Paper Plate Gardens

A paper plate is colored with a blue sky and green grass and decorated with many colors of cut out paper flowers to make a pretty garden picture.  All free kids crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allfreekidscrafts.com/Spring-Kids-Crafts/Paper-Plate-Spring-Garden

Paper Flower Garden

Scrapbooking paper is cut into a tulip shape and glued onto popsicle sticks.  Next, the sticks are glued into separate sections of an empty egg carton for a pretty tulip garden.

Good for ages 7 and up.

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Painted Garden Rocks

Rocks are painted with chalk and then dried to make colored stones.  Next a stencil is set on top and painted a contrasting color with design improvised.  She next places them around the garden for decoration.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designimprovised.com/2015/05/chalk-paint-stenciled-garden-rocks.html

Smal Tin Container Gardens

Small tins typically used for candy are transformed into little gardens by adding dirt and tiny plants and even a pebble or two with gomi style.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://gomistyle.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/altoids-tin-garden/

Memorable Stepping Stones

Make handmade stepping stones even more special by adding objects the kids are currently interested in.  Hello wonderful adds small plastic trinkets such as dinosaurs to her version to give kids a time capsule for the garden.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/DIY-STEPPING-STONES

Plastic Bottle Watering Can

An empty plastic bottle becomes a watering can simply by poking holes in the lid.  A journey to dream share all of the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ajourneytoadream.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/helpful-yet-simple-diy-for-spring.html

Milk Jug Garden Tool Container

A gallon milk bottle is cut and painted to be used as a carrier for kids garden tools.  Activiblog kids activites shares all of details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://activiblogkidsactivities.blogspot.com/2009/05/garden-tool-bucket-craft-activity.html

Handprint Garden Markers

Paper hand cutouts are added to fruit and vegetable cut outs and placed on a Popsicle stick for  personalize garden markers with reading confetti.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2012/05/handprint-garden-markers-kids-co-op.html

Terra Cotta Garden Markers

Terra cotta plant holders are glued to craft sticks and painted to represent different vegetables in the garden from the crafty classroom.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftGardenPotMarkers.html

Plant People

Glass baby jar food containers are repurposed to make plant people with mom vs the boys.  Simple add dirt and grass seeds to make the hair.  On the outside of the jar add googly eyes, and painted smiles.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://momvstheboys.com/2010/05/hairy-spring-gardening-craft-kids/

About family crafts uses margarine tubs for her version.

Get the instructions here:
 http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/how-to-make-hairy-friends/

Leaf Stepping Stones

Ted wiebe turns rhubarb leaves into stepping stones by spreading concrete on their backs. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tedwiebe.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/rhubarb-leaf-stepping-stones/

Spoon Plant Markers

The magic onions turn old spoons into garden markers using simply magazine pictures and glue.  Polyurethane seals and protects the pictures from the rain.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2010/04/making-cute-garden-markers.html 

Crafts by amanda uses paint, markers and colorful plastic spoons for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2014/07/plastic-spoon-garden-markers.html