as 13 years for the tree to bear fruit, but in the meantime, the whole family can observe a plant’s life cycle in real time.

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