If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to involve the kids in gardening, making wooden spoon garden markers is a fun project that combines crafting with learning about plants.
May and June are always such busy months for us. The end of school, preparing for summer, birthdays. There is never much time for the things I and my kids love – gardening. Well I should say, I love to garden and they love to play with the hose.
Out of all my kids, Miss N is the one that loves being out in nature planting the most.
This year we decide to do more planting of herbs and veggies. Immediately after planting I realized that we needed to have markers for all the things we planted and the labels they came with from the store were not going to do.
I saw this adorable idea on Pinterest where they used wooden spoons as markers in the garden. Such as simple and adorable idea I knew I had to try it.
We got our wooden spoons from the dollar store. A pack of three was only $1.25 making this craft super affordable. But the results were absolutely amazing! They made such an amazing addition to our garden, I can’t wait for us to create more!
Looking for other garden projects for kids? Check out these other cute and simple ideas kids can create:
Bottle Cap Flowers: Cute Garden Craft for Kids
DIY Egg Carton Garden: How To Germinate Seeds In Egg Cartons
Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder
Materials for Wooden Spoon Garden Markers
How to Make Wooden Spoon Garden Markers
- Grab your wooden spoons and start to paint the tops of the spoons with the patio or outdoor paint. You will want your garden markers to be able to withstand the elements. We used patio paint to achieve this. If you don’t have patio paint, acrylic paint will do but you will need to seal it with and waterproof sealer especially if your garden is out in the open.
We painted the spoons different colors to represent the different herbs and vegetables that we were growing. Orange for carrots, yellow for squash, green for the herb. Choose colors that reflect what you are actually planting.
- Set the spoons aside to dry. Once they are fully dry, use a sharpie to dry a picture of the herb or veggie you are planting. It doesnt need to be perfect. Then write the name of the item. I found having the seed package in front of them while they were creating helped a lot. They were able to draw the picture of the item and see how to write it as well.
Use the black sharpie to draw the items. Use the green sharpie or Posca paint markers to add the green leaves!
- And you are done! Super easy and a great little garden project for kids! And they looked amazing in our garden!!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
