A few Christmas gift ideas for the young gardeners
It may be cold outside but Christmas gifts are an ideal way to get children into gardening – and you don’t have to spend a fortune either. Here are my favourites this season.
These ceramic planters (Finnish for ‘egg cup’) Hair Grow Kits include two sachets of seed – basil for short ‘hair’ and ryegrass for long ‘hair’ – plus compost and growing instructions.
Choose from a frog, dog, pig, duck, seal and cow, four new smiley faces and four cats, £3.95 each, www.mrfothergills.co.uk
Choose from Seed Starter Pots and Complete Grow Kits, to Flower Mixes and Activity Kits – providing seeds for your little garden helpers to grow, as well as extra games and activities all included.
There’s even a fully functioning Mini Greenhouse for them to build, from £2.50, www.johnsons.co.uk
Introduce your children to caring for wild birds. Complete with non-toxic paints and brush.
Made from FSC® certified timber. 19 x 14 x 18cm, £8.99, www.suttons. co.uk
This illustrated nature book lets you discover all about the insects and mini-beasts that live in our gardens. A fun and informative book for children to learn about nature.
Fourteen pages, £8.99, www.dobies.co.uk hood magic, helping little ones to en- joy imaginative play, £15.95, www. hurnandhurn.com
Little Gardener Fork and Trowel in a gift box, high-quality carbon steel tools with painted wooden handles, £17.95, www.annabeljames.co.uk
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