The seed catalogs come to gardeners all year long, but in the middle of winter it seems the catalogs come in droves. Sometimes there are so many seed catalogs you aren't sure what to do with all of them, but you can use them all in one form or another. Here are some kid fun ideas to get you started.
Planning the garden
Start flipping through seed catalogs and find some seeds you'd like to grow this year. By making a plan early enough, you can plan for any budget and any type of garden.
Have the older kids write down the things they would like from the catalog. They will get practice writing and, with a budget in mind, they can learn a little math too.
Pictures
Kids like pictures of things they will be involved with. Planning the garden can be easier with pictures. The catalogs with big, colorful pictures are ones where kids can see what the plants will look like and whether that is what they want.
Collage
This fun kid's activity is a greeat way to make use of older or otherwise unwanted catalogs. The catalogs with big, bright pictures work best in a collage.
Just tear or cut out the pictures and attach them using glue or tape to a piece of paper. Card stock is easy to work with and will give the collage a firmer background.
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